Colorado collecting surplus body armor, ballistic helmets to ship to Ukraine

As of March 15, the Colorado Department of Public Safety and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs collected more than 1,000 ballistic helmets and almost 840 complete sets of surplus body armor from more than 25 local law enforcement agencies.To get more news about green bulletproof vest, you can visit bulletproofboxs.com official website.

DENVER — Law enforcement agencies in Colorado can aid Ukrainians in the war with Russia by donating surplus body armor and ballistic helmets to be sent overseas.The Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) and Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) announced the effort on Wednesday, when Gov. Jared Polis sent a letter to the law enforcement community.

As of Tuesday, the United Nations said more than 2 million people have fled Ukraine following Russia's invasion, which started on Feb. 24.

Polis said the donations will help save the lives of Ukrainians fighting for their country's survival.We have surplus body armor sitting on shelves, and we know that it can urgently be used to help stop Putin and save Ukraine,” Polis said.

Only law enforcement can donate materials — not the general public — to ensure the materials meet safety standards and are in serviceable condition.

The Indian Army has released an RfI for 80,000 ballistic helmets with 50% indigenous content. It is a requirement that the helmet weighing less than 2kg should incorporate tactical rails and night vision mounts. An infantry official said this ‘is a step in the right direction'.

The requirement is for lightweight materials to stop high-speed blast fragments and armour-piercing 7.62 x 39mm bullets from a distance of 10m.

An expert said, ‘Weight-to-protection ratio is not the only factor in brain injuries. Blunt force trauma and pressure dispersion are enormous challenges while designing these helmets.’