NIJ Standard 0101.07 has been official since 30 November 2023, and testing is now underway. It retires the old Roman-numeral classes (Type II, IIIA, III, IV) in favour of threat-based codes: HG1 and HG2 for handgun rounds, RF1, RF2 and RF3 for rifle. One practical change worth noting: HG2 now uses 9mm FMJ as a test round, dropping the .357 SIG that sat under the old Type IIIA.
Here's the buyer's problem. As of now the public NIJ Compliant Products List remains entirely 0101.06-certified — no 0101.07 products are listed yet, with the .07 list expected somewhere in the first half of 2026. Test IDs for 0101.07 started rolling out from 2 June 2025, beginning with non-planar soft armour. The 0101.06 list stays active through at least 31 December 2027, and 0101.06 models remain fully fundable in that window.
Operator implication: until the .07 list publishes, "NIJ 0101.07 certified" is not a claim you can verify — there is nothing to verify it against. Treat any such wording on a product as marketing, not compliance. The defensible position when speccing kit is to use the HG/RF terminology, ask the vendor for the test ID rather than accepting "pending certification", and keep buying off the live 0101.06 Compliant Products List where you need verified protection now. There is no rush to switch — your 0101.06 plates are not obsolete.
