Scott Burton
Scott Burton is the founder and chief editor of the BodyArmorNews.com website. In 2005 his keen interest in the body amor industry motivated Scott to create a platform where he could share and publish body armor related articles.
New York Body Armor Co. Founder Convicted Of Stock Scam
The founder of America's leading supplier of body armor to the U.S. military was convicted Tuesday of charges that he ran a $185 million...
Air Force Buys Vision Body Armor
Point Blank Solutions Inc. will supply the U.S. Air Force with Vision body armor under a contract worth about $100,000.The Florida concern said the...
Iowa Man To Receive First Non-Posthumous Medal Of Honor Since Vietnam
WASHINGTON — In the most dangerous valley of the most rugged corner of eastern Afghanistan, a small rifle team of airborne soldiers fell into...
Contractor With $100,000 Belt Buckle Is Found Guilty
A former military contractor who made bullet-resistant vests and other body armor used in Iraq and Afghanistan was convicted on Tuesday of fraudulently enriching...
Point Blank Armor For Detroit Police
Point Blank Vests For Detroit Police
Florida's Point Blank Armor Inc. said it will supply NIJ .06 compliant, Hi-Lite Level II body armor to the Detroit...
Aluminum ‘Nanometal’ Is strong As Steel
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've learned how make an aluminum alloy -- a mixture of aluminum and other elements...
2 Ex-Blackwater Contractors On Trial In Slayings
Two former defense contractors were fueled by alcohol and rage the night they killed two Afghan nationals and injured another on the streets of...
Executive Pleads Guilty To Bribing UN Officials To Win Body Armor...
"A former executive of a company that sells body armor and other protective gear pleaded guilty Thursday to bribing officials from the United Nations...
State Senator Offers To Purchase Bulletproof Vests For Volunteer Patrol
State Senator Offers To Purchase Bullet Resistant Vests For Volunteer Patrol
Brooklyn State Senator Eric Adams said yesterday that he is reaching into his own...
Point Blank Armor Wins Three-Year Detroit Police Department Contract
Point Blank Solutions Wins Three-Year Contract Detroit Police Department
Point Blank Solutions, Inc., a leader in the field of protective body armor solutions, today announced...
At Military Contractor’s Trial, A $100,000 Buckle
Several years ago, David H. Brooks, the chief executive and chairman of a body armor company enriched by United States military contracts, became fixated...
Next Generation Body Armour Takes The Load Off Soldiers
Next Generation Ballistic Body Armour Takes The Load Off Soldiers
Wearing body armor for protection against bullets and shrapnel has long been a double-edged sword...
Honeywell Spectra Materials To Help Protect Police In India
Honeywell announced today that its Spectra Shield® and Gold Shield® materials will provide bullet-resistance to body armor for Indian paramilitary and police forces.
As...
U.S. Army Recalls Armor Panels
Though ballistic resistance isn't affected
U.S. soldiers should return the 13,000 armor panels that failed Army specifications, Washington officials said.U.S. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Jimmie...
Inventor Of Ballistic Knee And Elbow Pads To Receive U.S. Patent
Inventor Of Ballistic Elbow and Knee Pads To Obtain U.S. Patent
TACARM, provider of unique body armor today announced that its President will receive a...
Cop Shot Three Times But Is Saved By Bulletproof Vest
Officer Shot Three Times But Is Saved By Vest
NEW YORK: A bulletproof vest saved the life of a young Bronx cop shot three times...
Bullet-Proof Vest Saves Police Officer
Body Armor Saves OfficerAn Oak Hill police officer's life was saved by his bullet-proof vest, and police are searching for the man who shot...
Police Officer Saved By Bulletproof Vest
Officer Saved By Armor Vest
Deputy Brandon W. Underhill was assisting the Cecil County, Maryland Task Force in service of a no knock search warrant...
Protective Products Of America, Inc. Files Voluntary Petition For Chapter 11
Protective Products Of America, Inc. Files Petition For Chapter 11 Voluntarily
Protective Products of America manufacturer and distributor of advanced products in ballistics protection, today...
US Army Working On New Generation Body Armor
United States Army Working On New Generation Body ArmorThe only thing between soldiers in a combat situation and bullets fired by enemy soldiers is...
