The lightweight body armor plates have to cover your back and the torso. A standard steel plate of 10"X 12"weighs 3.6 kg each. Therefore, ...

The level III+ PE plates offer a weight of 3.3 pounds for the most common 10” x 12” size which is approximately 140% less weight than the equal size in a steel armor plate.

The U.S. Army is close to approving a new lightweight body armor plate with a "shooter's cut" to provide close-combat forces with greater mobility in combat. Program Executive Office Soldier ...

Marines wore improved plate carrier body armor and assault packs during a 10-mile hiking competition Aug. 26, ... lightweight plates," according to a Nov. 29 release announcing the request for ...

Together, the lightweight plates reportedly achieve a 7-14 percent weight reduction over the current armor plates issued to soldiers downrange, according to the Army.

The Marine Corps Goes Light With New Body Armor, Plates, Packs, And Helmets. By James Clark. Updated Dec 10, 2020 8:25 AM EST ...

MINNEAPOLIS, May 19 (UPI) --The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency has ordered 177,000 body armor plates from Ceradyne Inc., a subsidiary of 3M. The lightweight enhanced small arms protective inserts ...

The new plates are being crafted for light intensity threat environments. ... And on Thursday, it held an industry day with 16 companies vying to produce the Corps’ latest body armor.

In 2017, the U.S. military pioneered the use of an ages-old creature’s slime as body armor, created ultra-light, glass-like material that could be used as invisible bulletproof vests, and ...

Cpl. Carson P. Burke, a rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, carries an M240G machine gun during the Advanced Infantry Course (AIC) aboard Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii ...