Jacquelyn Martin / AP Retailers and manufacturers of body armor are reporting increased sales that are due in part to new customers seeking added protection following the recent spate of mass ...

When a man stepped into a Buffalo grocery store last Saturday with an AR-15-style rifle, the store’s security guard tried to stop the shooting by firing his own weapon back at the suspected shooter.

Fielding better-fitting body armor for female and small-statured service members has long been on the Defense Department’s to-do list. Three years ago, female veterans in Congress introduced a bill to ...

Officers depend on their body armor on a daily basis. There is the inevitability, however, that the armor will one day no longer properly function. Here’s how three agencies chose their body armor.

Riding a motorcycle is a serious business, especially if you are passionate about it. Apart from the visible gear including helmet, gloves, a pair of shoes, and jacket, body armor is an essential ...

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, July 13, 2007) - Soldiers are volunteering dramatic personal accounts of lives saved and injuries avoided thanks to the Army's body armor. Their first-hand ...

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's ...

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 ...

There’s some good news for those with a deployment on the horizon: You could be among the first to receive the Army’s new armor — and unlike its predecessors, this one is lighter and scalable. Part of ...

Jeremy sold the armor part-time out of his garage; he was a border patrol program manager by day. He used an old plasma table to cut the plates, and as the business started growing, it overwhelmed him ...

State-owned Russian defense manufacturers Rostec announced last week that it’s pushing ahead with next-generation body armor for 2035. It said the new gear will provide far greater protection than ...