The risks in today's world call for products that help protect the lives of private citizens, law enforcement officers and military personnel. Our products and systems are used domestically and internationally by military, law enforcement, security and corrections personnel, as well as government agencies, multinational corporations and individuals. With more than 50 years of manufacturing expertise, Individual Protection Systems combines the Protection Systems and Safariland™ groups under one division, providing a wide-range of resources to produce the highest quality protective and safety products available today. Our expertise includes best-in-class customer service and product development from concept to prototyping and testing to ramp-up production and aftermarket support.
Our advanced materials science expertise aids in body armor development for individual soldiers and law enforcement as well as composite armor and seating systems for aircraft and vehicles. As an integral part of the armor development process, our in-house processes include ballistic, dynamic, static and materials testing. Our facilities include ballistic testing labs for government agencies, military, civilian and law enforcement customers. Additionally, our testing facilities are equipped with indoor and outdoor drop towers, a horizontal sled, full-scale impact testing and high speed video and photography to provide clear and precise documentation of tests. Individual Protection Systems is approved for qualification testing of armor products by the United State Department of Defense (DoD) and is conducted in accordance with MIL Spec or National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standards. In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accepts development and certification testing from our aerospace testing facility.
Our primary focus includes:
- Design
- Modeling and Simulation
- Safety and survivability analysis
- Rapid Prototyping
- Armor development
- Ballistic testing
- Systems integration
Brands under the Safariland™ umbrella of Individual Protection Systems are marketed under brand names that have been well established in the military and law enforcement communities for more than half a century. Safariland™ has approximately 1,700 employees in five manufacturing facilities throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Mexico. Safariland™ also provides services through its Safariland™ Training Group, providing advanced firearms instruction and training on the use of its broad array of less-lethal products. Safariland™ products and services are offered through a network of more than 500 distributors and agents internationally.
