NEWS FROM
                              DHB INDUSTRIES, INC.
                   555 Westbury Avenue-Carle Place, NY 11514
                 t:516/997-1155 - f:516/997-1144 - WWW.DHBT.COM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          CONTACTS:  Dawn Schlegel           Robin Schoen
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2002                 Investor Relations      Media
                                          516/997-1155            215/504-2122

               DHB APPROVED FOR TRADING ON AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE

Carle Place, NY - DHB Industries,  Inc.  [AMEX:DHB]  today announced that it has
been approved for trading on the American Stock  Exchange.  DHB has been trading
on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol DHBT and on the Boston Stock Exchange
under the symbol DHB.

David H. Brooks, chief executive officer and chairman of DHB Industries, stated,
"Approval to trade on the American  Stock  Exchange  validates  our  significant
progress  over the past two years and our  commitment  as a public  company." He
continued,  "We  anticipate  that  trading on the AMEX will  greatly  expand the
number  of  investors  who  have  been  attracted  to  our  continuing  positive
performance." Brooks concluded,  "We have a large backlog of orders and continue
to receive new orders from the U.S.  Military and Federal,  State, and Local law
enforcement  agencies.  Any increase in military spending, as recently requested
of Congress by the  President,  will  contribute  to DHB's  growth well into the
future."

DHB  Industries  is the parent  company of DHB Armor Group and DHB Sports Group.
DHB Armor  Group -- Point  Blank Body Armor,  Inc.,  Point Blank  International,
S.A.,  and  Protective  Apparel  Corporation of America (PACA) -- focused on the
design,  manufacture,  and  distribution of bullet resistant and protective body
armor for military, law enforcement,  and corrections in the U.S. and worldwide.
The leading contractor in the protective body armor industry,  DHB Armor Group's
customers include the U.S. Marine Corps., the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S.
Coast Guard, the U.S. Marshals, the INS, the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, NATO,
and the NYPD. DHB Sports Group -- NDL, Grid, FLEX-AID,  MagneSystems, and DBS --
produces  and  markets a  comprehensive  line of athletic  supports  and braces,
orthopedic and magnetic therapy products which are merchandised through national
superstore  chains  including  Target and  Wal-Mart,  as well as  private  label
distributors  such as  Meijer,  Amerisource,  Cardinal  Health,  and  CDMA.  DHB
maintains  facilities in Carle Place, NY, Oakland Park, FL,  Jacksboro,  TN, and
Liege, Belgium.

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release  are   forward-looking   statements   that  involve  certain  risks  and
uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty
of future financial results,  additional financing requirements,  development of
new products,  government approval processes, the impact of competitive products
or pricing,  technological  changes, the effect of economic conditions and other
uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.