Defenshield Partners with North American Specialty Glass to Offer Transparent Armor Solutions

May 29, 2008

SYRACUSE, N.Y. , May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Defenshield is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with North American Specialty Glass (NASG) -- a premier transparent armor supplier based in Trumbauersville, PA.

NASG's full line of flat armored glass products will be exclusively represented by Defenshield's team of bullet, blast and fragment resistant solutions experts. The partnership will allow Defenshield to offer additional transparent armor solutions to its military, law enforcement and government customers, particularly those with armored vehicle transparent armor needs.

"We've worked with NASG for many years as one of our key suppliers, and are impressed with the quality of their products and services. Their level of engineering expertise and on-site capabilities meets, and often exceeds, the requirements of Defenshield and our customers," said Collins White, President of Defenshield. "The combined resources of Defenshield's ballistic solutions expertise, and NASG's quality transparencies will provide tremendous value and opportunities for customers of both companies."

The NASG line of laminated transparent armor systems will be available through Defenshield's GSA Schedule (GS-07F-5660P) to all federal agencies and to state, local, and municipal law enforcement under the Justice Department 1122 program. Additional funding is available through the DHS Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP).

Defenshield Inc. is a veteran-owned, New York corporation manufacturing bullet, blast and fragment resistant products for the military, public security, homeland defense, and law enforcement. The Defenshield product line offers the highest level of security, defeating armor-piercing weaponry, assault and sniper rifles, as well as handgun and shotgun rounds. Uses include hostage negotiations, combat personnel protection, and the immediate establishment of security checkpoints whenever and wherever a higher level of personal protection is necessary. Non-ballistic products are also available for less-than-lethal environments such as corrections and crowd control. Learn more about Defenshield at www.defenshield.com.

NASG is a leading N.A. armored safety glass and security glass manufacturer located in Trumbauersville, PA , serving customers worldwide with high-performance transparency systems for architectural, armored vehicle, railway and other specialty end-use applications. Learn more about North American Specialty Glass at www.naspecialtyglass.com.

SOURCE Defenshield Inc.

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