CRISAT
Collaborative Research into Small Arms Technology
Series of studies conducted by NATO
Collaborative Research Into Small Arms Technology (CRISAT) is the name of a series of studies conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), identifying and defining threats with regard to the standardisation in the manufacturing of military equipment.[1] The CRISAT target is defined as a 1.6 mm titanium (UK IMI Ti 318) plate supplemented by 20 layers of Kevlar (UK/SC/4468) as defined in STANAG 4512.[1] This target is intended to replicate the personal protection used by former Warsaw Pact countries (especially the 6B3 vest), and it is still used as a reference.[1] The CRISAT target will stop the commonly used 9×19mm Parabellum full metal jacket cartridge,[1] but it is pierced by the newer 5.7×28mm and 4.6×30mm personal defense weapon cartridges.[2]