page_title: Ranger Body Armor
hierarchical_section_title: Ranger Body Armor
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Ranger Body Armor (RBA) modèle PS-930 fabriqué par Protective Materials Company en octobre 2003.English: Ranger Body Armor (RBA) model PS-930 made by Protective Materials Company on October 2003.
context_page_description: Ranger Body Armor is a U.S. military-issue ballistic vest that was designed for, and used chiefly by, Soldiers of the United States Army 75th Ranger Regiment in the 1990s and 2000s. The RBA system has since been replaced by other specialized body armor systems adopted by the United States Special Operations Command.
  Ranger Body Armor was designed by the United States Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts to meet the operational needs of the 75th Ranger Regiment. RBA was first manufactured by Protective Materials Company, then HS Manufacturing, and then Ceradyne.
context_section_description: Ranger Body Armor (RBA) is a U.S. military-issue ballistic vest that was designed for, and used chiefly by, Soldiers of the United States Army 75th Ranger Regiment (“Rangers”) in the 1990s and 2000s. The RBA system has since been replaced by other specialized body armor systems adopted by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
  Ranger Body Armor (RBA) was designed by the United States Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts to meet the operational needs of the 75th Ranger Regiment. RBA was first manufactured by Protective Materials Company, then HS Manufacturing, and then Ceradyne.
caption: Front and rear view of the Ranger Body Armor (RBA) made by Protective Materials Company in October 2003
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