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Body Armor Reviews

Body Armor Reviews

Hardwire is the best. Lightest Thinnest Strongest Don't take our word for it. Here's what our customers have to say about our products.
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Hardwire Armor Saves Deputy

Hardwire Armor Saves Deputy

Deputy Chitwood of Clay County, TX Sheriff's Office was saved by his Hardwire armor after being shot during a traffic stop. Video shows live footage of the Sheriff and his Deputy in the hospital confirming Deputy Chitwood was ok and the bruise he received.
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NIJ Compliant vs. Certified Body Armor

NIJ Compliant vs. Certified Body Armor

When reading about body armor specs, companies use labels like NIJ Compliant and NIJ Certified when referencing armor threat level and efficacy. We would like to clear up what these terms mean, explain the difference, and show you a list of our NIJ certified armor. 
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Soft Body Armor Panels Level 3A

Who Has The Best Soft Body Armor?

Quick & BEST Answer: Hardwire LLC is the Best Soft Body Armor The Best for THE BEST To be chosen to protect our armed forces is an honor and a...
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Hardwire LLC armors boat for Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Ballistic Armor for Boats: BLOWING IT OUT OF THE WATER

Maryland's Dept. Natural Resources Police Chose Hardwire to innovate an armor solution for their patrol boat. 

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Safariland® Announces New Hardwire® Armor Packages

Safariland® Announces New Hardwire® Armor Packages

A leading global provider of safety products designed for the public safety, military, professional and outdoor markets, announced today the next generation of Hardwire Ballistic Panels. Hardwire optimizes the strength of compressed Dyneema fibers to create the thinnest and lightest level II and level IIIA body armor.
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First Look: Safariland Partners with Hardwire Ballistic Panels

First Look: Safariland Partners with Hardwire Ballistic Panels

Safariland is rolling out the next generation of Hardwire ballistic panels, which use the strength of compressed Dyneema fibers to create the thinnest and lightest level II and IIIA ballistic panels...
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DRBA Police Department Welcomes Donation Of Face Shields

DRBA Police Department Welcomes Donation Of Face Shields

Cummings’ fundraising campaign, which can be found here, has raised more than $8,000 to purchase and distribute PPE to law enforcement professionals in Delaware. Cummings is coordinating with Hardwire LLC,...
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Hardwire & Assateague Island Alliance Donate to Assateague Island National Park Rangers

OCEAN CITY, MD- With a partnership between Hardwire, LLC and Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the National Park Service (NPS) will have an additional layer of bulletproof protection when on duty....
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Body Armor: Lightweight & More Protection

Hardwire was featured in Officer Brendan Rodela's article in the LET Magazine this month for our lightweight hard armor plates. Rodela specifically wrote about our Standard Multi Curve Plate that weights only...
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Hardwire Provides Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police with Boat Armor

Pocomoke, MD – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police will be safer on the water with their new ballistic boat armor to protect them. Hardwire designed and provided the...
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WATCH FOX46 WJZY: Bulletproof products advertised to stop an AR-15 are put to the test

JULIAN, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) - FOX 46 is putting armor advertised to stop an AR-15 to the test. The station planned a follow-up to our previous test on Friday, May 18. What...
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Keeping Schools Safe: Special Report Police Magazine

Special Report: Keeping Schools Safe from Police Magazine. Building Police-School Relationships POLICE Survey: How Would You Make Schools Safer? You Have to Go In Crowd Control Tactical Medical Response Staging...
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Hardwire Ballistic Window Inserts Stay Perfectly Intact During Full Airbag Deployment Crash

(image: abc7 NY) Three police officers racing to the scene of a dispute between a knife-wielding tenant and his landlord struck a utility pole with their Hardwire armored patrol car....
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Hardwire Vehicle Armor

Philly PD unveils Hardwire's Bulletproof Windows and Door Armor on Patrol Cars

Hardwire's vehicle armor products are now protecting yet another major city with their innovative design and superior technology derived from advanced military applications. Click the video above to see more. 
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Made On Delmarva: Hardwire

  Hardwire's feature on 47 ABC's Made On Delmarva POCOMOKE CITY, Md. - A little bit of protection in the right place, can help subtract bullets from the equation.  
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Maryland State Police to pilot “B-Kit” Door Armor

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, June 5, 2017 – Together with Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel William Pallozzi, Hardwire, LLC announces that its Police Vehicle “B-Kit” Door Armor is...
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MSP, Hardwire Eye Pilot Program On Vehicle Door Armor

BERLIN – The Maryland State Police (MSP) has entered into a pilot program with Hardwire LLC to use the company’s Police Vehicle B-Kit door armor on a select number of police vehicles.

