Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops
	A PASGT vest and helmet in woodland camouflage.
Type	Combat helmet and bulletproof vest
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1983–2003 (U.S. Army & Marines) 1983–present (U.S. Navy); 1985–present (other countries)
Used by	United States Navy; United States Coast Guard; U.S. Army (historical); U.S. Marine Corps (historical); U.S. Air Force (historical); See Users for other foreign military/law enforcement users
Wars	Invasion of Grenada (first usage); Invasion of Panama; Persian Gulf War; Operation Gothic Serpent; Yugoslav Wars Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan; Iraq War; Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designer	U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center
Designed	1975 (vest), 1977 (helmet)
Manufacturer	Gibraltar Industries (first known helmet/vest manufacturer); Made by numerous manufacturers, such as Isratex, Inc.;
Variants	U.S. Navy Flak Jacket (Mk 1, Mod 0)
Specifications
Weight	Helmet: 1.41 kg (3.1 lb) to 1.91 kg (4.2 lb) depending on size; Vest: 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) to 4.9 kg (11 lb) depending on size;

The Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced /ˈpæzɡət/ PAZ-gət) is a combat protective ensemble developed in the late 1970s by the United States. Introduced to frontline service in the early 1980s, the system consisted of a helmet and vest, both constructed primarily from Kevlar and was intended to deliver superior ballistic and fragmentation resistance compared to the steel M1 helmet and earlier nylon vests. PASGT was deployed extensively across major conflicts including the Invasion of Grenada and the Gulf War. While largely replaced in the early 2000s by the Interceptor Body Armor, and later by helmet systems like the Lightweight Helmet and Modular Integrated Communications Helmet, the PASGT helmet variant remains in limited service with the United States Navy.