bulletproof vest

A vest designed to protect the torso from bullets and shrapnel.

The armor can be made of Kevlar, hard ceramic/polymer scales, or a mix of the two. It may have a plate carrier, to hold removable armor plates or panels.

The vest is sometimes covered in MOLLE/PALS webbing to allow the mounting of ammunition pouches or other general purpose pouches.

See also

• body armor
• load-bearing vest
• military operator
• naked bulletproof vest

The following tags are aliased to this tag: kevlar_vest and plate_carrier (learn more).