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ISBI ARMOR INC.
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isbi.us
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Private
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1993
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ISBI Armor Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned US ballistic armor manufacturer founded in 1993 by CEO John Murphy, headquartered in Rhode Island (USA) with a regional office in Bogotá, Colombia and operations spanning the USA, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, the Philippines, and Spain. The company designs and manufactures ballistic glass, armored vehicle solutions, and protective equipment for law enforcement, military, civilian VIP, cash-in-transit, and aircraft end-markets. Core products include patented return fire door glass for police patrol vehicles, UL 752 Level 10 MRAP glass replacements, complete armored vehicles (SWAT trucks, APCs, MRAPs, police riot vehicles, water cannon vehicles), Grafnima composite material shields, and the CyberTruck armored glass consumer product line launching March 2026.

The company's underlying technology relies on lamination and autoclave processing of advanced composite materials including DuPont Kevlar, Silicon Carbide ceramic tiles, and UHMWPE reinforced with Graphene (marketed as Grafnima). ISBI holds multiple patents covering return fire glass architecture, air chamber glass (2006), and one-way transparent glass armor. Manufacturing is ISO 9001 certified (for locomotive armor) and products carry NIJ, UL 752, and CEN ballistic certifications validated by H.P. White Laboratory, US Testing Lab, NIJ, and Chesapeake Armor. The company self-reports as the largest supplier of ballistic glass for law enforcement in North America, with over 5,000 police vehicles equipped with return fire glass and 3,000+ US law enforcement vehicles supplied by 2023.

ISBI's business model is hardware sales with quote-based pricing — no public pricing — sold through a combination of direct enterprise field sales (regional sales representatives via DTM Sales & Marketing covering the entire continental US), exclusive channel partners (DanaSafety Supply/Ballistech for law enforcement glass, DANA Safety Supply for MRAP installations), and direct-to-consumer e-commerce for the CyberTruck line. The customer base is almost entirely government (US law enforcement agencies, Colombian Military/Navy/Police, Peru Police, Colombian government generals) with nascent civilian/VIP and consumer (Tesla/CyberTruck owners) exposure. The company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, and has been consistently profitable/operating under founder ownership for over 30 years.

Short descriptiontext

ISBI Armor Inc. is a privately held US ballistic glass and armored vehicle manufacturer founded in 1993, supplying patented return fire glass, MRAP/SWAT/APC vehicles, and CyberTruck consumer armor to law enforcement, military, and civilian clients across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

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HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
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Bogotá
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Colombia
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Latin America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
ballistic glass manufacturing, armored vehicle solutions, law enforcement armor, military vehicle armor, ballistic protection products
Industry3 codes
1Armor Systems (Passive/Reactive/Active Protection) & Survivability Kits
CodeIMABAJAJPrimaryYes
2Military & Tactical Off-Highway Vehicles (Armored, Tactical Mobility)
CodeIMAHAIAJPrimaryNo
3Ordnance Components & Subassemblies (Casings, Liners, Guidance Sections)
CodeIMABAHALPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing332994
  • Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing336992
SIC code2 codes
  • Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)3480
  • Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment3790
Product category
Ballistic Armor and Defense Manufacturing
GTM motion2 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model4 records
1Ballistic Glass Sales
TypeHardware Sales
Description

ISBI manufactures and sells ballistic glass for police vehicles, civilian vehicles, military vehicles, aircraft, boats, and locomotives. Products include return fire door glass, ballistic windshields, and replacement glass for armored vehicles.

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2Armored Vehicle Glass
TypeHardware Sales
Description

CyberTruck armored glass for civilian owners, sold through cybertruckglass.com website. Product available March 2026 for side glass, November 2026 for windshields.

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3Tesla Armor (Colombia)
TypeHardware Sales
Description

Level II armor for Tesla Model 3 and Y vehicles in Colombia market. Includes door glass reinforcement and optional Kevlar door panel upgrades.

