Tag: Body Armor: Page 21

Patrol

Detroit Officer Bra Sizes Mistakenly Released

A Detroit Police executive in charge of dispersing body armor to officers accidentally forwarded an email to subordinates that contained personal information including height, weight—and cup sizes.

August 13, 2013

Technology

Point Blank Enterprises Products Available on GSA Website

Agencies can purchase Point Blank Body Armor, PACA Body Armor, Paraclete, and Protective Products Enterprises from the U.S. General Services Administration online shopping website.

August 8, 2013

Patrol

Concealable Body Armor Gets More Comfortable

Since the NIJ-6 standard was issued, both law enforcement uniform and body armor manufacturers have been looking for new methods of making ballistic-resistant soft body armor that meets the dictates of the standard, but is also thinner, lighter, and more thermally bearable.

July 18, 2013

Patrol

Active Shooter Response Kit

KDH Defense Systems

KDH's Active Shooter Response Kit allows officers to rapidly add a plate carrier while responding to an active-shooter threat. The kit includes Level IV stand-alone front and back "shooter's cut" hard-armor plates and a MOLLE-compatible carrier.

July 17, 2013

Technology

SES Tests Man Down Body Armor Technology

Select Engineering Services (SES) has successfully tested its Man Down Technology (MDT) that mounts to an officer's body armor and calls 911 if the officer becomes incapacitated.

June 27, 2013

Patrol

U.S. Senator Calls for Renewal of Body Armor Program

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) called on Congress to reauthorize a program to help fund bulletproof vests for local police agencies. Coons said Congress let the program expire last summer.

June 11, 2013

Patrol

Fla. Sgt. Sues Over Mandatory Armor Policy

A Orlando Police sergeant has sued her agency and claimed she has been the victim of harassment over her refusal to wear body armor, a mandatory requirement at the agency.

June 6, 2013

Patrol

Product Demo: KDH's Transformer Body Armor

Paul Larkin, national sales director of KDH Defense, gives an overview of KDH's Transformer Body Armor, a modular system that allows officers to configure their armor to suit the mission. Read more here.

June 3, 2013

Patrol

LAPD Selects KDH Defense as Body Armor Supplier

The Los Angeles Police Department has awarded a contract to distributor Galls to supply KDH Defense's Level II and Level IIIA concealable body armor and polyethylene special threat plates to patrol officers.

May 30, 2013

Patrol

EnGarde Introduces MT-Pro Multi-Threat Ballistic Panel

EnGarde has introduced a new MT-Pro multiple-threat panel that fits in many of our popular ballistic models such as the DeLuxe, Patrol, and Leopard.

May 23, 2013

Special Units

Magnum TAC-II Plate Carrier

KDH Defense Systems

Based on information received from both soldiers in the field as well as law enforcement officers here in the U.S., KDH recently developed the Magnum TAC-II (MTAC-II) plate carrier.

May 19, 2013

Special Units

Protech Tactical Introduces Type IV Rifle Plate

The Model 2230 has been successfully tested to defeat the .30-caliber M2-AP (Armor Piercing) round. It's manufactured with a ceramic-aramid composite

May 2, 2013