Body Armor Information
Body Armor 101. Armor Holdings.
Guidelines to Purchasing Body Armor. Dupont.
Facts About Body Armor. BulletProofMe.
"How Body Armor Works". Howstuffworks.com.
Body Armor News.
Knowledge and news portal for body armor.
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Government Agencies and Body Armor
Body Armor Standards and Testing. National Institute of Justice.
Body Armor Overview. National Institute of Justice.
Office of Law Enforcement Standards. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. Personal Body Armor.
DOJ Special Report Body Armor Safety Initiative. A status report
to the Attorney General on Body Armor Safety Initiative Testing and
Activates (20 pgs Acrobat Reader file). March 11, 2004.
Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor (NIJ Standard - 0101.06). July 2008.
Selection and Application Guide to Personal Body Armor (NIJ Guide 100-01)
November 2001.
Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor (NIJ Standard - 0101.04)
November 2000.
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Body Armor Suppliers
SafeGuardArmor
Leading supplier of bullet proof vests in US and UK
Bullet Proof Vest
1925 Timberline Road, N19
Fort Collins,
Colorado
970-295-4847
info@safeguardarmor.com
BulletProof Body Armor HQ
Bullet Proof Vest
Tempe, AZ 85282
DiamondBack Tactical.
Body Armor. G T Distributors.
Body Armor. Quartermaster Uniform Manufacturing Company.
Chain
Mail Armor. Medieval style, wearable, replica armor and chain
mail.
K9 Storm Incorporated.
Tactical body armor that allows working dogs to work.
Inter-American Security Products, Inc.
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Body Armor Manufacturers
American Body
Armor. Armor Holdings.
Armor
Express.
BulletProof Body Armor HQ
Bullet Proof Vest
Tempe, AZ 85282
Bullet Proof ME
Body Armor.
CRAIG
International Ballistics. Armor Products.
Eagle Industries.
Engarde Body
Armor.
General Armour.
Paraclete Armor and Equipment, Inc.
Pinnacle Armor.
Point Blank Body
Armor, Inc.
Protective Products
International.
Safariland.
Security Pro USA. Body armor products.
Sentry Armor Systems.
Survival Armor.
U.S.
Armor.
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Online Resources on Body Armor
The science associated with the use of a
bullet proof vest is complex. A lot of research has gone into
developing better and better techniques of stopping a bullet. Some of this
information is proprietary and some of it is public knowledge available
online.
Ballistic Fashion. dr karl and abc.net Science.
Body Armor for IED Information Research Center.
Body Armor Problems. A forum on body armor by Officer.com.
Different Kinds of Body Armor.
Guest article by SafeGuard Armor.
"How Body Armour Works". Craig International Ballistics.
Kevlar.
Dupont.
Body Armor Information. Fort Liberty.
Protective Equipment and Body Armour. Azom.com - The A to Z of
Materials.
Zylon Body Armor Technical Information. PoliceOne.com.
Police Body Armor Resource Page. PoliceOne.com.
Bulletproof
Vest Partnership. Body Safety Armor Initiative.
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MAR-CIRAS
Body Armor.
Eagle Industries MAR-CIRAS Body Armor.
Body armor for maritime use, allows the end user to jettison the armor
rapidly.
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Interceptor Body Armor.
"Interceptor Body Armor". From Wikipedia. The Free
Encyclopedia.
Interceptor Body Armor. Answers.com.
"Interceptor Body Armor". GlobalSecurity.org.
U.S. Military Interceptor Body Armor. Olive-Drab.
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Older Styles of Military Body Armor.
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops Vest (PASGT Vest).
Wikipedia and Answers.com.
PASGT Body Armor, Fragmentation Protective Vest. Olive-Drab.
Vietnam Era Body Armor. Olive-Drab.
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History of Body Armor.
A Brief
History of Armour. Artofchainmail.com.
"Body Armor . . . A Historical Perspective". By Major James P.
Carothers, USMC. 1988.
History of Body Armor. Leon Uniform Company.
History of Body Armor and Bullet Proof Vests. About.com.
Historical Clothing Realm. Medieval, Roman, and Greek body armor
for sale.
Quick History of Body Armor / Bullet Proof Vests. Inter-American
Security Products, Inc.
Personal Profile of Stephanie L. Kwolek. Researcher of the
synthetic fibers used in body armor. Chemical Heritage.
Soft
Body Armour - History and Useful Information. Safecity.com.
