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Replica Body Armor Lets Soldiers Train Like They Fight
Apr. 10, 2012 - 01:38PM |
By LAUREN BIRON
Cheap and plastic aren’t typically words you want to hear describing your body armor, but today Warrior Trail Consulting announced their new line of non-ballistic plates for use in training.
While expensive ballistics plates are easily cracked or damaged by certain types of liquids, non-ballistic training plates like the ones from Warrior Trail are made of extruded PVC. The plates weigh the same and have the same rigidity as the real deal, but are less likely to be damaged when dropped or coming in contact with liquids.
“You can do anything with them and it’s not going to hurt them unless you use some serious firepower,” Warrior Trail CEO Della Bronstein said.
Using a training plate allows soldiers to experience a realistic training scenario without the need to use X-rays and advanced inspection techniques to ensure the integrity of real ballistic body armor.
While the military has not yet purchased any of the plates, Bronstein said the plates could save the military millions of dollars in training costs.
The training Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts (E-SAPI) from Warrior Trail cost around $70, while actual ballistic plates cost closer to $700. Warrior Trail also offers Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts.
Previously, Warrior Trail produced Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) training plates that were sold to the National Guard and individuals through a separate company — but when the military upgraded to the E-SAPI style, Warrior Trail changed their product. The company has been developing the E-SAPI non-ballistic plates since August 2011, aiming to replicate the same curve, weight and feel of the real Interceptor ballistic armor used by U.S. soldiers around the globe.
“When you’re training and all of a sudden you put more weight on with the real plates, then it changes how you train,” Bronstein said.
Warrior Trail’s armor joins a variety of other non-ballistic training plates on the market, such as those made by Team Wendy, TYR Tactical and ADS.
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Apr. 10, 2012 - 01:38PM |
By LAUREN BIRON
Cheap and plastic aren’t typically words you want to hear describing your body armor, but today Warrior Trail Consulting announced their new line of non-ballistic plates for use in training.
While expensive ballistics plates are easily cracked or damaged by certain types of liquids, non-ballistic training plates like the ones from Warrior Trail are made of extruded PVC. The plates weigh the same and have the same rigidity as the real deal, but are less likely to be damaged when dropped or coming in contact with liquids.
“You can do anything with them and it’s not going to hurt them unless you use some serious firepower,” Warrior Trail CEO Della Bronstein said.
Using a training plate allows soldiers to experience a realistic training scenario without the need to use X-rays and advanced inspection techniques to ensure the integrity of real ballistic body armor.
While the military has not yet purchased any of the plates, Bronstein said the plates could save the military millions of dollars in training costs.
The training Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts (E-SAPI) from Warrior Trail cost around $70, while actual ballistic plates cost closer to $700. Warrior Trail also offers Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts.
Previously, Warrior Trail produced Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) training plates that were sold to the National Guard and individuals through a separate company — but when the military upgraded to the E-SAPI style, Warrior Trail changed their product. The company has been developing the E-SAPI non-ballistic plates since August 2011, aiming to replicate the same curve, weight and feel of the real Interceptor ballistic armor used by U.S. soldiers around the globe.
“When you’re training and all of a sudden you put more weight on with the real plates, then it changes how you train,” Bronstein said.
Warrior Trail’s armor joins a variety of other non-ballistic training plates on the market, such as those made by Team Wendy, TYR Tactical and ADS.
http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120410/TSJ01/304100006/Replica-Body-Armor-Lets-Soldiers-Train-Like-They-Fight?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s