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Patrol
SHOT Show 2016: Angel Armor Announces Innovative New Concealable Body Armor. Lightweight Hard Plates
RISE is ultimate safety, comfort and versatility, says company spokesperson Reed Doughty. RISE also enables officers to elevate their protection with the tiered Truth SNAP Plate System — unique new trauma plates that provide rifle-threat protection integrated in an ultra lightweight package for extended, all-day use.
January 19, 2016
Patrol
SHOT Show 2020: Honeywell Unveils Spectra Shield 6166 for Increased Protection in Hard Body Armor
Honeywell has announced the newest addition to its Spectra Shield 6000 series for high-performing ballistic materials, Spectra Shield 6166, which further expands Honeywell's suite of high-performing hard armor products for militaries and law enforcement.
January 30, 2020
Special Units
Hard Armor Plates
Dozer Tactical
Dozer Tactical's Hard Armor Plates provide body protection at NIJ Level 3 performance weighing as little as 2.8 pounds.
April 29, 2016
Patrol
Slain Florida Cop Wasn't Wearing Body Armor
St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon said he will review the department's policy of optional body armor for officers. Chief Harmon said vests have improved substantially, yet Florida's heat and humidity have made it hard for him to mandate them for all officers.
February 22, 2011
Patrol
Residents and Local Businesses Buy Tactical Armor for Texas Officers
Thanks to the efforts of Judge Cory Crenshaw and various local families and businesses, Smith and 118 other division patrol officers will have access to 16-pound hard tactical body armor kits to be worn during shooting situations.
September 1, 2016
Patrol
Safariland's PROTECH Level III Armor Meets NIJ Standard
Safariland has satisfied the hard armor plate requirements of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) new Voluntary Body Armor Compliance Testing Program under NIJ Standard-0101.06 (NIJ-06).
January 28, 2010
Patrol
TenCate Advanced Armor Introduces Thinner Level III Ballistic Plate
The company says the technology redirects the pressure wave trapped between the wearer and the hard armor plates that are inserted into the front and back pockets of body armor carriers, thereby reducing the back face deformation.
January 24, 2023
Patrol
Special Report: Ballistic Protection
Armor Express, Armored Mobility, Attack Mats LLC, DEW Engineering & Development ULC
In POLICE Magazine’s Special Report: Ballistic Protection, read about Maintaining Concealable Body Armor, Adding Ballistic Armor to Patrol Vehicles, 10 Things You Need to Know About Ballistic Helmets, Defensive Measures on Campus, What You Should Know About Hard Armor, and the Future of Armor.
August 27, 2019
Patrol
ATS Armor LLC Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System Certification
ATS Armor LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Achilles Technology Solutions, LLC (ATS)), a global designer and manufacturer of advanced, lightweight hard body armor, achieved ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification on January 14, 2016 from Great Western Registrar LLC.
March 8, 2016
Patrol
Lighthawk CBA
Armor Express
Concealable Level III and IV hard armor protection is now available thanks to the new Lighthawk CBA. This "Concealable Body Armor" vest holds standard soft armor panels and is durable enough to accommodate 10x12-inch or 8x10-inch hard armor rifle plates.
June 29, 2011
Weapons
Point Blank Acquires Holster Maker Gould & Goodrich
Point Blank Enterprises (www.pointblankenterprises.com), a leading maker of soft and hard body armor and related protective solutions, has acquired Gould & Goodrich (G&G).
May 1, 2017
Patrol
DSM Dyneema Successfully Defends Key Patent Behind Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology
The European Patent Office has upheld a key patent held by DSM Dyneema covering its recently introduced Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology used in materials for soft body armor and hard materials for helmets, vest inserts, and vehicle armor.
December 3, 2014
Patrol
Cratus Body Armor Plates
TenCate Advanced Armor
The new TenCate Cratus product line offers several innovative improvements to the design as well as the manufacturing process to make this possible.
November 6, 2017
Patrol
NIJ Certification: What Does It Mean?
Propper International
There is a lot of confusion these days surrounding body armor – mostly about what it can and cannot do. What rounds will certain levels stop? Should you get soft armor? Hard armor? Steel plate? Ceramic? Concealed? Outer tactical carrier? Part of the confusion stems from three initials: NIJ. How important are those initials when it comes to ballistic protection? The lives of your officers may depend on them.
May 1, 2018
Special Units
Armor Express Awarded U.S. Marine Corps' Body Armor Contract
U.S. Marines will be wearing the latest in tactical body armor with ballistic panels manufactured by Armor Express.
August 26, 2009
Patrol
Armor Express Awarded Five-Year ID/IQ Hard Armor Contract from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. (Armor Express), a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-performance body armor solutions, announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded the Company a five-year, multimillion dollar Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for its plate armor.
October 17, 2017
Patrol
The Basics of Body Armor
Ballistic armor is designed to absorb a bullet's energy on impact, slowing the bullet, and flattening it to stop penetration.
March 2, 2015
Patrol
Spartan Armor Systems Introduces Two New Wraparound Body Armor Vests
Spartan Armor Systems, a manufacturer of American-designed and made body armor, tactical gear and targets, has announced its new wraparound body armor vests for tactical operators and professionals who require additional security and safety in a lightweight, concealable carrier.
August 28, 2019
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