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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2012

SHOT Show 2012: BlackHawk's Women's Apparel Line

The apparel line includes duty wear, tactical offerings, off-duty options, active wear, and footwear for women. The company stressed that the garments aren't men's clothing in smaller sizes.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2011

Bobster Introduces Scarlet, Whiskey Eyewear

Bobster Eyewear has introduced the Scarlet eyewear for women and Whiskey ballistic eyewear, according to the company.

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ProductsJuly 29, 2011

Female Function Fit Pants, Sentry Shirt

Designed to fit comfortably over body armor, Horace Small's Sentry Shirts offer exceptional quality and value as well as comfort and easy movement. Horace Small's Function Fit pant was designed by women, for women. The shortened rise makes for an updated look and the contoured waistband complements the female curve.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2011

Safariland Adds Female-Specific XT01F Type IIIA Armor To ABA Xtreme Line

The XT01F Type IIIA is a hybrid, female semi-structured design that incorporates high performance Gold Shield, Curv (solid) technology and covered dart technology.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2011

Safariland Adds HP01F Type II Female Model To ABA Xtreme Line

Tested against the 9mm and .357 Magnum NIJ-designated rounds, the HP01F Type II is a hybrid, female semi-structured design that incorporates covered dart technology, vertical and horizontal Geometric technology, and state-of-the-art materials such as Curv (framing) and Dyneema.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2011

Safariland Adds Two Second Chance Female Armor Models

The Second Chance SM01F Type II and SM01F Type IIIA arrive in the Second Chance brand. These new vests are hybrid designs that feature Core Matrix Technology, high-performance Honeywell Gold Shield, and radial offset pleating for 360-degree protection around the bust.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2011

Safariland Adds Type II Female Armor Model To Savvy Line

The newly introduced SM01F Type II joins the SM01F Type IIIA as the first NIJ-06 compliant, form-fit female armor to be added to this brand. Tested against the 9mm and .357 Magnum NIJ-designated rounds, the Savvy SM01F Type II is also the first NIJ-06 certified armor panel to offer water-resistant Gore-Tex fabric as a panel covering.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2010

Safariland Adds First NIJ-06 Model to Female Savvy Line

The SM01F Type IIIA is the first NIJ-06 compliant, form-fit female armor to be added to this brand and has been tested against the .357 SIG and .44 Magnum rounds.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2010

Elbeco's Ladies Choice Line Wins 2010 Univator Award for Best Design

Elbeco Corp. recently won the 2010 Univator Uniform Innovation Award for "Best Design" for its Ladies Choice line, the uniform industry's first to be designed from the ground up specifically for women. Elbeco also won the Univator Uniform Innovation Award for "Best Fabric Innovation" for its DutyMaxx fabric.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJuly 28, 2009

Pioneering Women of the LAPD

The first female police officer in the country with arrest powers, Alice Stebbins Wells, arrived in 1910 with the Los Angeles Police Department. By 1937, the department employed 39 policewomen. Women are serving in most areas of the department; they have yet to crack the elite SWAT unit, but a 2008 report led to 12 women being accepted into the training program that feeds the unit. These photos, which show several of the pioneering police women of the department, have been provided by the Los Angeles Police Historical Society.

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