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.
FSU Researcher’s Light Body Armor May Save Soldiers’ Lives
Okenwa Okoli, an associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering in the Florida A&M University-Florida State College of Engineering, and his research team at...
DSM Acquires Technology To Add To Dyneema Business
Royal DSM N.V. today announces the acquisition of Pamako AG in Zurich (Switzerland) from FMS Enterprises Migun Ltd. The acquisition includes Pamako’s technology for...
Council Approves Purchasing Police Body Armor
Council Approves Buying Police Armor
The Town Council has voted to allocate $26,800 to the Plainville Police Department for purchasing police body armor for officers....
Army Enhances Body Armor with Neck Protection Pad
The U.S. Army is making a significant addition to the protective gear worn by soldiers in combat zones – a small neck pad designed...
The Next Generation Body Armor Design Gets A Show In Natick
The Next Generation Ballistic Armor Design Gets A Show In Natick
The Army's Natick research center showed off the next generation body armor yesterday to...
San Benito Deputy and K-9 Partner Are Finally Receive Proper K-9...
One San Benito County Sheriff's deputy has been going to work for almost 15 months without a proper body armor vest for dangerous situations.
But...
K-9 Cops Get Canine Body Armor
K-9 Officers Receive Canine Armor
Law enforcement and the public often have been shielded from entering dangerous situations by specially trained dogs that take down...
High Performance Polyethylene Production Expansion
The largest manufacturer of high performance polyethylene products in the world to invest several tens of millions of USD in expansion of fiber lines.
DSM...
NATO Chooses for EnGarde Body Armor
ISAF, the International Security Assistance Task Force, has the primary responsibility of providing a safe and secure environment in Afghanistan to facilitate reconstruction of...
Body Armor Has Marine’s Back
Gunnery Sgt. Shawn M. Dempsey, a 33-year-old platoon commander hailing from Jersey City, New Jersey, and assigned to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine...
Former DHB Executives Of US Body Armor Firm Arrested
U.S. authorities arrested two former top executives of a major US body armor supplier to the U.S. military and law enforcement agencies on Thursday...
Florida-Based Second Chance Body Armor to Expand Facility in Michigan
Second Chance to Expand Facility in Michigan
The village of Central Lake, Mich., recently received a $400,000 Community Development Block Grant to support the expansion...
New Body Armour Book: Modern Body Armour and Helmets
Book About Modern Body Armour and Helmets
The first coverings worn by humans were to protect against the elements and injury. While that requirement still...
U.S. Funds Body Armor Research
The U.S. military is turning to the animal world in an effort to develop lighter, tougher and longer lasting body armor.
A Massachusetts Institute of...
Body Armor Saves Marines
In less than a week's time, Sgt. Joshua S. Adams and Pfc. Jason Hanson, of D Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion were hit...
Body Armor Maker Notified Of Planned SEC Action
The Army's struggle to find a new, more flexible body armor was dealt a setback Friday when a California company's high tech Dragon Skin...
Flexible Dragon Skin Body Armor Fails Army Testing
The Army's struggle to find a new, more flexible body armor was dealt a setback Friday when a California company's high tech Dragon Skin...
Missouri Law Enforcement Agencies Should Check Police Body Armor; Problems Found
Attorney General Jay Nixon is urging law enforcement agencies around the state to examine their inventories of police body armor after tests have found...
Army’s Purchase Of Body Armor Hits Snag
Body armor manufacturer worries that bullet proof vests may be tampered with before ballistic tests. A dispute over testing is stalling the Army's plans...
Pueblo To get $100,000 For Faulty Body Armor
Pueblo To get $100,000 For Faulty Ballistic Armor
Pueblo officials say the city will be reimbursed $100,000 for faulty body armor it bought for police...
