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Sequenced, cited tracks that take you from the fundamentals to buying with confidence. Follow one in order, check off each step, and come back where you left off.

Selling armor? Watch the video walkthroughs, one task at a time on the real screens.

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Body Armor Fundamentals

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Start here. The vocabulary, the standard, and what the levels actually stop, enough to read any spec sheet with confidence.

01The Standard: how to read body-armor claimsThe Standard · 3 minRead →
02NIJ 0101.06 to 0101.07: what changed, and how to buy with confidenceThe Standard, on the ArmorTrack site · 11 minRead →
03Material families: aramid, UHMWPE, and ceramicThe Standard · 5 minRead →
04Fit and sizing: why the same plate protects differentlyThe Standard · 4 minRead →
05Soft armor panel sizes: what C1 to C5 meanGuide · 3 minRead →
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Buying Armor for an Agency

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From first search to a defensible, funded, verified purchase, the full procurement path on ArmorList.

01Getting started as a buyerGuide · 3 minRead →
02A buyer's guide to reading a ballistic spec sheetGuide, on the ArmorTrack site · 7 minRead →
03What CPL status actually meansGuide · 4 minRead →
04Thinking clearly about body armor decisionsGuide · 4 minRead →
05Responding to government RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs for body armorGuide · 4 minRead →
06NIJ Standard 0101.07: what changes for procurementGuide · 2 minRead →
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Compliance & Verification

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How the NIJ system really works, and how to verify any compliance claim before you trust it.

01What NIJ, CJTTEC, CTP, and the CPL actually doThe Standard · 3 minRead →
02What "NIJ certified" means, and how to check itGuide · 3 minRead →
03Using the NIJ Mark correctlyThe Standard · 3 minRead →
04Standards families, crosswalkedThe Standard · 6 minRead →
05NIJ 0101.07 is live: reading claims while two lists run side by sideThe Standard · 3 minRead →
06Who can legally buy and own body armorThe Standard · 4 minRead →
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Fraud, Red Flags & Trade

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The checks that catch relabeled or overstated product, plus the sourcing rules that matter for federal buys.

017 red flags when buying body armorGuide · 4 minRead →
02Fiction vs. fact: NIJ standards and the body-armor industryThe Standard · 4 minRead →
03ASTM E3347-25 ballistic shields, explainedThe Standard · 3 minRead →
04Body armor lifecycle managementGuide · 4 minRead →
05Tariffs and body armor supply chainsGuide · 5 minRead →
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