Army equipment officials plan to begin fielding the service's new Modular Scalable Vest, or MSV, by next summer.. Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th Chemical Hazardous Response Company participated in the final round of field-testing for the Army ...

The Marine Corps is buying body armor vests to fit its smaller Marines as a one-size-fits all approach doesn't work when it comes to the Improved Modular Tactical Vest. Marine Corps Systems ...

The Tactical Modular Vest (TMV) ... DuPont, Point Blank Enterprises Create Next-Gen Soft Body Armor. Paul Peluso. April 29, 2025 . RTS Tactical. Body Armor Protection.

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — From cold weather gear to body armor to air crew life preservers, targeting and soldier-borne computing, the epicenter for soldier gear has a host of new or improved ...

Among those changes, the design of body armor to better fit women could also save lives. Female Soldiers Are Getting New Body Armor Designed Just For Them | 90.5 WESA ...

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 ...

The military says it's changing to make the nation's fighting force more inclusive. Among those changes, the design of body armor to better fit women could also save lives.

Maj. Melissa Elledge deployed to combat zones twice in earlier versions of body armor designed for a male-centric Army, so she's deeply familiar with their failings for women. The bad fit created ...