Costa Mesa-based Ceradyne Inc. has received a $14.1 million order for Small Arms Protective Insert body armor from the U.S. Army, bringing its total recent awards to $32.9 million.
It received another order from the U.S. Army’s Research, Development and Engineering Command division for the lightweight ceramic body armor plates earlier this week.
The insert is a ceramic plate used to stop high-velocity rifle rounds.
“We are very pleased to receive this additional FMS body armor order,” Ceradyne President of North American Operations David Reed said.
