The Marine Corps has started fielding a new plate carrier vest that features a more streamlined cut and offers a 25% weight savings over the vests Marines currently wear. The new Plate Carrier ...

The U.S. Air Force is finally ready to begin fielding body armor specifically designed for female airmen in Security Forces units. The service on Monday said Security Forces airmen, sometimes called ...

“Everything but the kitchen sink” might as well be the maxim of post-9/11 Marines who lugged half their body weight across Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, after years of bad backs, aching knees, and ...

Gruntworks shows off new Marine body armor with lighter plates, more fits Laser-cut plate carriers, sleeker armor, and more fit options are among upgrade coming to Marine body armor. Check out the new ...

For the first time in her career, Army Maj. Melissa Elledge can stand up and feel her legs after sitting for an hour while wearing body armor. At 5 feet, 3 inches tall and 120 pounds, Elledge's body ...

Fielding better-fitting body armor for female and small-statured service members has long been on the Defense Department’s to-do list. Three years ago, female veterans in Congress introduced a bill to ...

Key point: Body armor is important and it is good to know how it can be defeated too. Should things get bad, as in a major disaster strikes and chaos envelopes the streets, you will have to be faced ...