Body Armor 101 – How Do You Choose the Right One? There are tons of body armor options out there for departments and individual first responders to choose among. From soft inserts to ceramic plates to ...

A Marine with Task Force Southwest patrols near Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. Work being done to improve body armor options in counterinsurgency operations could lighten the patrol load. (Cpl. Roderick ...

Every officer on the street knows the importance of effective body armor. You count on it because your life depends on it. Whether you’re on patrol wearing soft concealed armor under your uniform or ...

The GRID-HERCULES Body Armor Vest (HBAV) by Tacprogear BLACK (TPG) is constructed using GRID-HERCULES engineered material, which is a highly-specialized unique polymer coating applied to an advanced ...

U.S. Army body armor officials have figured out a way to save a lot of money on IOTV Operation Camouflage Pattern conversion kits by recycling used body armor. A team of product engineers, quality ...

The Marine Corps recently awarded a $59.4 million contract to Central Lake Armor Express Inc. to make the armor inserts for the service's newest plate carrier. The Oct. 30 contract, awarded by Marine ...

“The most immediate need for body armor right now is weight reduction,” said Lt. Col. Kathy Brown, product manager for soldier protective equipment for the Army program executive office soldier.