An investigation will be carried out into whether frontline prison staff should be given protective body armour following the alleged attack on guards by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber.

More than 6,000 “modern” body armour units are being acquired for Irish soldiers, the Tánaiste has said.. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Harris said that a €16.5 million ...

Defence Forces personnel will be able to avail of a new state-of-the-art body armour, with supplies due to arrive before the end of the year. Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris said ...

More than 6,000 “modern” body armour units are being acquired for Irish soldiers, the Tánaiste has said. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Harris said that a €16.5m contract ...

Body armour worn by British military personnel has been recalled after tiny cracks were found in the ageing equipment. Enhanced combat body armour (ECBA) should have been replaced in 2023 but it ...

BODY armour used by British forces does not stop bullets, shock test results show. Defence chiefs ordered a major recall after scans revealed cracks in supposedly bullet-proof plates. Troops will f… ...

The imperfections were discovered in ceramic plates, called Enhanced Combat Body Armour. The RAF , Army and Navy own a minimum of 120,000 sets, and every plate is being recalled for testing.

RCMP seized a loaded .22 pistol, body armour and suspected drugs in Parksville on Jan. 10. OCEANSIDE RCMP . Listen to this article. 00:01:10.

Vikela also gained Home Office certification, officially becoming the world’s first producer of 3D printed body armour. As if that wasn’t enough, Vikela’s armour is also 100% recyclable. It can be ...

October 31, 2024 at 2:38pm GMT. Vikela, a leader in the personal protection equipment industry, has opened new headquarters in Bangor in what is an investment of £1.3 million.

The equestrian governing body (FEI) in charge of the Olympic riding in Versailles has found pictures of horses with blue tongues caused by oxygen shortage during dressage competition, the ...

But this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old says Lloyd Strickland Separate teams of Chinese and American scientists are reported to be developing body armour using the silk from ...