Small Arms Protective Insert

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Small Arms Protective Insert is a ceramic or composite ballistic plate designed to be worn in body armor to protect the torso from rifle and other small-arms fire.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Small Arms Protective Insert canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. military equipment
ballistic plate
personal armor component
abbreviation SAPI
category ballistic protection equipment
military body armor
compatibleWith plate carriers
tactical vests
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor protection against rifle fire
protection against small arms fire
torso protection
use with soft body armor
hasVariant OWASP Top 10 protections
surface form: ESAPI

Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert
XSAPI
introducedInDecade 1990s
material boron carbide
ceramic
composite material
polyethylene backing
silicon carbide
partOf Improved Outer Tactical Vest
Interceptor Body Armor
Modular Tactical Vest
U.S. military body armor systems
protects heart
lungs
vital organs
replacedBy Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert
requires carrier or vest to be worn
shape rectangular with cut corners
standardizedBy Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
testedToStandard NIJ ballistic standards (approximate equivalents)
typicalPlacement back plate pocket of body armor
front plate pocket of body armor
usedBy United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
U.S. Special Operations Command
surface form: United States Special Operations Forces
userGroup United States Marine Corps
surface form: Marines

law enforcement tactical units
soldiers
weightClass several pounds per plate

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Interceptor Body Armor hasComponent Small Arms Protective Insert
Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert replaces Small Arms Protective Insert