Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

The nature of modern conflict continues to evolve, shaped by technological innovation, asymmetric threats, and rapidly ...

Being able to move around comfortably in body armor is important for wearers to maximize their efficiency, whether in combat or other security or surveillance functions. DuPont, the originators of ...

SACRAMENTO, California (KMAX, KOVR) -- Whether it's the military or a local police force, more and more women are signing up to serve and protect, but when it comes to the body armor they wear, there ...

Ukraine is producing new, lightweight body armor designed to protect children from shrapnel during evacuations from combat zones. The Lviv Defense Cluster NGO plans to roll out 500 helmets and body ...

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If you compared today’s daily uniform wear body armor to that of the 1970s or 1980s, you’d see some pretty big differences. The focus of this article is why those differences are beneficial for both ...

NATICK, Mass. — Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, have developed a body armor questionnaire to help improve body armor for female users ...

Throughout human history, many conflicts have resulted in battles and wars. Body armor has been of central importance in order to make combatants as safe as possible against a variety of weapons.