LOWER TOWNSHIP – The police department here has received $3,908 in grant money to replace body armor worn by local officers.

So there is body armor for soldiers, but how is this different? It's different because it's designed to accommodate the needs of a police officer.

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.

Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory continue to expand body armor analysis work to protect Soldiers - not only protecting their lives, but also their daily life functions after ...

As these body armor adjustments are being made over the coming years, the Marines are pushing for further advances in body armor aimed specifically at lower-end conflicts.

Texas A&M University PhD candidate Andrea Porter made it her mission to make body armor safer and more comfortable for women’s bodies. (KBTX) ...

New York's new law banning the sale of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians would not have covered the body armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket last month.

This novel Kevlar fiber is stronger, meaning that its makers hope they can fashion body armor out of it that's thinner and lighter.

The nation is facing a shortage of protective gear as anxiety over civil unrest has sent demand surging.

The U.S. sent over 3,000 mildewed body armor plates and 500 wet and moldy tactical vests that took Taiwanese authorities weeks to dry, according to a Pentagon watchdog report.

But those complaints may be a thing of the past for Soldiers in U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, who recently donned the Army's newest body armor -- the Improved ...