Twaron and Kevlar are brand names for aramid fibres, which are strong as steel yet much lighter. They are used to make bulletproof vests, strong ropes, and high-performance car tires, for example ...

Major players in the bulletprrof vest market are Wenzhou Start Co Ltd, VestGuard UK, U. S. Armor Corporation, Point blank enterprise, MKU Limited, MARS Armor, Infidel Body Armor, Honeywell ...

Former police officer Brian Murphy was shot 15 times at the Sikh temple massacre in Wisconsin in 2012. Now he works for Michigan-based Armor Express and sells the same brand of bulletproof vest ...

Nearly 3,000 Los Angeles police officers and tens of thousands of cops across the country are wearing bulletproof vests that might not be bulletproof. The manufacturer, Second Chance Body Armor ...

The NYPD is getting new bulletproof vests, specially designed for New York’s Finest with overlapping ballistic panels that can withstand shots from powerful .44-caliber weapons, authorities s… ...

The nation's largest manufacturer of bulletproof vests for police was accused in a lawsuit brought by Pennsylvania's attorney general Tuesday of failing to disclose for years that the material in ...

A new initiative of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will help police departments buy bulletproof vests, filling in a gap as funds from the federal government dry up.

Detective Brian Simonsen had no bulletproof vest when he was killed last month. Though detectives are required to don vests during arrests, they are sometimes caught off guard.

Chicago police officers receive new bulletproof vests 00:44. CHICAGO (CBS) - Chicago police officers are getting brand new bulletproof vests on Wednesday. The 500 vests were handed out at an event ...