A U.S. Army Infantryman with the 10th Mountain Division assigned to the East African Response Force puts on his body armor in preparation for an emergency deployment exercise on Camp Lemonnier ...

In Finland, police suspect a company of aggravated fraud. The company was supplying bulletproof vests to the Ukrainian army, ...

FORT BELVIOR, Va. (April 27, 2015) -- It is not every day you can get half of the latest and greatest product in any industry, but that is exactly what a team from the product manager for Soldier ...

The Army's new Soldier Protection System may be light, but it leaves a lot to be desired, ... The Army’s next-generation body armor plates don’t currently get the job done ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 22, 2007) - U.S. troops operating in Iraq and Afghanistan have the best body armor in the world, and the Army is constantly looking for ways to improve force ...

Army officials have also adjusted the level of back-face deformation -- which is how much of the back face of the armor plate is allowed to move in against the body from a bullet strike.

After years in development, the Army will field its brand new body armor, combat helmet, and protective gear to soldiers with the 3rd Brigaide Combat Team, 82nd Airborne division later this month ...

Current Army soldier body armor, call the Improved Outer Tactical Vest, can weigh as much as 35 pounds. Much of it is made of synthetic fibers such as Kevlar or Dyneema with either metal or ...

More Army units are to follow and the Air Force also chose to upgrade their body armor to the MSV. The MSV fielding to the division is one year ahead of schedule, he said.

Based on comments from 19 female soldiers wearing the new body armor, the Army will continue to make adjustments before going into large-scale production for the rest of the Army.

In 2019, the Army spent $245.4 million in total on body armor and $107.9 million for individual equipment. Those totals were expected to change significantly in 2020, to $176.8 million for body ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Female soldiers from Fort Campbell deploying to Afghanistan will field test the first Army body armor that is shorter and better tailored specifically to fit women’… ...