Interceptor body armour

Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System
The IBA in its various color schemes and camouflage patterns, from left to right, in "M81" woodland camouflage, coyote tan, desert camouflage, the Universal Camouflage Pattern, and Afghan police grey. These IBA vests are not equipped with the optional deltoid and side panel protectors.
Type	Body armor
Place of origin	United States of America
Service history
In service	April 2001 – 2017 (U.S.)
Used by	United States Navy (primary) U.S. Army (historical) U.S. Marine Corps (historical) U.S. Air Force (historical) See Users for other foreign military/law enforcement users
Wars	Global War on Terrorism Iraq War War in Afghanistan War in Yemen
Production history
Designer	DARPA
Designed	April 1998
Manufacturer	Point Blank Body Armor (inaugural manufacturer), UNICOR (current manufacturer, since 2008)
Produced	July 1998 – present (production to conclude in April 2020)
Variants	Universal Camouflage Pattern, coyote tan, woodland, desert, grey
Specifications
Weight	16.4 lb (7.4 kg) (with SAPI plates used; everything in Interceptor) 3.8 kg (8.4 lb) (Outer Tactical Vest)

Global War on Terrorism

The Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System (IBA) is a bullet-resistant vest that was used by the United States Armed Forces from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. The IBA and its design replaced the older standardized fragmentation protective Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) body armor system that was introduced in the early 1980s.

The IBA system consists of its core component: the outer tactical vest, which can optionally be worn with a throat protector, groin protector, and bicep protector. The latter three auxiliary protectors are removable from the main vest, which can be worn alone.

The IBA was designed in the late 1990s as a replacement for the PASGT vest; it comes in a variety of color schemes and camouflage patterns. It was used by most of the U.S. military's branches during much of the 2000s, and was even seeing limited use as late as 2015 among some National Guard units.

Beginning in 2007 the Improved Outer Tactical Vest began to replace the IBA in the United States Army's service and since then it has been mostly replaced in its inventory, with the exception of a few IBAs still in service with the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve. The U.S. Marine Corps has replaced the IBA with the Modular Tactical Vest (MTV) and Scalable Plate Carrier (SPC), although the IBA is still used by the U.S. Navy for sailors aboard its warships as of 2017. Though the IBA has been mostly replaced in U.S. military service, it is still used by the militaries of some other countries that have diplomatic relations with the U.S., such as Ukraine and Moldova. As such, the IBA, which has been in production since the late 1990s, is scheduled to be produced by the U.S. until 2020, for sale to foreign customers.

The IBA system consists of an Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) and two Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) ballistic plates. The OTV features a carrier shell, and three main ballistic panel inserts (left and right side panels, and a rear back panel), which are made with a finely woven Kevlar KM2 fiber. These two parts of the vest are both bullet and heat resistant. The soft ballistic panels are produced in five different sizes (S-XXL), which are installed into their respective pocket on the OTV carrier shell.