RESISTANCE

YASHA has partnered with a leading supplier of body armour, based in the UK, who supply us with the SAP’s (Soft Armour Panels) which provide the protective element in our jackets and are manufactured in accordance to the international standards detailed below. Using independently accredited test facilities to regularly test their products, they continue to meet the very latest standards required by our customers, with many products under test conditions often outperforming the standards. The SAP’s have been refined over the last 15 years to provide the greatest level of protection available in the market.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (NIJ) 0101.06

This is considered the most widely used internationally recognised standard. The standard covers protection against small handguns and anything up to armour piercing rifles. The standard is used for body armour, helmets and other armour solutions on the market, such as vehicle armour and shields. This standard is split into levels of protection designated by roman numerals.

NIJ level II (2) Small handgun protection

NIJ level IIIA (3a) High velocity handguns

NIJ level III (3) Rifles

NIJ level IV (4) Armour piercing rifles

Link to National Institute of Justice Ballistic Resistance of Body Armour NIJ Standard-0101.06 document 

UK HOME OFFICE (CAST) BODY ARMOUR STANDARD (2017)

The UK standards are set by the Home Office for the protection of police and government bodies. Adopted by many security and private companies in the UK, the protection covers a full range of threats including ballistic (HO), edged weapons like knives (KR), and spikes like needles (SP). The higher the threat the higher the number, i.e. HO1, HO2.

Link to Home Office (CAST) Body Armour Standard (2017) document 

NATO STANAG 2920 FRAGMENTATION

This is the military standard for ballistic protection & armour solutions for military applications.

STANAG 2920: The adoption of standards for ballistic protection levels and testing relates typically to the levels of fragmentation protection that ballistic panels offer. The technical details are complicated but the results are identified as a V50 rating in metres or feet per second. Our armour all have a V50 rating. 

QUALITY STANDARDS

ISO 9001:2015 Standards

ISO is a world renowned quality management system which all companies should follow to ensure exacting quality procedures are met to provide the best product to customers. Our partner is ISO accredited and work to this procedure every day to provide consistently high quality products for our customers.

CE Marking Standards

CE marking is a mandatory conformity for products placed on the market in the European Union. With CE marking on our products we declare that these products conform with the essential requirements for body armour supplied to civilians and government agencies. Our ballistic panels have performed to ‘excellent’ standards for ergonomics, comfort and protection. CE marking is a legal requirement when purchasing body armour for civilian use.