Weighted vests come in various styles, from minimal harnesses that provide a few pounds of extra load to large rigs designed to mimic the body armor worn by military groups that hold metal plates.

Within those replacements, they expect to field lighter body armor that will defeat armor-piercing rounds. They want the same protection out of lightweight ballistic helmets and add improved bump ...

We thought if we made a 2D polymer that was that big, there was no way it would dissolve.” When integrated into ...

In the future, this could be used to develop lightweight yet high-performance body armor and other such tough materials, a ...

With an emphasis on being lightweight and flexible, along with high-level ballistic performance, the company’s goal from day one was to help create the next advancement in soft body armor.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) re-introduced legislation Monday that would restrict the purchase and possession of “enhanced” body armor in the United States. Kennedy made the ...

From the start, clothing has been vital to military success. As warfare and technology have evolved, so has the gear soldiers wear. Today, it’s more important than ever for our military to have the ...

body armor testing, ballistic limit evaluation, light-armor vehicle testing, numerical code validation, and penetration studies. This lab features an extensive array of both smoothbore and rifled ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The St. Joseph Police Department is receiving new body armor designed to improve the quality and functionality of body-worn camera footage. The St. Joseph ...