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4Military Vehicle Armor
TypeHardware Sales
Description

Complete armored vehicles including SWAT trucks, APCs, MRAPs, riot vehicles, and water cannon trucks sold to military and police organizations.

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Marketing channels6 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels3 records

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components6 values
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Pricing details2 tiers
1Level II Tesla Door Armor
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

Level II armor for Tesla Model 3/Y: $3,900,000 COP plus IVA per door. Optional Kevlar opaque door reinforcement: $1,450,000 COP plus IVA per door. Weight added: 3 kilos per glass.

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2CyberTruck Ballistic Glass
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

15mm ballistic glass replaces OEM CyberTruck glass. Rated NIJ IIIA (.357 Sig) stopping 9mm, .357 Magnum, Sig, .45 acp, .40 FMJ, and hollow points. Side glass available March 2026; windshields November 2026.

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GTM typeB2B and B2C
B2B and B2C
Offering typeHardware or Manufacturing
Hardware or Manufacturing
Brand1 record
1CybertruckGlass
Description

Ballistic glass for Tesla CyberTruck owners, rated NIJ IIIA (.357 Sig) stopping rounds from 9mm, .357 Magnum, Sig, .45 acp, .40 FMJ and hollow points. Product available March 2026.

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Core offering1 text field

ISBI Armor designs, manufactures, and supplies ballistic glass and complete armored vehicle platforms for law enforcement, military, and civilian clients. Its product portfolio spans transparent armor (windshields, door glass, specialty windows), opaque armor (Kevlar door panels, shields), and fully upfitted armored vehicles (SWAT trucks, APCs, MRAPs, riot-control vehicles, armored locomotives, boats, and aircraft). All products are engineered in-house using proprietary materials technologies and are offered with international ballistic certifications.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 3 values shown
  • Over 5,000 police vehicles protected with return fire glass
+2 more records
Product overview1 text field

ISBI Armor Inc. is a ballistic armor manufacturer serving law enforcement, military, and civilian markets since 1993. The company's core product is transparent ballistic glass and return-fire armor systems, sold as both direct products and integrated into complete armored vehicles. Main product lines include: (1) Transparent Armor Products - return fire glass (patented), Panoarmor ballistic windshields, door Kevlar panels, and specialty CyberTruck glass; (2) Complete Vehicle Armoring - civilian VIP vehicles (SUVs), F-550 SWAT trucks, APC/MRAP vehicles, police riot vehicles, and water cannon riot vehicles; (3) Specialty Armor - aircraft ceramic armor, boat armor, armored locomotives, and CIT money trucks; (4) Protective Equipment - SWAT IIIA shields (Grafnima technology) and F-150 SWAT kits. Products are certified to NIJ, UL 752, and CEN standards. The company is the largest supplier of ballistic glass for law enforcement in North America with over 5,000 police vehicles armored.

Scale indicator4 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership2 partners
1DanaSafety Supply (Ballistech)
Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

DanaSafety Supply handles exclusive sales distribution of ISBI return fire door glass for law enforcement through their Ballistech division. They serve as the primary channel partner for this proprietary product line.

2DANA Safety Supply
Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

DANA Safety Supply partners with ISBI to sell and install MRAP glass upgrades for Lenco BearCat and BAE Caiman vehicles. They handle both sales and installation of ISBI's UL 752 Level 10 glass.

Recent move6 records

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Expansion highlight6 records

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key highlights1 record

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Named customers7 records

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Segment5 records

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Ideal customer profile3 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

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Feature4 records

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Profiles2 records

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Compliance9 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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isbi

Ballistic Armor and Defense Manufacturingisbi.us

ISBI Armor Inc. is a privately held US ballistic glass and armored vehicle manufacturer founded in 1993, supplying patented return fire glass, MRAP/SWAT/APC vehicles, and CyberTruck consumer armor to law enforcement, military, and civilian clients across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

