Tag: Body Armor: Page 16

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Safariland Living Proof Campaign Celebrates 1924 Body Armor Saves

Safariland's mission statement, #TogetherWeSaveLives, is what the company stands for. Living Proof is a tribute to officers who put their lives on the line to protect others.

October 6, 2015

Technology

SWAT Officer Invents Passive Body Armor Ventilation System

The TacVent achieves separation of the armor from the wearer's body with space rather than material, using a corrugated panel of soft, rubbery plastic comprised of vented, vertical grooves. This panel pushes the armor away from the body by a half inch, which allows heat to escape from the torso and flow upward, uninhibited and out of the vest. Shelton says this effect cools the wearer's body surface by up to 14.5 degrees.

September 10, 2015

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Video: Vest Saves Pennsylvania Officer's Life

A Delaware County, Pa., police officer's life was saved by the U.S. Armor ballistic vest he was wearing when police say an armed man shot him early Sunday morning.

September 1, 2015

Special Units

Police Product Test: Blauer ArmorSkin TacVest

Blauer's popular ArmorSkin outer vest recently got a tactical makeover. The new ArmorSkin TacVest takes the affordability and comfort of the original uniform-styled ArmorSkin and adds the tactical versatility of MOLLE webbing and reinforced shoulder pads.

August 31, 2015

Special Units

Tactical Armor 2015

Take a look at this armor and consider taking it with you on your next SWAT callout.

August 27, 2015

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D3O TRUST Vest Provides Shock Absorption and Impact Protection

The Trauma Reduction and Unrivalled Shock Technology (TRUST) Vest represents an evolution of the D3O offering. Combining new materials and technologies, this protective undergarment features a lightweight, low-profile base layer of blunt trauma protection.

July 14, 2015

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Wearing Armor

Next to training and modern medicine, the single most important factor in the increased survivability of today's police officer is this modern version of the chainmail worn into combat for centuries by warriors. Back then no clear-thinking fighter would have been caught dead without his mail under his tunic, so what is our excuse?

June 25, 2015

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FBI Says Ballistic Vests, Seat Belts Not Worn in Many Officer Deaths

Of the 46 officers killed by firearms in 2014, 11 were not wearing bullet-resistant vests. During the same period, 10 of 28 officers killed in vehicle accidents were not wearing seat belts. Six of the 10 auto accident victims, according to the FBI report, were ejected from their vehicles during the crashes.

May 13, 2015

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SafeGuard Develops New LE Plate Carrier Body Armor System: StealthPro

SafeGuard Armor's new StealthPro vest offers ballistic, stab, and spike protection, with 100% DuPont Kevlar armor panels, and a choice of NIJ level 2 or 3A protection as standard. With SAPI plate pockets on the front and rear, officers can add hard ballistic plates, for enhanced defense up to levels III and IV.

April 13, 2015

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Rochester PD Receives Safety Equipment Grant from The Spirit of Blue Foundation

The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced today that it has awarded a Safety Equipment Grant to the Rochester (N.Y.) Police Department for the purchase of eight ballistic vests valued at $10,440.

April 13, 2015

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Minnesota Officers Shoot, Kill Ballistic Vest-Wearing Suspect

Police were called to 411 White Bear Ave. around 3:20 p.m. because someone saw a man carrying what appeared to be a rifle. The man was also said to be wearing a bulletproof vest.

March 17, 2015

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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