Body Armor 101 – How Do You Choose the Right One? There are tons of body armor options out there for departments and individual first responders to choose among. From soft inserts to ceramic plates to ...

Law enforcement professionals and soldiers wear body armor because they work in environments where they expect to get shot (at). Knowing the risk, they'd be silly not to wear it, right? In today's ...

COLD REGIONS TEST CENTER, Alaska-- American Soldiers deployed to the world's worst combat zones depend on body armor to keep them safe. Countless veterans of action in Iraq and Afghanistan can testify ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. – Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th Chemical Hazardous Response Company participated in the final round of field-testing for the Army’s ...

In response to several high profile body armor failures, researchers have developed a new and extremely reliable way to test the ballistic fibers used in body armor. Scientists at the National ...

Feb. 22 (UPI) --The U.S. Army plans to begin testing a lighter-weight body armor vests between April and June, and test the full protection system by this fall. The body armor, which includes hard ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – New body armor is being introduced to first responders in western Massachusetts. “This is an important event because it can save lives.” Protective Body Armor has been ...

DEVCORE Gear is happy to announce that its PCB (Plate Carrier Backpack) is now available for pre-order, with fulfillment to begin during early November. The PCB is not just another “bulletproof ...

A Marine with Task Force Southwest patrols near Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. Work being done to improve body armor options in counterinsurgency operations could lighten the patrol load. (Cpl. Roderick ...

Army equipment officials plan to begin fielding the service's new Modular Scalable Vest, or MSV, by next summer. Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th Chemical ...