What isbi does

ISBI Armor Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned US ballistic armor manufacturer founded in 1993 by CEO John Murphy, headquartered in Rhode Island (USA) with a regional office in Bogotá, Colombia and operations spanning the USA, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, the Philippines, and Spain. The company designs and manufactures ballistic glass, armored vehicle solutions, and protective equipment for law enforcement, military, civilian VIP, cash-in-transit, and aircraft end-markets. Core products include patented return fire door glass for police patrol vehicles, UL 752 Level 10 MRAP glass replacements, complete armored vehicles (SWAT trucks, APCs, MRAPs, police riot vehicles, water cannon vehicles), Grafnima composite material shields, and the CyberTruck armored glass consumer product line launching March 2026.

The company's underlying technology relies on lamination and autoclave processing of advanced composite materials including DuPont Kevlar, Silicon Carbide ceramic tiles, and UHMWPE reinforced with Graphene (marketed as Grafnima). ISBI holds multiple patents covering return fire glass architecture, air chamber glass (2006), and one-way transparent glass armor. Manufacturing is ISO 9001 certified (for locomotive armor) and products carry NIJ, UL 752, and CEN ballistic certifications validated by H.P. White Laboratory, US Testing Lab, NIJ, and Chesapeake Armor. The company self-reports as the largest supplier of ballistic glass for law enforcement in North America, with over 5,000 police vehicles equipped with return fire glass and 3,000+ US law enforcement vehicles supplied by 2023.

ISBI's business model is hardware sales with quote-based pricing — no public pricing — sold through a combination of direct enterprise field sales (regional sales representatives via DTM Sales & Marketing covering the entire continental US), exclusive channel partners (DanaSafety Supply/Ballistech for law enforcement glass, DANA Safety Supply for MRAP installations), and direct-to-consumer e-commerce for the CyberTruck line. The customer base is almost entirely government (US law enforcement agencies, Colombian Military/Navy/Police, Peru Police, Colombian government generals) with nascent civilian/VIP and consumer (Tesla/CyberTruck owners) exposure. The company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, and has been consistently profitable/operating under founder ownership for over 30 years.

isbi firmographics

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Name
isbi
Legal name
ISBI ARMOR INC.
Website
https://isbi.us
Company type
Private
Founded year
1993
Operating status
Operating
Short description
ISBI Armor Inc. is a privately held US ballistic glass and armored vehicle manufacturer founded in 1993, supplying patented return fire glass, MRAP/SWAT/APC vehicles, and CyberTruck consumer armor to law enforcement, military, and civilian clients across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
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akta.pro rank

isbi industry classification

Industry
Product category
Ballistic Armor and Defense Manufacturing
NAICS
Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing (332994), Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing (336992)
SIC
Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) (3480), Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment (3790)
akta.pro primary industry
Armor Systems (Passive/Reactive/Active Protection) & Survivability Kits (IMABAJAJ)
akta.pro secondary industries
Military & Tactical Off-Highway Vehicles (Armored, Tactical Mobility) (IMAHAIAJ), Ordnance Components & Subassemblies (Casings, Liners, Guidance Sections) (IMABAHAL)

Keywords

  • Ballistic glass manufacturing
  • Armored vehicle solutions
  • Law enforcement armor
  • Military vehicle armor
  • Ballistic protection products

Where isbi is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Bogotá
HQ country
Colombia
HQ region
Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

isbi business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B and B2C
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Ballistic Glass Sales: ISBI manufactures and sells ballistic glass for police vehicles, civilian vehicles, military vehicles, aircraft, boats, and locomotives. Products include return fire door glass, ballistic windshields, and replacement glass for armored vehicles.
  2. Armored Vehicle Glass: CyberTruck armored glass for civilian owners, sold through cybertruckglass.com website. Product available March 2026 for side glass, November 2026 for windshields.
  3. Tesla Armor (Colombia): Level II armor for Tesla Model 3 and Y vehicles in Colombia market. Includes door glass reinforcement and optional Kevlar door panel upgrades.
  4. Military Vehicle Armor: Complete armored vehicles including SWAT trucks, APCs, MRAPs, riot vehicles, and water cannon trucks sold to military and police organizations.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goLevel II Tesla Door Armor
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goCyberTruck Ballistic Glass

