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...

Light Weight Body Armor Keeps Personnel Safe and Productivity High;...

PR Newswire;  April 21, 2004 ;     541 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...vests. The rising demand of light-weight body armor has been the driving force that has ...

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...fighting overseas, and at $3,150 per set, body-armor companies are seeing big profits. No...

Body armor sales still brisk to soldiers going to Iraq

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  March 28, 2004 ;     676 words ......headed for Iraq are still buying their own body armor - and in many cases, their families are...in 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 ...

Body armor success spurs surge in sales; The military issues the "crucial"...

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...fighting overseas, and at $3,150 per set, body-armor companies are seeing big profits. No...

Soldiers in Iraq still buying their own body armor

AP Worldstream;  March 26, 2004 ;     580 words ......headed for Iraq are still buying their own body armor _ and in many cases, their families are...in 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 ...

DOJ dragon skin body armor action.(Industry news)

Law Enforcement Product News;  September 1, 2007 ;     236 words ......Pinnacle Armor Inc., maker of dragon skin' body armor, bulletproof vest Model SOV 2000.1/MIL3AF01...compliance testing program for bullet-resistant body armor. Effective immediately, this body armor model will be removed from the NIJ list of...

Soldiers in Iraq Buy Their Own Body Armor

AP Online;  March 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......headed for Iraq are still buying their own body armor _ and in many cases, their families are...in 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 ...

Stamford, Conn., ballistic vest maker ships body armor worldwide.

Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT);  September 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ......around the world are under attack, and the body armor they are wearing stops a bullet or a...snowboards. But the manufacture of fabric for body armor has been one of Hexcel's busiest operations...fabrics used in the manufacture of soft body armor, said David Berges, Hexcel's ...

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 receive...service-specific standard components of the body armor system prior to deploying. For example...

SOLDIERS PROHIBITED FROM WEARING NON-STANDARD BODY ARMOR

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  March 31, 2006 ;     455 words ......prohibited from wearing non-standard-issue body armor, a senior Army officer told reporters...know ... that we have provided the best body armor that is available anywhere in the world...superiority voiced by some manufacturers whose body armor isn't certified for soldiers' use are...

SENATOR FEINSTEIN INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT POLICE BY RESTRICTING ACCESS...

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  March 30, 1999 ;     469 words ......Police by Restricting Access of Body Armor for Felons March 30, 1999 - Bill...by giving them greater access to body armor while at the same time restricting violent felons' access and use of body armor. The legislation is named in honor...

American Body Armor Inc. of Florida Charges Competitor with...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 9, 1995 ;     317 words ...Jun. 10--American Body Armor & Equipment Inc., a Yulee-based...rumors about the company. And American Body Armor wants it to stop. In a lawsuit filed...Circuit Court in Duval County, American Body Armor charged Second Chance Body Armor Inc...

Army Takes Flak For Body Armor Errors

Albuquerque Journal;  April 3, 2006 ;     284 words ......decision to prohibit troops from wearing body armor not specifically issued by the military...of the troops fighting in Iraq lacked body armor, many families forked out thousands of...serving in the Middle East had received body armor. Since then, however, the military has...

SENATOR FEINSTEIN INTRODUCES JAMES GUELFF BODY ARMOR ACT OF 1999

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  April 13, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Senator Feinstein Introduces James Guelff Body Armor Act of 1999 -- Bill would protect police by restricting felons` access to body armor -- Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Dianne...police by giving them greater access to body armor while at the same time restricting violent...