Hawk Protection's ongoing research and development ensures that only the highest quality and most reliable raw materials are used, ensuring that at each stage of assembly and manufacturing and testing, rigerous quality controls are met. These incluse the use of modern technologies supported by rigerous examination by experienced fabric manufacturing experts. All vests in the Hawk "Protection Force" range are manufactured and finished to ISO9001:2000, the highest quality standard in industry today.

Above: Machine used to test the resistance of armor material. Below: The blades and spikes used in the machine.

Once a vest design has been researched and developed and prototypes prepared, they are sent for certification through the National Institute of Justice in the US, and to the Police Scientific Development Branch in the UK where they are subjected to rigerous testing by the NIJ (US) and PSDB (UK) and also by independant labratories in the United States and the European Economic Community.

A small sample of the various styles of armor carriers which armors can be fitted into.

Our certified armors can be fitted into any of the wide range of tactical, overt, undercover or concealed body armor carriers manufactured by Hawk Protection Inc.

HAWK manufacturing plant where equipment can be produce to match the exact requirements of the client.

On receipt of an order, the customers exact specification is determained and Hawk Protections personal protection experts create the finished product.