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Navy/USMC

Marine Corps Releases RFI For New Lightweight Hard Armor Plates

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 14th, 2018

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Marine Corps Releases RFI For New Lightweight Hard Armor Plates

The Marine Corps released a request for information (RFI) Tuesday to gauge industry’s ability to deliver lightweight hard armor plates needed to replace its Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI), with an eventual contract award expected by the end of FY ‘19.Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) said its looking for industry partners who could deliver a minimum of 40,000 lightweight armor plates that would be capable of providing sufficient protection in low intensity threat environments.“Our current ESAPI plates do an…

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