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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 30, 2009

Fighting the Wrong Battle

More officers may choose to leave their vests in their lockers on hot days or just choose not to buy them.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 12, 2009

Unintended Consequences

For now, the question that some industry experts are raising about this new NIJ standard - at least off the record - is one of necessity: Was it really necessary to change the standard?

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2009

Six of 10 LE Agencies Require Body Armor

Nearly all law enforcement agencies report that they provide body armor to their officers, but only 59 percent of the agencies require their officers to wear body armor at least some of the time, according to a new report announced by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 27, 2009

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2009

Feds Sue First Choice Armor for Selling Zylon Vests to Police

The Department of Justice has sued First Choice Armor & Equipment Inc. and its founder, Edward Dovner, for submitting false claims about its bulletproof vests purchased for federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

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Articlesby David GriffithJuly 23, 2009

30 Things You Need to Know About Body Armor

Once a curious novelty, today body armor is one of those things that a lot of officers take for granted. It's something that few officers give a second thought. But there's a lot that the average officer should know about his or her concealed "life preserver."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2009

Safariland Produces First Multithreat Body Armor that Complies with New NIJ Standard

Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, has announced that it is the first body armor manufacturer to receive approval for a multi-threat armor model under the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) new Voluntary Body Armor Compliance Testing Program under NIJ Standard-0101.06 (NIJ-06).

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2009

Point Blank Solutions Receives NIJ .06 Seal of Approval for Body Armor

Point Blank Solutions announced that three of the company's flagship ballistic armor systems have been certified as meeting new rigorous performance standards set forth by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2009

Female Body Armor

You don't need to have majored in biology to know that men and women are not created equal-in measurements, that is. That's why female officers need ballistic vests made especially for their unique shapes. And now that women make up a more significant amount of the market share in law enforcement, body armor companies are taking notice.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2009

Safariland Certifies Two More Body Armor Models Under New NIJ Standard

Safariland announced today that it has released two more body armor models that satisfy the requirements of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) new Voluntary Body Armor Compliance Testing Program under NIJ Standard-0101.06 (NIJ-06).

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