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NVJ Partners with EnGarde: Ensuring Safety and Protection for Freelance Journalists...
In the ever-evolving landscape of journalism, freelance journalists often find themselves on the front lines of conflict zones, bringing crucial news to the world....
Milipol Paris 2023: Brace for Impact as MKU Teases a ‘Must-Have’...
In the high-stakes world of defence, thoughtful innovation can make all the difference. A decade ago, MKU Limited revolutionized the industry with the 'Instavest’...
Green Tech Start-up Revolutionizes Military Body Armor Recycling to Reduce Emissions...
In a significant stride toward sustainability in defense practices, London-based green tech start-up Uplift360 has developed an innovative process to recycle end-of-life body armor...
NFM Sues Mehler Vario System GmbH For Design Infringement In Germany
OSLO, Norway, July 2, 2023 - NFM AS has spent significant time and resources on developing its THOR® load bearing vests and has developed...
Driving Optimization of Warfighter Performance at Defense Strategies Institute’s 5th Annual...
Defense Strategies Institute’s is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Human Performance & Biosystems Summit, taking place on June 21 and 22 in National...
Beneath the Surface: Exploring Hard Armor Plate Materials
In our previous post, we examined hard armor plate ratings, exploring the "levels" of protection offered by body armor plates as defined by the...
Hard Body Armor Levels Interpreted
Modern body armor consists of an insert, made of strong material, that fits inside a garment such as a vest or plate carrier. Body...
Sales surge for Xtek, makers of the ‘Ferrari’ of body armor
The share price of body armor and ballistic helmets company Xtek has tripled in the past nine months as investors factor in large orders...
No Chinese Ballistic Material Allowed For Indian Ballistic Vests
The Indian Defense Ministry has declared that Indian armor manufacturers need to certify that they will not use ballistic material with a Chinese origin.
The...
NYPD Detectives Receive New Body Armor
The New York Police Department presented a new range of lightweight ballistic vests last Wednesday. Vests designed especially for detectives.
Around 1000 pieces of body...
New A3 Body Armor From Armored Republic
In 2011, the thought of using steel as body armor was a novel concept. It had been attempted by the military in the early...
Security Guards’ Life Saved By Ace Link Armor Bulletproof Vest
Michael Williamson, a security guard from Portland Oregon, narrowly escaped from bodily injury, in earlier June of this year. Where Williamson got into a...
Best Body Armor 2022
Body armor in 2022 is constantly changing, with exciting new technologies and developments popping up all the time. In the field of soft armor,...
How to Choose a Body Armor?
Introduction
With the recent rise in the need for protection, we may want to wear body armor for different reasons. You could be a police...
New Army And Air Force Body Armor Gets Fielded To The...
Three brigades with the 82nd Airborne Division began receiving the Army’s newest body armor and plates this past week.
The Modular Scalable Vest fielding isn’t...
New Production Method for High-Performance Polymer May Lead to Improved Body...
A research team has discovered a new method of producing polybenzoxazole (PBO), which is commercially known as Zylon and used in body armor. This...
Advanced Body Armor For Women Takes Shape
Not long ago, if women in law enforcement or the military needed body armor, they had to choose from a limited number of contoured...
Body Armor Direct Announces Mission to Sell One Million Vests
Body Armor Direct, the number one online direct-to-consumer retailer of NIJ Certified body armor announces a new mission to sell one million ballistic vests....
Bulletproof Panels Protect School In Tennessee
It’s an unfortunate fact of modern life that many school districts across the U.S. feel the need to protect themselves from violent intruders. In...
The Global Rise Of Knife Crime And The Reasons Why
This article is highlighting the extreme global problem knives and those who carry them unlawfully has become, and the risk faced by law enforcement...
