American Defense Systems, Inc. (ADSI) Produces Mobile Ballistic Protective Glass Shield for the NYPD's Forensic Investigations Division Firearms Analysis Section.HICKSVILLE, N.Y. -- American Defense Systems, Inc. (ADSI (Active Directory Services Interface) A programming interface from Microsoft for accessing the Microsoft Active Directory (Windows 2000), the directory within Exchange and other directories via providers. ) has just completed an indigenously-designed and manufactured Mobile Ballistic Protective Glass Shield for the NYPD's Forensic Investigations Division Firearms Analysis Section. The shield, six feet high and two-and-a-half feet wide, is to be used by detectives testing firearms that have been used in the commission of criminal acts; the NYPD NYPD New York City Police Department (since 1845; New York City, NY, USA) NYPD New York Play Development , the nation's largest police force, seizes thousands of firearms each year, many of which are unstable and dangerous to handle. Several detectives had been seriously injured when testing these weapons, prompting the NYPD to seek ADSI's transparent armor design expertise to design and produce a shield that could protect an operator from stray rounds "Stray Rounds" is the ninth episode of the second season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Tim Van Patten. It originally aired on July 27, 2003. and ricochets. The shield can be raised or lowered utilizing hand levers to provide maximum ballistic protection; set on wheels, the shield is also completely mobile. The glass shield provides protection against Level IV ballistic threats even though it weighs in at under 400 lbs. "The shield allows us to work in absolute safety even when testing rifles up to a .308 caliber," one of the detectives commented, the glass provides us with perfect visibility and the shield guarantees our protection." ADSI is currently examining expanded uses for the shield, including tactical applications for SWAT teams First developed in the 1960s by local law enforcement agencies, Special Weapons and Tactics units, or SWAT teams, have become common in police departments throughout the United States. and hostage-negotiators and dignitary protection When the US Government determines that a visiting dignitary needs protection while visiting the United States, these services are most often provided by either the United States Secret Service or the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service. services. ADSI is a global leader and innovator in the design, manufacture and installation of transparent armor, security doors, windows and curtain wall curtain wall Nonbearing wall of glass, metal, or masonry attached to a building's exterior structural frame. After World War II, low energy costs gave impetus to the concept of the tall building as a glass prism, an idea originally put forth by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies systems, armor and blast-resistant glass capabilities that have been used by U.S. military forces overseas to protect against IEDs and vehicle-borne explosive devices, as well by government and corporate institutions in the United States to protect against terrorist threats. Certain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of American Defense Systems, Inc. to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. http://www.americandefensesystems.net |
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