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Marked Safe from Tariffs: Spartan Armor Systems Keeps Prices Stable One of our Spartan Armor team members pointed out a recent update he received from a U.S.-based meat company. It’s no surprise that our people would be on that kind of email list. The update was about tariffs, which have been a hot-button issue in the news lately. What are tariffs? What purpose do they serve? How will they affect the local and global economies? We’ll get to those questions in just a minut …

Real-World Experience West Virginia State Trooper, Abraham Bean, was shot four times at close range. At the time, Trooper Bean was wearing a Spartan Armor Systems Executive Protection Shirt that contained Spartan Armor Flex Fused Core™ Level IIIA body armor panels. Though terribly wounded, Trooper Bean survived the assault. Below is a brief account of the incident told by his father Brian Bean to Todd Meeks, president of Spartan Armor Systems, through email.   “My na …

Ceramic Body Armor Made in the USA: Spartan Armor Celebrates 13,000-plus Sold Americans love celebrating a good milestone. We look fondly at the 1980 US hockey team scoring two goals in the third period to upset the Soviet Union in what became known as the Miracle on Ice. We remember Rickey Henderson stealing 130 Bases in 1982. We praise the landmark Heller decision the US Supreme Court issued in 2008.   Arizona celebrated its centennial in 2012, marking it becoming the 48th …

In 2015 the EPA issued a Notice of Violation of the Clean Air Act to the respected auto manufacturer Volkswagen. The EPA alleged that Volkswagen installed software in many of its diesel vehicles to circumvent EPA emissions standards. The deception eventually led to Volkswagen pleading guilty to three criminal felony counts and entering into a multi-billion-dollar settlement. The biggest problem with cases like these is not that they hurt a single company; it's that they tarnish the …

Everybody's feeling it. You could cut the tension in the 2024 atmosphere with a knife. Whether it's military threats from world superpowers, a polarizing election season here at home, the potential for technological failures, or the lingering effects of COVID-19, it feels like we're sitting on a powder keg. At Spartan Armor, we don't sensationalize these things or try to scare you. However, reflecting on lessons learned from the past is crucial to set ourselves up for a secure futu …