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 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...
Marines Seek Lighter Body Armor
Marines Looks For Lighter Body Armor
The Marine Corps is five years away from finding a lighter and equally effective body armor for deployed Marines,...
North Carolina Captain Saved By Bulletproof Vest
A Goldsboro police captain was shot in the line of duty Wednesday. Authorities said at about 9:50 a.m., the Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Squad, along...
Australian Police Union Seeks Australian Body Armour Audit
The Western Australian Police Union
has called for an urgent audit of after an inquiry in Victoria led to a sweeping recall.The audit found some...
No Formal Order for Marines
The U.S. Marine Corps is not planning to prohibit Marines from wearing commercial body armor, but troops headed to war will be expected to...
Body Armor Battles: Pentagon Directive Is Misguided
One of the most vital advances for modern American combat soldiers can be summed up in two words: body armor.Troops in past wars were...
£10,000 Fine For Military Body Armour Export Offenced
Fine For Military Armour Export Offenced
The Essex company Vestguard UK Ltd has been fined £10,000 for exporting military body armour without the correct export...
Troops Reject New Body Armor as Dangerous
The new, heavier, body armor arriving in Iraq is creating a potential public relations problem. Many of the troops don't want to wear the...
Body Armor Gets Credit For Saving Two Officers
Bullet proof vests saved two uniformed police officers
shot Monday in Brooklyn, authorities said. They were hospitalized in stable condition."They are two very lucky police...
Body Armor Saves Shot Trooper
Shot Trooper Saved By Vest
The body armor worn by a State Highway Patrol trooper shot during an Interstate 95 traffic stop protected him from...
Searching For Saddam’s Tactical Body Armour
Captured records indicate that the Iraqi Army may have had some 20,000-25,000 sets of tactical body armour during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, though...
Pentagon’s Delay Providing Essential Body Armor Is Inexcusable
The Department of Defense is less than enthusiastic about doing something that should have been an assumed part of its role: ensuring that men...
Body Armor Still Parent Budget Item
Body Armor Still Budget Item For Parents
It should have been fairly simple: any parents buying budget body armor to help protect a son or...
