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.
Army’s Female Soldiers Test Body Armor
Cartoonist Bob Thaves once said, “Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels.”
This quote is applicable to the Army’s...
Bucks Police Officer Shot, But Saved By Body Armor
Bucks County police asked all area police departments to help look for a dark, late-model Oldsmobile Cutlass on Monday morning after a passenger in...
Southland Body Armor Business Is Going Ballistic
U.S. Armor Corp. employees know that lives depend on every product they turn out.
The Cerritos company makes ballistic armor vests for law enforcement and...
HP White Laboratory Hosts Female Body Armor Forum, 7 June 2012
H.P. White Laboratory, Inc., the world’s largest independent test laboratory of armor and ballistics, announces the Female Body Armor Forum hosted by HP White...
Ontario Parks Wardens Shouldn’t Have To Bulk Up With Bullet Proof...
Nothing quite says “welcome to the park” like a smiling (we presume) official in a bullet proof vest.
That’s what will greet families in Ontario’s...
Jacksonville Body Armor Manufacturer Part Of $124 Million Sale
Safariland, a Jacksonville company that makes body armor and other equipment for law enforcement agencies, has a new owner. But he’s a familiar one,...
US Army Testing Body Armor For Female Soldiers Starts Next Summer
Female soldiers in the U.S. Army have spent years fighting on modern battlefields with body armour designed for men. But the Army plans to...
US Army Drawing Inspiration From ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ To Design New...
Washington, July 10 (ANI): The U.S. military is reportedly drawing inspiration from 'Xena: Warrior Princess', a fictional character, to develop a new body armour...
Korean Researchers Develop Groundbreaking Body Armor
Korean researchers have developed a technology that can mass produce lighter, thinner and more efficient body armor. The new armor can stop bullets from...
DuPont Buys BAE Unit, Takes Stake In U.S. Start Up
DuPont Co said on Friday it had acquired a unit of Britain's BAE Systems Plc and taken a minority stake in a U.S. high-technology...
MKU Announces Latest NIJ 0101.06 – Compliant Body Armor
MKU, India's leading manufacturer and supplier of ballistic protection and surveillance equipment for armed, paramilitary and police forces in over 70 countries announced that...
Shrimp’s Club Inspires New Bullet Proof Vest
A unique structure of the club-like arm of a shrimp that looks like an armoured caterpillar, could help transform military body armour and vehicle...
Female Body Armor: Pentagon Is Pushed To Find Something That Fits
Pentagon Is Pushed To Develop Improved Fit For Female Body Armor
When Natasha Young deployed to Iraq in 2007, she was the gunnery sergeant for...
The Mission To Support Police Officers With Law Enforcement Body Armor
The Goal To Support Officers With Body Armor
Eighteen years after its inception, a South Carolina-based organization which raises money for law enforcement body armor...
DLA Orders More Soft Body Armor
U.S. soft body armor manufacturer Point Blank Enterprises Inc. reports that it has received a U.S. military contract to produce improved outer tactical vests.
The...
What’s New In Body Armor, Ballistic Shields & Armor Accessories
This Article was Originally Published in Law and Order Magazine, March 2012 and was written by Jennifer Gavigan.
Perhaps the single most important piece of...
Point Blank Enterprises Inc Merger Finalized
Point Blank Merger Finalized
The merger between U.S. soft body armor manufacturers Point Blank Enterprises Inc. and Protective Products Enterprises LLC has been finalized.
Under the...
MICH-Style Ballistic Helmet Overview
A good ballistic helmet is an essential item of protective gear for today’s tactical team operator. Ballistic helmets perform a dual role; they protect...
BAE Systems Selling Off Safariland
ARLINGTON, Va., May 20 (UPI) -- Safariland LLC, a California maker of tactical products for law enforcement and security markets, is being sold by...
Nicholls State Police Get Body Armor
Nicholls State Police Receive Body Armor
All police officers at Nicholls State University have been issued custom-fitted body armor vests.
Craig Jaccuzzo, director of university police,...
