Article: Iraq War Increases Demand for Body Armor.

Article: Body armor success spurs surge in sales.
Washington Times (Washington, D.C.);  March 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Bryce Baschuk Mar. 26--The success of body armor in Iraq has triggered big sales for armor ... Pentagon has spent nearly $5 billion on body armor over the past five years as armed conflicts ... overseas, and at $3,150 per set, body-armor companies are seeing big profits ...

Article: Patrol: Body armor wear rates
Law & Order;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... in automobile accidents. Ironically, body armor can do both, but its use is frequently ... some or all of their personnel to wear body armor, regardless of whether they supply it ... Ironically, even though 90% of them issue body armor, they do not always mandate that their ...

Article: Body armor success spurs surge in sales; The ...
The Washington Times;  March 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... THE WASHINGTON TIMES The success of body armor in Iraq has triggered big sales for armor ... Pentagon has spent nearly $5 billion on body armor over the past five years as armed conflicts ... overseas, and at $3,150 per set, body-armor companies are seeing big profits ...

Transcript: DEFENSE BODY ARMOR PROGRAMS:WILLIAM M. SOLIS
Congressional Testimony;  June 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... worldwide inventory quantities of the body armor as of February 2007. CENTCOM requires ... in the area of operations receive the body armor system. Currently, service members ... specific standard components of the body armor system prior to deploying. For example ...

Article: Body armor sales still brisk to soldiers going to ...
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  March 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... headed for Iraq are still buying their own body armor - and in many cases, their families ... hand before they're in harm's way. Body armor distributors have received steady inquiries ... serving in Iraq did not have ceramic plated body armor, which can stop bullets fired from assault ...

Article: Providing body armor
Law & Order;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... potentially deadly encounters because they wore body armor. Instead I find many reports of officers ... killed because they were not wearing body armor. A recent story involved an officer ... ending decision when he chose not to wear body armor. The department's chief executive ...

Article: Light Weight Body Armor Keeps Personnel Safe and ...
PR Newswire;  April 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... increased to a maximum, the demand for body armor has increased dramatically as both Governmental ... and private organizations are acquiring body armor. Unfortunately, the majority of issued ... The rising demand of light-weight body armor has been the driving force that has spawned ...