For decades, body armor companies have been working to make concealable ballistic vests that are lighter, cooler, more comfortable, and more likely to be worn by officers on patrol. In the late 1990s, ...

The North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) has welcomed Body Armor Outlet as a new member. BAO offers public safety professionals body armor, tactical gear and ...

Rising defense modernization programs, lightweight ballistic materials, and scalable vest adoption drive sustained industry expansion at a 5.9% CAGR. According to the latest industry outlook by Future ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian body armor manufacturer is importing Chinese components for its vests — some of which are being used on the battlefield ...

The statistics bear out just how dangerous a police officer’s job can be. On average one U.S. law enforcement officer pays the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty every 53 hours, reports the ...

CENTRAL LAKE, Michigan, Aug. 1 2014 – Central Lake Armor Express (DBA Armor Express) is further demonstrating their unwavering commitment to quality by achieving their ISO 9001:2008 certification with ...

Costa Mesa-based Ceradyne Inc. received a contract from the U.S. government to supply more than $40 million worth of body armor plates to the Afghani military. The award comes under the U.S.

CLEVELAND – October 5, 2023 – Dyneema®, owned by Avient Corporation, a leading provider of specialty and sustainable material solutions, today announced the launch of a next-generation unidirectional ...

Body armor manufacturers are seeing a spike in sales amid recent incidents of gun violence in the US, NPR reported. Increasingly, they're seeing purchases from leftists and progressives of color who ...

At your request, the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies established the Committee to Review the Testing of Body Armor Materials for Use by the U.S. Army to assess the ...

Cyrus Farivar is a Forbes senior writer who covers retail and more. Mar 28, 2022, 06:30am EDT Surplus body armor vests ready to be sent to Ukraine on behalf of the Vermont State Police. As the war in ...