Body Armor Plate Carriers should: • Be lightweight, weighing just over one pound. • Be a minimal armor vest designed for maximum mobility. • Offer a variety of configuration options to suit an operator’s needs in terms of protection, modularity, and comfort. • Have a low-profile cummerbund attachment that provides maximum adjustability and allows for chest expansion as needed. • Have a cummerbund that allows pouches to be mounted on both the inside and outside of the cummerbund. • Include modular side armor pouches that will allow for carrying stand-alone hard armor plates. • Have high performance stretch material that allows for plates of varying thickness. • Have an easy 2-step emergency doffing capability. • Have hidden vertical webbing loops on the front carrier capable of supporting detachable chest rigs. • Include a detachable MOLLE front flap that provides three rows of MOLLE webbing. • Have zippers along the sides of the back carrier for zip-on panels. • Include a MOLLE, pack style or pouch style zip-on panel for back carrier. • Have webbing loops on the back of the shoulder straps to support back panels. • Includes a drag handle that supports up to 400 lbs. • Come in multiple sizes, to include small, medium, large, and X-large.
