Blue Force Gear’s state of the art PLATEminus™ plate carriers have received functional updates desired by its elite end-users and are now known as PLATEminus V3™ and PLATEminus V4™.

“PLATEminus MOLLE compatible, modular armor carriers are engineered to be the lightest, most durable, low-profile armor carriers on the market today” said Ashley Burnsed, President of Blue Force Gear. Constructed using Blue Force Gear’s proprietary ULTRAcomp® laminate and 500D solution dyed CORDURA®, PLATEminus’s legacy continues as an ideal load carriage system that is not only more rugged and significantly lighter than traditional armor carriers, it’s exponentially more streamlined.

Smart features include signature reducing color-matched printed components, matched loop fields for call sign or unit patches and a MOLLEminus strip integrated into the bottom edge to hold tourniquets out of the way, yet accessible with either hand on the centerline.

Both PLATEminus carriers accommodate SAPI/ESAPI armored plates, including Gen 5 SOCOM, and boast fully enclosed plate pockets to further protect the inserts, as well as providing maximum signature management by eliminating the need for plate socks.

PLATEminus V3 is designed to be the lightest, thinnest, fully MOLLE-compatible plate carrier available, and is ideal for low-profile professionals. Each panel is constructed of a single piece of hydrophobic ULTRAcomp laminate, rather than multiple sewn layers of nylon. Each shoulder strap is fully adjustable, as are the two Fastex buckles, allowing the carrier to be donned or removed in seconds.

PLATEminus V4 integrates a pair of side plate pockets into the MOLLE compatible cumberbund, sized to fit standard-issue 6x6-inch rifle-rated protective plates. The cumberbund also utilizes Ten-Speed™ technology, providing users with a streamlined method of housing spare magazines or similar sized items as close to the body as possible.

About Blue Force Gear:

Blue Force Gear designs the best weapon slings and leads the lightweight equipment revolution with its Ten-Speed® multi-use pouches. They also reinvented MOLLE to be the world’s lightest with their Helium Whisper® pouch attachment system and high-performance laminate, ULTRAcomp®. Unrivaled innovation and attention to detail set Blue Force Gear apart from others in the tactical equipment industry. Download the press release here as a pdf.

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PLATEminus V4 Front

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PLATEminus V4 Back

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