WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 19, 2011) -- Citing the utmost confidence in the combat performance of Soldier-worn body armor, U.S. Army leaders reiterated to reporters Thursday that ...

Pinnacle, based in Fresno, Calif., is the manufacturer of Dragon Skin SOV3000 body armor, which Brown said failed "catastrophically" when it was tested by HB White Labs in Street, Md., one of two ...

Army officials say any soldier wearing commercially purchased body armor will have to turn it in and have it replaced by authorized gear. Military officials said they cannot guarantee the ...

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- The U.S. Army is recalling more than 16,000 sets of body armor even though the secretary of the Army disagrees with a Department of Defense report that some of the ceramic ...

The U.S. Army should authorize commanders to allow combat troops to leave the service's heavy, over-designed body armor behind on certain missions to increase physical performance, according to a ...

The Army is fielding a new body armor system, including the Modular Scalable Vest. The MSV and other items in the system have purpose-built design features for female body types. Soldiers here ...

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

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 results of testing ...

(Jason Amadi/Army) FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — From cold weather gear to body armor to air crew life preservers, targeting and soldier-borne computing, the epicenter for soldier gear has a host of ...

There's a new body armor and ... high-quality body armor and protective equipment for military and law enforcement sectors. Mawashi Science & Technology is a Canadian company that focuses on ...

(Jason Amadi/Army) 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 ...