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.
Bourque Body Armor Surpasses NIJ Ballistic Standards
TUCSON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- New alloy body armor by Bourque Industries has surpassed industry ballistic standards in testing at the National Institute of...
HP White Celebrates 75TH Anniversary
Baltimore, MD – In 1936, Henry Packard White set out to create the world's preeminent ballistics lab: HP White Laboratory. Over 75 years HP...
Britain Announces U-turn On Arming Merchant Vessels
Britain Arms Merchant Vessels
London, 31 October 2011 – Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that merchant vessels flying the red ensign will be allowed...
EnGarde Launches Ultra Light Body Armor
Providing the most comfortable and highest possible level of ballistic and trauma protection yet, EnGarde has developed a revolutionary ultrathin, lightweight body armor. With...
Ship Crews Seek Protection With EnGarde Tactical Armor In Dangerous Waters
Gulf of Aden, Off The Coast of Somalia (Oct 25, 2011) — Lookouts scan the horizon, searching for any boat or vessel that looks...
Teijin Opens Endumax® Plant In The Netherlands
Tokyo-based Teijin Ltd.'s Netherlands-based subsidiary Teijin Aramid B.V. has opened a plant for commercial production of Endumax®, a high-performance polyethylene (HP-PE) tape. Teijin expects...
DSM Dyneema Introduces New Dyneema
DSM Launches New Dyneema
DSM Dyneema has announced the global introduction of new innovative light weight body armor materials for use in Law Enforcement and Military...
DSM Will Introduce New SB71 Dyneema At Milipol 2011 Paris
At Milipol 2011 in Paris, DSM will introduce Dyneema SB71, a new innovative light weight ballistic material for use in Law Enforcement and Military...
Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $6.9 Million Ceramic Body Armor Orders From Special...
Ceradyne Receives Large Ceramic Hard Armor Orders From Special Operations Command
Ceradyne, Inc. announced that it has received ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling approximately...
First All Black Twaron Fiber Produced By Teijin
Teijin Aramid started manufacturing the first all black aramid fiber
black Twaron, in The Netherlands. Twaron, normally golden yellow in color due to the chemical...
Kolon Loses $920 Million Verdict To DuPont In Trial Over Kevlar
Kolon Industries Inc. lost a $919.9 million jury verdict to DuPont Co. over the theft of trade secrets about the manufacture of Kevlar, an...
The Pentagon Orders Ballistic Boxers As Groin Injuries Surge In Combat
The force of an improvised explosive device travels up from the ground, through the floor of a vehicle and directly into servicemembers lower torsos...
U.K. Troops Get New Body Armor System
LONDON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- British troops in Afghanistan will soon be issued with the final phase of a pelvic protection system to mitigate...
Lack Of body Armour Puts Mounties At Risk
More than six years after the shooting deaths of four RCMP officers in Mayerthorpe, Alta., stunned a nation and sparked calls for better police...
Body Armor Thwarts .50-Caliber Rounds
TUCSON, July 15 (UPI) -- New Kryron body armor by Bourque Industries defeated several .50-caliber armor-piercing rounds in tests for an unidentified U.S. military...
U.S. Contacts Opposition For Delivery Libya Body Armour
Washington said it is consulting directly with the Libyan opposition and supporting its efforts through aid, including the delivery of body armour to Libya.
France...
British Body Armour Shortages Hurt Troops
British Armour Shortages Could Hurt Troops
The defense committee in the British House of Commons said Monday body armour shortages and in key protective items...
Competing Aviation Security Strategies Battle Born Prominence As Transport Security Expo...
Competing Aviation Security Tactics Battle Born Prominence As Security Exposition looms
London, 7 July 2011 - A significant and potentially damaging disconnect on aviation security...
New Army Body Armor Gives Better Protection
New Military Body Armor Gives Better Protection
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is lightening its soldiers' load with the introduction of lighter army body armor,...
Police Body Armour To Be Tested
Police Ballistic Armour To Be Tested
Police body armour issued to front line police officers is about to be tested to the point of destruction...
