Bourque Industries Delivers First Kryron Armor Order to Collier County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department
20 September 2011 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
Ten years of hard work, dedication, and innovation comes to
fruition today for John M. Bourque, inventor of the revolutionary
metal alloy Kryron, and Kryron Terminator Armor Systems. His
company, Bourque Industries, Inc. (OTC:BORK), today announced the
delivery of the Company's first ballistic armor order to the
Collier County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department.
Founder and CEO John M. Bourque poses
with Commander Bob Lewis of the Collier County Sheriff's Department
at a Kryron armor demonstration at FT Bragg, NC. Lewis is not a
paid endorser of Bourque Industries. (Photo: Business Wire)
The order was for eight Terminator Level III stand-alone frontal
assault plates for the Naples, Fla. area department's SWAT team for
a total order value of $6,000. The Collier County Sheriff's Office
also indicated that its supply of existing tactical armor will be
replaced with Kryron Terminator armor as needed, and that the
Sheriff's Office intends to purchase Terminator armor as an
agency-wide enhancement to the current soft-armor system to
maximize officer safety.
The Terminator Level III system, which is in the process of
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) testing, far exceeds the
capability of current Level III armor, consistently outperforming
ballistic standards for durability and multi-impact protection. The
Level III standalone system has repeatedly defeated more than 100
rounds, including high-power rifle fire, without penetration in
recent public demonstrations for military and law enforcement
across the country.
The Terminator armor system eliminates the dual problems of
bullet ricochet and armor spall, where fragments of bullets or
armor fly outward causing damage after impact. Ricochet and spall
account for a significant percentage of injuries sustained from
bullet impacts on hard body armor.
“We are honored to be the first law enforcement agency to wear
Kryron Terminator armor,” said Bob Lewis, Commander of the Special
Operations Group at the Collier County Sheriff's Office and a
member of the National Tactical Officers Association advisory
board.
Lewis said that he didn't see any need to wait for final NIJ
certification before purchasing Terminator armor for his SWAT
operatives.
“I have shot this armor myself many hundreds of times, and I can
tell you without a doubt that this is the best personal body armor
on the planet,” said Lewis. “I am convinced that when law
enforcement across the country adopts Terminator armor, lives will
be saved.”
“This is a landmark day for Bourque Industries,” said John M.
Bourque, inventor of Kryron and CEO of Bourque. “It's especially
fitting that the first order would go to the Collier County
Sheriff's Department and Bob Lewis as he is nationally recognized
as an authority on ballistics and armor.”
About Bourque and Kryron
Bourque Industries, Inc. is a publicly-traded company (OTC:
BORK) based in Tucson, Ariz. Bourque is the exclusive distributor
of all Kryron-based technologies.
Ten years ago, John M. Bourque's innovative and iconoclastic
thinking inspired a new vision: To deliver a 21st century
protective armor material that meets the critical needs of elite
first-response teams and high-speed operators at a pinnacle level
of protection, performance and innovation. The result: Kryron
Terminator Armor Systems.
Terminator armor represents Bourque Industries' continued
pursuit of delivering the most technically advanced, innovative and
lightweight products that meet the life-saving needs of America's
warfighters and law enforcement officers.
Kryron is a patented, state-of-the-art aluminum alloy and the
optimal material for protective ballistic armor plates. Compared to
industry-standard personal protection ceramic plates, Kryron
Terminator armor is lighter, far more durable, and eliminates spall
and ricochet.
Bourque Industries, Kryron, and Terminator armor are trademarks
of Bourque Industries.
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