DHB Industries Inc., operating principally in the growing field of body armour, has announced that although it remains confident in the safety and performance of its body armour products containing Zylon, it has discontinued the use of Zylon in its bullet resistant products on August 24, 2005.

The Company has ceased production of all Zylon-containing bullet resistant products due to the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) decision to revoke the NIJ's previously issued certifications of all vests containing Zylon in the marketplace. The Company also announced that it will be implementing a Voluntary Replacement Program to assist its customers who presently have non NIJ-compliant Zylon body armour.

"We will diligently work with our customers to address these issues. Officer safety is and will remain our number one priority," stated General (Ret.) Larry Ellis, DHB's President. "It is our intent to work with the law enforcement community to supply them with replacement vests as rapidly as possible."