On Monday, Gov. Larry Hogan, MSP Superintendent Colonel William Pallozzi and Hardwire announced that some state police vehicles will be outfitted with bulletproof panels made in Pocomoke.

This will be the latest venture for the Pocomoke-based company, which manufactures protective gear for various agencies around the country.

Emily Tunis, president of Hardwire, said the door armor provides discrete exterior protection for state troopers.

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Pocomoke's Hardwire creates ballistic armor for state police vehicles

A pilot program between the Maryland State Police and a Pocomoke City armor manufacturer is aiming to provide another layer of protection for state troopers.

Hardwire LLC, in conjunction with Gov. Larry Hogan and the state police, announced Monday, June 5 a pilot initiative to test its “Police Vehicle ‘B-Kit’ Door Armor,” on state law enforcement vehicles.

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NYPD, mayor show off bulletproof glass for patrol cars

Article taken from: amny.com   The NYPD convened Tuesday what the commissioner called a “show and tell” of bullet-resistant glass and doors to be installed on more than 3,800 patrol...
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WATCH: Mayor De Blasio & Police Commissioner O’Neill Update New Yorkers From NYPD Firearms & Tactics Range In The Bronx

http://nypdnews.com/2017/01/watch-mayor-de-blasio-police-commissioner-oneill-update-new-yorkers-from-nypd-firearms-tactics-range-in-the-bronx/  
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NYPD to install bulletproof windows in all patrol cars

Article taken from nypost.com    Image: Chad Rachman   The de Blasio administration is planning to spend $10.4 million to outfit all NYPD patrol cars with bullet-resistant window inserts, according...
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Innovative ballistic protection products on display at SHOT Show 2017

Taken from Policeone.com. Full article available here. I went to see Keith Fahl at Safariland to talk about some of the new innovations in ballistic panels. He was handing me panels...
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Hardwire Soft Armor is the Lightest in the World

                          Hardwire's new soft armor is a combination of perfectly interlaced multi-functional fibers and game-changing polymer technology. Made...
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2016 Champions of Maryland Manufacturing

  Hardwire, LLC recognized as Champion of Manufacturing in the State of Maryland. George Tunis exemplifies "Increasing Growth Through Visionary Leadership" as George started Hardwire in 2000. For years, Hardwire...
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Press Release: VPD Receives Public Safety Excellence Award

  PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: 11/28/2016 4:30 p.m.  Valdez, AK – The Valdez Police Department ALICE program received the Alaska Municipal League’s annual Public Safety Award of Excellence during...
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Honoring All who served. Thank you Veterans.

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Active shooter training includes Hardwire Bulletproof Whiteboards

Hardwire Bulletproof Whiteboards are featured in the city of Valdez Alaska active shooter training video. The VPD ALICE is a promotional developed by Seed Media for the Valdez Police Department

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'Active shooter' incidents on the rise

The number of incidents in which a shooter opens fire on a crowd of people more than doubled over the past seven years compared with the previous seven, the FBI found in a study made public Wednesday.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation analyzed 160 "active shooter" incidents from 2000 through 2013 to look for common elements that might guide law enforcement officers in preventing the shootings or responding more effectively.

The study found an average of six incidents per year from 2000 through 2006. The number rose to 16 incidents annually in the past seven years.

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Transparent Armor Window Insert - NIJ 3A Ballistic Protection

This custom-designed piece of transparent armor seamlessly covers an existing window in a police car door, providing ballistic protection for the officer inside. Ballistic Protection Level: Certified to NIJ Level 3A (NIJ 0108.01); protects against handgun and shotgun ammunition up to .44 magnum. Provides protection for the officer’s head and neck, especially in his blind spot where a perpetrator could approach the vehicle.
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Clear Coverage

Hardwire LLC has long been in the business of armoring vehicles for the U.S. armed forces abroad, and as a natural revolution has developed armor products for American law enforcement. But it was the Brooklyn ambush of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in their cruiser last year that inspired CEO George Tunis and his partners to develop the company's newest ballistic product, the Transparent Armor Window Insert.
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Police Magazine features Armor Windown Insert

Hardwire LLC has long been in the business of armoring vehicles for the U.S. armed forces abroad, and as a natural revolution has developed armor products for American law enforcement. But it was the Brooklyn ambush of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in their cruiser last year that inspired CEO George Tunis and his partners to develop the company's newest ballistic product, the Transparent Armor Window Insert.
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Fmr. student sought in N.C. community college shooting

GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- A campus employee was killed Monday morning after a shooting on the campus of Wayne County Community College in Goldsboro, N.C., and police are searching for a former student they've identified as a person of interest, officials said.
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