When a soldier takes an enemy round to his or her body armor and lives to fight another day, it’s a good-news story for the engineers who develop that protection. But as the Army develops lighter ...

The Department of Homeland Security launched an investigation after discovering that an Ohio police department had bought counterfeit body armor made in China for use by its SWAT unit, according to ...

The Level III+ Rifle Special Threat Rated Mini Shield from RTS Tactical offers quick deployment for protection against Brutal Special Threat rounds sought out in the DEA Body Armor Testing Protocols.

Alexander Pillot, an equipment trainer with to PEO Soldier, hands a service member the second-generation modular scalable vest. (Jason Amadi/Army) When a soldier takes an enemy round to his or her ...