Brand: BC Arms

BC Arms is a Polish company that manufactures personal ballistic protection solutions. The range includes hard ballistic plates and flexible soft inserts, designed to fit SAPI-standard plate carrier systems and other carrying solutions. The product design focuses on ergonomics, freedom of movement and low weight without compromising on safety. Several models utilize internationally recognized materials such as Honeywell® polyethylene and Al₂O₃ ceramics, and the products have been tested and certified in independent tests (e.g. MORATEX).

BC Arms designs products that are also used by authorities and professionals — this is evident, for example, in the requirements of K3 and K4 level plates and the tested threat images.

BC Arms uses the Polish national PN-V standard (K-classes K1–K4) for testing its products. These K-classes are defined based on specific cartridges and velocities: for example, the threat used in the K4 test is the 7.62×39 mm BZ (armor-piercing bullet). This differs from the US NIJ 0101.06 standard, where levels III and IV are tested with different cartridges (7.62×51 mm NATO FMJ for NIJ III and 7.62×63 mm AP for NIJ IV). For this reason, in practice, PN-V K4 is roughly in the middle ground between NIJ III+ and IV: K4 offers tougher protection than standard NIJ III, as PN-V K4 includes a test with a 7.62×39 mm AP bullet, but a direct 1:1 correspondence to NIJ IV cannot always be assumed, as the test methods, cartridges and velocities differ.