More than 100,000 U.S. troops in Iraq are now wearing the latest in body armor, a vest so sophisticated that it’s the first to reliably stop assault rifle bullets.The vest is relatively light ...

House committee investigates report on effectiveness of new type of armor. June 6, 2007 — -- The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing Wednesday about the merits of a new type of body ...

Pinnacle, based in Fresno, Calif., is the manufacturer of Dragon Skin SOV3000 body armor, which Brown said failed "catastrophically" when it was tested by HB White Labs in Street, Md., one of two ...

News report suggested body armor worn by troops in Iraq is sub-par. May 21, 2007 — -- The Army held an unusual briefing Monday to aggressively challenge an NBC News report that questioned the ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 22, 2007) - U.S. troops operating in Iraq and Afghanistan have the best body armor in the world, and the Army is constantly looking for ways to improve force ...

The seemingly endless drive to encase soldiers and marines in more and more armor continues -- whether the troops want it or not.The lastest, Inside Defense tells us, is "QuadGuard," a full body ...

Federal Prison Industries in Washington, D.C., has received a $110.2 million contract for interceptor body armor and tactical vests for the U.S. Army.

Body armor is always being improved. When I first joined the Army, I was issued a FLAK vest. Then when I deployed to Afghanistan, I received the Interceptor Body Armor vest. Neither was ...

However, he went back on patrol after his interceptor body armor was replaced. Maunakea formally presented Morrissey with the body armor on Sept. 18. "This is where it all culminates," Maunakea said.

Taser-proof gear isn’t just for mouthy college kids anymore. Point Blank Solutions, Inc — the guys who make the military’s Interceptor body armor — “has entered a marketing agreement ...