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.
Security Forces Units Receive New Female Body Armor
Security Forces units across the Air Force will begin receiving new female body armor following completion of final gear inspections by officials with the...
Next-Gen Armour: Designing Systems For The Future Of Law Enforcement
Next-Gen Body Armor: Designing Systems For The FutureLaw enforcement officers and special teams demand the utmost in performance and versatility from their gear to...
Armour: Materials, Theory, and Design
Ever wanted to learn about how armour works? UNSW Canberra in Australia will be running an online course on ARMOUR from 16-20 November 2020....
Push Being Made to Get Firefighters the Body Armor They Need
There is increasing interest in supplying added protection to the heroes who risk so much to protect us all – firefighters.In an emergency, the...
Ballistic Vest Saved Daytona Beach Officer’s Life
A suspect was killed and a Daytona Beach officer was shot in what investigators described as a gun battle on Saturday.The officer was saved by...
Body Armour Made From Parts Of Coconut Tree
Researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) have successfully produced a bulletproof, multi-layered body armour piece. Using the skin layer of coconut sheath or cocos...
Korean 5G Transition Gives Boost To Ballistic Material Divisions Of Kolon...
Thanks to President Moon Jae-in’s push for the 5G network, Korean chemical companies are getting a mayor boost as demand has surged for Aramid,...
Bulletproof Vest Sales Up For Spartan Body Armor During De-Fund Police...
Bulletproof vest sales have skyrocketed since COVID-19 hit and is now spiking again after de-fund the police protests. As gun and bullet sales have risen,...
Safariland Introduces FoxFury Integrated Light / Handle for its Patented X...
The Safariland Group (“Safariland”), a leading global provider of safety and survivability products designed for the public safety, military, professional and outdoor markets, today introduced its next...
New Ballistic Helmets For Indian Army
In a major step towards enhancing the personal protection of its soldiers, the Indian Army has begun the process to acquire 100,000 ‘AK-47 protected’...
DSM Introduces Trosar™, A New Value Offering To Its High-Performance Fibers...
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health, and Sustainable Living, today announces the launch of a value offering product portfolio for ultra-high-molecular-weight...
US Air Force Awards Contract For Improved Female Body Armor
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Female Fitment Program Office has awarded a contract to begin production and development for body armor designed...
Body Armor Coated with 3D-Printed Shrimp Shell Material Could Protect Soldiers...
The U.S. Department of Defense is funding the development of a special coating that would make body armor so strong that it could withstand...
Craig International Ballistics Wins Soft Armour Contract
Gold Coast company Craig International Ballistics has been awarded a contract to supply life-saving body armour for Australian troops.Under the initial $1m contract, the...
Point Blank Enterprises Company Awarded Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI)...
The Protective Group, a Point Blank Enterprises, Inc. company, has been awarded a multi-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) $209M USD body armor contract...
Enforce Tac will not take place in 2020
Against the background of the ongoing corona pandemic and its global repercussions, NürnbergMesse has decided not to hold Enforce Tac and U.T.SEC in September...
The US Army Will Soon Have a Bullet That Penetrates Body...
Last Thursday Chief of Staff General Mark Milley told senators that the Army is in the process of developing a bullet powerful enough to...
H.P. White Laboratory Ceases Operations
H.P. White Laboratory, an Intertek company, has made an announcement that after 83 years it ceases operations at March 31, 2020.H.P. White has been...
EUROSATORY 2020 Cancelled
Today the organisation stated that the sanitary situation due to COVID-19 is deteriorating daily in France and has spread worldwide.The conditions for preparing and...
TenCate Advanced Armor USA Inc. Awarded US Army XSBI Ballistic Armor...
TenCate Advanced Armor is pleased to announce the award of a four-year, dual source framework contract for the X-Side Ballistic Insert (XSBI) portion of...
