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.
Spartan Armor Systems® Introduce Hercules Level IV Ceramic Body Armor
Spartan Armor Systems®, manufacturers of American-designed and made body armor, tactical gear, and targets, unveil the new Hercules Level IV Ceramic Body Armor, made...
Weighing The Tradeoffs In Concealable Body Armor
In the old days body armor made the wearer look a little like an umpire at a baseball game. Sure, it worked but stealthy...
EnGarde body armor and Fundación Latitudes Team Up For Salvadoran Photographers
EnGarde body armor, the Photography Center, and Fundación Latitudes are pleased to announce their collaboration for the acquisition of FLEX-PRO IIIA soft armor ballistic...
Old School Steel Finds a Home In Modern Body Armor
Body armor has been around, in one form or another, since 1538 when the Duke of Urbino commissioned an armorer from Milan to create...
DuPont Acquires Core Matrix Technology™ from Tex Tech
DuPont announced it has acquired Tex Tech’s Core Matrix Technology™, a monolithic fabric structure that can significantly reduce back-face trauma, while increasing ballistic and...
How To Increase The Wear Rate Of Bulletproof Vests
Police Departments Must Get Officers to Wear Their Body Armor Far More Often
In 2018 a total of 47 law enforcement officers in the U.S....
6 claves para el cuidado correcto y limpieza de tu chaleco...
Sabemos que los chalecos balísticos salvan vidas y que la armadura corporal es una necesidad para cualquier oficial de la policía. Pero ¿qué se...
Ukraine Defense Ministry Develops Body Armor According To NATO Standards
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has developed a ballistic vest according to NATO standards for the first time, the ministry's press service has reported.Prior to...
Bulletproof Vest Saved Police Officer’s Life on Christmas Eve
A Brooklyn, NY police officer lived to enjoy another Christmas after being struck by a bullet in a Crown Heights shooting on Christmas Eve.According...
US Is Running Low On Body Armor And Ballistic Helmets
Just a few days before a new president enters the White House, promising to unify a dangerously divided country, the state of the union...
New Bulletproof Vests Given to Patrol Officers with Baton Rouge Constable’s...
Last month constable Terrica Williams of the Baton Rouge constable’s office announced that they were in dire need of new bulletproof vests. She reached...
DSM and Clariter Partner To Pursue Chemical Recycling Solution for Dyneema®-based...
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and Clariter, an international clean-tech company, today announced a strategic partnership to...
Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Selling Chinese Body Armor
A defense contractor has pleaded guilty in Maryland to illegally selling Chinese made body armor and other products to U.S. federal agencies.Arthur Morgan, 67,...
Safariland & Flying Cross Announce Launch of XpertFit Virtual Sizing Technology...
The Safariland Group, under their brand Safariland, and Fechheimer Brothers Company, under their Flying Cross brand, have announced the joint launch of an innovative...
Body Armor Company Among Businesses Expanding During Pandemic
A Las Vegas body armor company launched in the owner’s kitchen is among 11 Nevada companies expanding during the pandemic and getting nearly $30...
Webb County Sheriff’s Office Receives Ballistic Vests
On Thursday, Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar announced the acquisition of 27 pieces of body armor that were purchased through a federal grant.Cuellar said...
No Enforce Tac Exhibition In 2021
Enforce Tac will not take place as planned on 10-11 March 2021. Current international and health policy measures such as quarantine regulations, travel restrictions,...
Police Body Armor Is Not A Luxury Item
They're getting by with a little help from their friends – in Trenton.Police departments in Verona and Cedar Grove are set to receive about...
Updating An Outdated Body Armor Concept
Earlier this year, Belfast-based engineering graduate Peter Gilleece set up Vikela Armour to develop a new type of body armour that provides better protection...
Ceramic Armor Plates Could Become 30% Lighter Using Ceramic Marbles
Dr. Ray Gamache and his students at the Naval Postgraduate School are committed to making hard armor lighter, more flexible, and stronger using hundreds...
