EXHIBIT 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly  Report of DHB  Industries,  Inc. (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ended  March 31, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, David
H.  Brooks,  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Company,  certify,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The  information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.


Dated:  May 9, 2003               By: /s/ DAVID H. BROOKS
                                     ______________________________
                                       David H. Brooks
                                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

This certification  accompanies this Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906
of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required
by such Act, be deemed  filed by the  Company for  purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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