Currently, the body armor issued to combat troops overseas ... going as far as awarding large grants to private design firms to study the mass-production and utilization of the fiber for military ...

That collaboration has produced a groundbreaking new panel design that is ideal for both concealable and tactical body armor applications. The new ballistic panel shape will gradually replace the ...

Melissa Block speaks with Lynne Hennessey, a designer with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, about new body armor that has been developed to accommodate ...

Zack Spencer showed us his latest creation -- body armor for women -- made using a ... I was actually blown away with what they were able to design and test out," said Shaun Rundle.

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 armor designed for men could be deadly when women use it because of a design flaw that can send bullets ricocheting off women’s chests and up into their throats. Congress is now scrambling ...

Their objective is to develop better and more reliable “injury criteria,” as they’re technically called, to govern the safe design of the next generation of body armor. In August ...

Modern body armor has become an essential tool in protecting security professionals from life-threatening injuries. With advancements in materials and design, contemporary armor offers superior ...