After enduring a year of debate on the supremacy of its Interceptor Body Armor in relative silence, the Army is going public to put to rest any doubts that IBA is the best available and that it ...

BAUMHOLDER, Germany (Army News Service, Jan. 25, 2008) -- For as long as the Army has used Interceptor Body Armor, Soldiers have complained that it is too heavy, too hot and too cumbersome.

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 ...

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 ...

I am concerned that our soldiers in the field—who think they need better armor than provided to them by DoD—were not consulted before the Army banned privately bought armor.” The congressionally ...

The Army insists the body armor troops are now wearing — called Interceptor — is the very best in the world. And, without question, those vests have saved lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. But an ...

Warrior Trail’s non-ballistic body armor plates match the size, shape, weight and rigidity of the Interceptor Ballistic Armor (IBA) style plates used by U.S. military forces worldwide.

In an effort to protect every soldier in the operational Army from bullets and blast fragments, the U.S. Army plans to procure 840,000 Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) sets by fiscal year 2006 ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Army equipment officials have recognized after a decade at war that women are built differently than men – especially when it comes to proper-fitting body armor. Speaking at ...

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 ...