INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-44050B
6 February 2009
SUPERSEDING
MIL-C-44050A
18 August 1987
DETAILED SPECIFICATION
CLOTH, BALLISTIC, ARAMID
This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This document covers untreated, scoured, water-repellent treated, and adhesion
modified aramid ballistic cloth.
1.2 Classification. This specification covers the following Types and Classes (see 6.2).
1.2.1 Types. The values listed are nominal, see Table I for acceptable range limits.
Type I
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8.25 oz/sq. yd. (fragmentation protection)
Type IA
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8.25 oz/sq. yd. (bullet protection)
Type II
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14.0 oz/sq. yd.
Type III
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6.8 oz/sq. yd.
Type IV
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13.2 oz/sq. yd.
Type V
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5.7 oz/sq. yd.
1.2.2 Classes.
Class 1
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Untreated (scoured)
Class 2
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Water-repellent treated
Class 3
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Adhesion modified
Class 4
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Greige fabric (unfinished, loom-state, no slashing)
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to: Defense Supply
Center Philadelphia, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, ATTN: DSCP Standardization Team,
700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5096. Since contact information can change, you
may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at
AMSC N/A
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