HESCO wins major bid with US Army

Aberdeen based Hesco Armor, Inc. won a share of a $49.5M indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) body armor contract to supply the next generation of Small Arms Protective Inserts (SAPI) to the US Army.

The competitively awarded contract has been shared between three armor manufactures. The contract called for a technically proficient plate, not before seen in previously available Small Arms Protective Insert plates. Hesco Armor plates were chosen for their next generation composite material that creates an ultra-lightweight ballistic resistant insert. Awarded days after the launch of the new Hesco Group…