The International Personal Armour Committee (IPAC) is proud to announce the 17th edition of the *Personal Armour Systems ...

Uplift360 uses chemical technology to improve the circular economy in the defense sector through focus on recycling aramids.

The 100% recycled material BDCS uses is up to date for the ballistic parts, focusing on the key innovation in the quality of the clothing. “It’s a completely new system, not only for the ballistic ...

Law enforcement agencies purchase body armor to protect the lives of their officers. It is important that officers understand the proper usage and care of this equipment in order to ensure its ...

How Does Bulletproof Fabric Stop Bullets? Body armor is comprised of very strong non-woven and/or woven ballistic fibers. The ballistic material will stop a bullet similar to how a net will stop a ...

We are thrilled to announce the long-listed nominees for the Body Armor Innovation Awards 2024! These companies are at the forefront of body armor technology, pushing the boundaries of innovation to ...

Material Science and the Life Cycle of Body Armor Rifle-rated body armor, such as ceramic plates, typically has an expected lifespan of 5-10 years depending on environmental conditions, usage, and ...

The latest type of armor the U.S. Army considers is not at all what you would expect. It’s not some tough new chemical composition or porcelain to replace Aramid. It’s actually spider silk. Body armor ...

After much anticipation, we are delighted to publish the second chapter of guest writer Jake Ganor’s spectacular series Ancient Composite Armor. Armor made from paper may seem improbable, yet it was a ...

explains Fairfield. When visualising Point Blank’s innovative layering system, you can imagine laying out a deck of cards in a flat, overlapping pattern. Then this pattern is covered with another deck ...

”We use 3D printing now for two reasons. One is we use it for production, for non-ballistic applications, supporting all parts of a ballistic application. But we’re also looking into more development, ...

This “Trident Series” panel – made up of 14 layers of Microflex, apparently unquilted, with taped edges to hold its layers in place – is only spike-rated, and carries no knife rating. Against the ...