Government auditors said yesterday that nearly half of 28 contracts to manufacture body armor for Army soldiers were completed without the gear ever going through an initial test. Nearly $3 billion ...

When a soldier takes an enemy round to his or her body armor and lives to fight another day, it’s a good-news story for the engineers who develop that protection. But as the Army develops lighter ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army said on Thursday it was withdrawing some 16,400 sets of body armor, even though it considers them safe, because a Pentagon watchdog found that the designs had not ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - The Army improperly tested new bullet-blocking plates for body armor and cannot be certain that 5 million pieces of the critical battlefield equipment meet the standards to protect U.S.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence is conducting laboratory research on a new kind of body armour that stands out for its lightweight design, mobility, and ease of manoeuvring during assaults and ...

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

Body armour given to British troops is failing to protect them from bullets, new tests have revealed. A major recall has been ...

WASHINGTON —The Government Accountability Office has rejected a claim that testing of improved body armor for U.S. forces was flawed, clearing the way for the Army to get the stalled $1 billion ...

I was a little surprised to learn that the standard issue G.I body armor isn’t really designed to stop the sort of attacks our soldiers are suffering in modern-day battle. It makes sense, I suppose, ...