Extremis' main business since startup has been making custom body armor for vehicles, mostly police cars, SUVs and some fire ...

Our female body armor is soft and flexible and features 12 points of adjustment for an exact fit that won't flatten or smash delicate breast tissue. Central Lake, MI, July 27, 2007 -- We are pleased ...

Female police officers have yearned for a vest that actually fits. In a male-dominated profession, most vests are cut first for men and then trimmed and tweaked to fit women, but not very well. From ...

Body armor is a blessing and a curse for soldiers. Modern tactical armor has saved thousands of lives from bullets and bombs, but it can also be a major problem if it doesn’t fit properly. That’s what ...

Andrea Porter, a researcher at Texas A&M's School of Public Health, has developed a vest specifically designed for female officers, emphasizing comfort and safety ...

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 female ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The U.S. Army recently acknowledged that men and women are not built the same. With women increasingly doing the same military jobs as men, the army decided it was time to redesign its female soldiers ...

We all know men and women are different. Women are biologically designed for birthing and nurturing children, so they have breasts and wider hips. Men are biologically designed to be strong and look ...

Senior Airman Kiah Cook, 377th Security Forces Group defender, wears the new female body armor on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Feb. 4. (Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers/Air Force) New body ...