Armor Universe
The armor industry.
Mapped.
1,152 companies, with their certified models, patents and owners on record.
One map, built from the public record.
The first one-page read is free.
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Counted from the live map on 2026-10-08 · 261 companies added in the last 30 days1
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See what's inside ›1,152 companies in 61 countries.
One map.- Personnel armor 489
- Materials and supply 200
- Vehicle armor 182
- Architectural armor 104
- Transparent armor 81
- Helmets and shields 55
- Maritime armor 21
- Aerospace armor 20
4,585 certified models,
each tied to its maker.4,845 documents,
straight from the makers.3,038 source links,
sorted by where they point.728 dated changes in 30 days.
It keeps growing.
What's inside
Eleven kinds of record.
One map.
Makers, converters and the suppliers behind them, from personnel armor to aerospace. Counted live, every time the map is rebuilt. The names, figures and documents behind every number come with a licence.
Companies, mapped.1
Makers, converters and material suppliers in 61 countries. Each with its segment, location and source links.
Certified models.8
Every model on the federal body-armor compliance lists, tied to its maker. 2,597 active today.
Decision-makers.1
The person who runs or decides at each company, with title.
Maker documents.9
Published by the makers themselves, linked to 198 specific models.
Contract prices.10
What public agencies pay, line by line, for 195 models.
Owners on record.3
Owner or investor, with full parent chains for 39.
Patent filings.4
Joined to their company. Plus 407 constructions quoted from the patents themselves.
Catalog products.9
Read from 534 makers' own stores: what each one actually sells, line by line.
Chemistry disclosures.6
What each plant reports using, and in what role, from mandatory environmental filings. For a supplier: which plants already run your chemistry.
Filings, papers, permits, dockets.6
594 securities filings, 199 research papers, 123 permits and 45 court dockets, each checked to belong to its company.
Dated changes.5
Every addition and correction since 2026-08-07. 728 in the last 30 days.
Your question, answered.
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One record
What a licence opens.
The shape of a single company record. Every value is withheld here.
How it's checked
Built so it can't quietly be wrong.
Checks the system runs on itself. Each one is a test that has to pass, not a promise.
See it for yourself
Ask us to prove any record.
Pick a company. Every source on its record is fetched again in front of you, and a source only counts if it also rejects a made-up word and a made-up company.
Latest run, 2026-10-08: 35 of 35 sources proved, across 12 records spread over the map.11
Pick a record ›A record carries a link to the public source it came from, and an independent check confirms the source supports it.2
When a record was found and when it was last checked are kept apart, so an old research date can never pass as a fresh check.2
If a source can't be reached the record says so. It is never reported as “nothing found”.7
When a source returns a capped list, the system notices instead of treating it as complete.7
Automation cannot create a company or overwrite a reviewed record. Anything unconfirmed is held back, not dropped.7
Every addition and correction is logged with its date: 1,272 so far.5
Who it's for.
Ask about your lane ›Materials suppliers
Get your material specified in more armor.
You grow when an armor maker writes your material into its design. The map shows where that has already happened, and where a competitor was chosen instead.
- 407 armor constructions quoted from 113 patents, with the materials each one names4
- The maker behind each one, with its owner where the record names one3
- New filings and new makers as they reach the public record5
Sponsors and acquirers
Find the right add-on before anyone else does.
Your return depends on seeing the company early and knowing what you are buying before you bid.
- 1,152 companies by segment and country, with owners on record for 2321
- Certified models with their status: 2,597 of 4,585 still active8
- 261 companies added to the map in the last 30 days5
R&D and IP teams
Know what has been built before you build.
Your job is to design what comes next, not to repeat what someone has already patented.
- 1,847 patent filings joined to the companies that hold them4
- 407 constructions quoted word for word from the patents4
- Input for freedom-to-operate work by your counsel
A one-page read.
A short read on one question, counted from public records and naming no company. The detail behind it, company by company, comes with a licence.
Ask one on your questionUHMWPE in published armor constructions
- 56 published armor patents name UHMWPE in a construction4
- They come from 20 companies4
- 11 were filed in 2024 or later4
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A fixed piece of work against one thesis or one material: the named companies, ranked, with owners and supply position.
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