Jake Ganor

Welcome to the third instalment of the series Ancient Composite Armor by Jake Ganor. Click here to read part I and part II of his wonderfully...

After much anticipation, we are delighted to publish the second chapter of guest writer Jake Ganor’s spectacular series Ancient Composite Armor.  Armor made from paper...

Introducing Our New Monthly Series: Ancient Composite Armor We’re thrilled to announce the release of a new, monthly article series written by guest writer Jake...

I was chatting with a friend the other day, when, after exchanging pleasantries, the subject turned to armor systems and materials. (As it often...

Aramid is a strong fiber derived from highly aligned aromatic benzene rings connected with amide (−CO−NH−) bonds.  Para-aramid (“Kevlar,” “Twaron,” “Heracron,” “Alkex,” and others,)...

Update - 12/1/2023:  NIJ 0101.07 and NIJ 0123.00 have been released. Read the notification here. The 16th International Personal Armour Systems Symposium, known as PASS...

In this final chapter of our PASS 2023 recap, we summarise the presentations that ventured into uncharted territories of personal armor and the emerging...

This first segment of our recap highlighted the significant updates to the NIJ body armor specifications, including the much-anticipated changes to the 0101.07 standard,...