The World’s Lightest and Most Buoyant Armor Plate Packages by DKX Advanced Manufacturing to Be Unveiled During 2014 SHOT Show
OutdoorHub 01.10.14
DKX Advanced Manufacturing, a US manufacturer of armor plates, will reveal DKX Armor plates utilizing the most advanced technologies resulting in the lightest, most buoyant NIJ Level III rated (0101.06) certified plates on the market today. For any law enforcement, military or private security personnel engaging in operations near or on water, the floating capabilities of the DKX Max III plates can be a life saver. Also featured at SHOT will be the DKX Max IIIA armor plates packaged with the CSEgear Low Profile plate carrier, perfect for the prepared civilian.
The NIJ certified DKX Max III Plates feature a 10″ x 12″ shooters-cut or square-cut design that weighs in at just 2.9 lbs. and is +/- 1.1″ in thinness, with unmatched features that make the DKX Max III plates the most comfortable armor plates to wear. Made of 100% Dyneema ballistic material with a poly-carbonate back skin in a proprietary press and manufacturing process, the DKX Max III plates tested higher than minimum NIJ test standards. Along with an industry exceeding 7-year warranty, the DKX plates incorporate a Radio Frequency Embedded Verification (RFEV) that provides each plate an individual identification for inventory control and life cycle management.
The DKX Max IIIA 10″ x 12″shooters-cut plates weigh just one pound and are approximately ¼-inch in thinness. Max IIIA plates are capable of stopping 00 buckshot, .44 magnum rounds, FN 57 rounds and most of the new lightweight, high velocity rounds that defeat soft armor, including edged weapons. These Special Threat plates are built in smaller sizes for added chest ballistic protection. The DKX IIIA plates are made from 100% Dyneema ballistic material, perfect when mated with the CSE Low Profile Carrier.
CSE Gear Plate Carriers are made in the USA of American materials and are designed and manufactured by US combat vets. At the SHOT Show CSE Gear will feature their modular armor plate carrier made of 1000D Dupont Cordura® that fits the DKX Max III and Max IIIA plates (and others). A special dealer package at the SHOT Show will combine the “Low Pro” plate carrier, which wears discretely, under light clothing, with DKX Max IIIA plates. The total payload of Low Pro Carrier AND TWO IIIA plates is only 3.5 lbs.
