Prisons guards get armour, batons and pepper spray
Posted on June 25, 2009 - Filed Under Body Armor | Leave a Comment
Prison guards are to receive body armour, batons, pepper spray and communication classes to help them deal with the “most difficult and dangerous people”, Corrections Minister Judith Collins says.
They will receive increased tactical communications training and more personal protective equipment, to help keep themselves safe.
Major assaults were rare but “low-level assaults” happen “almost every day” in prisons, Ms Collins said.
“The safety of staff and the public is my No 1 priority.”
Up to 3500 staff will receive an extra three days of training.
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Overview of Ballistic vests / bullet proof vests
Posted on June 22, 2009 - Filed Under Ballistic Helmet | Leave a Comment
Ballistic vests use layers of very strong fiber to “catch” and deform a bullet and spread its force over a larger portion of the vest fiber. A deformable handgun bullet mushrooms into a dished plate on impact with a well designed textile vest. The vest absorbs the energy from the deforming bullet, bringing it to a stop before it can penetrate the overall matrix. Some layers may be penetrated but as the bullet deforms, the energy is absorbed by a larger and larger fiber area.
While a vest can prevent bullet penetration, the vest and wearer still absorb the bullet’s energy. Even without penetration, modern pistol bull
Selecting the Right Bullet Proof Vest
Posted on June 19, 2009 - Filed Under Ballistic Helmet | Leave a Comment
If you are going to combat, it is important to select the right body armor. If you are an officer going to duty it is also important to select the right body armor. There are hundreds of companies that promote having the best quality or the best armor for your protection. You have to conduct an intensive and thorough search. Because having the right armor is key when you are faced in front of the enemy. Learning the history of a bullet proof vest is important.
A bullet proof vest is made to protect your body. A bullet proof vest is a ballistic vest that is worn under or on top of your clothing to protect you from impact from gun-fire
Taipei technology exhibit to be held in mid-August
Posted on June 18, 2009 - Filed Under ballistic vest | Leave a Comment
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition, or TADTE, will be held from Aug. 13 to 16, with organizer, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), heralding the show as the perfect marketing platform. According to TAITRA, the biennial event is normally staged at the Taipei World Trade Center, but this year it’s being expanded to cover more than 50,000 square meters at both TWTC Hall One as well as the Songshan Air Force Base.
“This rarely open base is expected to welcome more than 20,000 trade visitors to scout out the nation’s military muscle in top notch ground equipmen
Bullet-Proof Vest
Posted on June 16, 2009 - Filed Under Ballistic Helmet | Leave a Comment
The union representing security guards at the Holocaust museum in Washington had been fighting for bullet-proof vests, but the company hadn’t issued them at the time of Wednesday’s deadly shooting.
One guard was killed when a lone white supremacist gunman burst into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and opened fire.
The guard wasn’t wearing a protective vest when the gunman shot him.
The Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America said the union lobbied security contractor Wackenhut Services Inc. for protective vests during contract negotiations two years ago, but the company-bought vests weren&#
sporting a new body armor
Posted on June 15, 2009 - Filed Under Body Armor | Leave a Comment
Sunday dynamis came and I was selected to go with the dynamis tav. group (others went to sandy after the 18 person limit for tav was reached). 2 I think of the blms in my pty died shortly after entering while fighting the nightmare bugard (think it did a bad AoE that got them). After we killed the bugard, antlion, and worm I think we began killing hydras. We killed some bees too in between hydras and I think one bee droped a -1 blu and -1 rdm legs. I did not declare -1 rdm legs since they were kinda meh. The wife of the leader opted to drop some points on them since she had so many stored (she does have much left to spend them on
body armor firm buys helmet technology
Posted on June 14, 2009 - Filed Under Body Armor | Leave a Comment
body armor,In other news today, Ceradyne again cut its 2009 earnings forecast to 70 cents a share, down from $1.60 projected in April. The company blamed economic weakness and fewer-than-expected shipments of armor. The Diaphorm acquisition is not expected to materially affect Ceradyne’s profits this year, Ceradyne said.
Ceradyne said its strategy in the new acquisition is to use its successful track record in combat armor production to make Diaphorm’s proprietary helmet-forming technology into world-class enhanced combat helmets. The goal is to combine increased levels of protection, high-volume repeatable manufacturing and on-t
Selecting the Right Bullet Proof Vest
Posted on June 12, 2009 - Filed Under ballistic vest | Leave a Comment
If your going to combat, it is important to select the right body armor. If your an officer going to duty it is also important to select the right body armor. There are hundreds of companies that promote having the best quality or the best armor for your protection. You have to conduct an intensive and thorough search. Because having the right armor is key when you are faced in front of the enemy. Learning the history of a bullet proof vest is important.
A bullet proof vest is made to protect your body. A bullet proof vest is a ballistic vest that is worn under or on top of your clothing to protect you from impact from gun-fired pro
bullet-proof vest
Posted on June 3, 2009 - Filed Under ballistic vest | Leave a Comment
Jack Martin has been working in Haskell for 15 years as the department’s only reserve officer and the only officer without a bullet-proof vest. That was until Monday when he received one as a donation. “I’m tickled to death,” Martin told Tulsa police Capt. Travis Yates. Yates presented Martin with a used vest donated by an Alabama police department in the “Vests for Life” program, sponsored by Ten-Four Ministries, a law enforcement spiritual organization. Haskell’s seven full-time police officers already have vests. Martin’s wife, Joyce, was even more pleased. “I think it is fantastic,” she said, “he’s out there putting his lif
Bullet-proof garments
Posted on June 2, 2009 - Filed Under Bullet Proof | Leave a Comment
Bullet-proof garments can be fashionable too Bullet-proof jackets were always bulky and ugly, to be worn more for security concerns than sartorial pleasure. Hence, it is hot to sell customised bullet-proof wearables. The collection comprises a smart turquoise polo tee, a trendy black bandhgala, a beige Nehru jacket with silk inners and a two-piece deep blue suit that promises to help the wearer face the crack of a gun with style and a reassuring lining of body armour.