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.

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.

Pentagon generals met with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday to discuss body armor for U.S. troops. A secret Pentagon study revealed in media reports last week found that four ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army pushed back Thursday against a recent inspector general's report that criticized the testing of body armor used by many soldiers in Afghanistan, praising the quality of the ...