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

isbi product offering

Product offering

Core offering

ISBI Armor designs, manufactures, and supplies ballistic glass and complete armored vehicle platforms for law enforcement, military, and civilian clients. Its product portfolio spans transparent armor (windshields, door glass, specialty windows), opaque armor (Kevlar door panels, shields), and fully upfitted armored vehicles (SWAT trucks, APCs, MRAPs, riot-control vehicles, armored locomotives, boats, and aircraft). All products are engineered in-house using proprietary materials technologies and are offered with international ballistic certifications.

Product overview

ISBI Armor Inc. is a ballistic armor manufacturer serving law enforcement, military, and civilian markets since 1993. The company's core product is transparent ballistic glass and return-fire armor systems, sold as both direct products and integrated into complete armored vehicles. Main product lines include: (1) Transparent Armor Products - return fire glass (patented), Panoarmor ballistic windshields, door Kevlar panels, and specialty CyberTruck glass; (2) Complete Vehicle Armoring - civilian VIP vehicles (SUVs), F-550 SWAT trucks, APC/MRAP vehicles, police riot vehicles, and water cannon riot vehicles; (3) Specialty Armor - aircraft ceramic armor, boat armor, armored locomotives, and CIT money trucks; (4) Protective Equipment - SWAT IIIA shields (Grafnima technology) and F-150 SWAT kits. Products are certified to NIJ, UL 752, and CEN standards. The company is the largest supplier of ballistic glass for law enforcement in North America with over 5,000 police vehicles armored.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • CybertruckGlass: Ballistic glass for Tesla CyberTruck owners, rated NIJ IIIA (.357 Sig) stopping rounds from 9mm, .357 Magnum, Sig, .45 acp, .40 FMJ and hollow points. Product available March 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

  • Over 5,000 police vehicles protected with return fire glass
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use isbi

Customer profile

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

isbi technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

isbi partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

  • DanaSafety Supply (Ballistech)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDanaSafety Supply handles exclusive sales distribution of ISBI return fire door glass for law enforcement through their Ballistech division. They serve as the primary channel partner for this proprietary product line.
  • DANA Safety SupplycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDANA Safety Supply partners with ISBI to sell and install MRAP glass upgrades for Lenco BearCat and BAE Caiman vehicles. They handle both sales and installation of ISBI's UL 752 Level 10 glass.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

isbi competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

isbi social profiles

Digital presence

isbi compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance9 records

isbi financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

isbi leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

isbi funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

isbi M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about isbi

What does isbi do?

ISBI Armor designs, manufactures, and supplies ballistic glass and complete armored vehicle platforms for law enforcement, military, and civilian clients. Its product portfolio spans transparent armor (windshields, door glass, specialty windows), opaque armor (Kevlar door panels, shields), and fully upfitted armored vehicles (SWAT trucks, APCs, MRAPs, riot-control vehicles, armored locomotives, boats, and aircraft). All products are engineered in-house using proprietary materials technologies and are offered with international ballistic certifications.

Is isbi a public or private company?

isbi is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was isbi founded?

isbi was founded in 1993.

Where is isbi based?

isbi is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, in the Latin America region.

How does isbi make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Ballistic Glass Sales are the primary driver. The others are armored Vehicle Glass, tesla Armor (Colombia) and military Vehicle Armor.

Does isbi have an API?

No public API is recorded for isbi.

What industry is isbi in?

isbi's product category is Ballistic Armor and Defense Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMABAJAJ, Armor Systems (Passive/Reactive/Active Protection) & Survivability Kits, with a secondary code of IMAHAIAJ, Military & Tactical Off-Highway Vehicles (Armored, Tactical Mobility). Its NAICS code is 332994 and its SIC code is 3480.

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