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.
A Call for Female Friendly Body Armor
There has been a rise in females joining southeast china’s Taiwan Province Police
in recent times. Latest statistic shows that there are about 5000 female...
DSM Dyneema Creates Anti-Stab Technology For Protective Vests
DSM Dyneema Produces Anti-Stab Technology For Vests
DSM Dyneema is the company behind the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber called Dyneema and is the global...
EMS Departments See Upswing In Violent Crimes Against First Responders
EMS Departments See Increase In Violent Crimes Against Responders
The paramedics and EMTs at Cumberland Goodwill EMS, Carlisle answer to over 10,000 calls every year,...
Mass Shootings Lead To Increase In Gun and Body Armor Sales
Mass Shootings Lead To Increase In Body Armor and Gun Purchases
The Wednesday (Dec. 2) massacre in San Bernardino, Calif. is the nation’s 352nd mass...
Milipol Exhibition Goes On Despite Paris Tragedy
Milipol Goes On Despite Paris Attacks
Milipol, one of the world’s leading exhibitions of law enforcement and homeland security products opened under increased security last...
FBI Report Shows More Law Enforcement Officers Were Killed In Line...
FBI Report Shows More Police Officers Were Killed During 2014
A 42-year-old New York State Police trooper conducted a traffic stop on May 29, 2014...
Body Armor For Firefighters And Medics Part Of Changing Safety Mindset
Fire officials in western Michigan's Kentwood want to add flak vests — a type of body armor — to equipment worn by firefighters due...
U.S. Army Orders Next-gen Body Armor
3M subsidiary Ceradyne Inc. is providing the U.S. Army with ballistic armor inserts for tactical vests.
The order for next-generation lightweight enhanced small arms protective...
U.S. Army Orders More Body Armor From BAE Systems
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $45 million contract for the production of 90,000 lightweight torso and side armor units for soldiers,...
FEMA Suggests Bulletproof Vests For Firefighters
DENISON, Texas -- A federal agency is suggesting all first responders wear a bulletproof vest to keep safe.
FEMA is asking firefighters and emergency personnel...
Bulletproof Vest Saves Bryanston Security Guard
A bulletproof vest came to a security guard's rescue after he was involved in a shooting in Bryanston, Johannesburg, paramedics said on Tuesday.
"ER24 paramedics,...
Armor For Ambulance Crews For Saving Lives At Shooting Scenes
Fire Chief Richard O'Brien purchased $11,000 in equipment he hopes his crews never use.
A pair of Kevlar helmets and ballistic vests will ride along...
Military Contractor BAE To Close Jessup Plant
A major military contractor with roots in the region stretching back a generation will end operations at the end of the year for a...
Ten Cate Agrees to Offer by Gilde-Led Group for $731 Million
Royal Ten Cate NV, a Dutch maker of materials used in flame-resistant combat gear and to protect military vehicles, agreed to be bought by...
Allplast Introduces New Ballistic Shield
The employees at Allplast have worked hard
the last 18 months to develop and commercialise a new tactical ballistic shield, designed for police and intervention...
Boxfish shell inspires new materials for body armor and flexible electronics
The boxfish’s unique armor draws its strength from hexagon-shaped scales and the connections between them, engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have...
DSM AND LARGE GLOBAL E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS COLLABORATE TO STAMP OUT DYNEEMA®...
DSM AND GLOBAL E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS COOPERATE TO STAMP OUT DYNEEMA® TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENTS
DSM Dyneema, owner of the Dyneema® brand, takes trademark infringement very seriously and...
High Temperatures Make Life Difficult For Officers Who Wear Body Armor
If you think hot summer days are tough, imagine wearing a bulletproof vest inside your shirt every minute you’re at work.
The Grand Island Police...
County police ineligible for body armor grants
Montgomery County police will not receive a grant from the state to purchase protective body armor this year because it does not have a...
3M May Close Body Armor Unit After Army Delays Funding
A high-ranking 3M Co. official warned members of Congress this week that the company is nearing a shutdown of its body-armor business and laying...
