Flexible body armor formed from flexible composites which have improved
knife-stab resistance. The body armor is formed from composites which
include layers of a fabric base, formed from high tenacity fibers, and a
rubber layer bonded to the fabric base. A thermoplastic bonding layer may
be used to bond the fabric and rubber layers together. To provide
ballistic resistance, the body armor may also include a ballistic
resistant composite of a network of high tenacity fibers.