Body Armor

The document draws on reports that have estimated soldiers carried an average of 119 pounds apiece in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Researchers are looking to arachnids to engineer new synthetic materials that are stronger than Kevlar.

DoD is investing in weapons, unmanned systems, body armor, training and new technology for close-combat forces.

The U.S. Navy will soon begin the first tests on its newest body armor -- the Naval Security Forces Vest.

Army equipment officials have recognized after a decade at war that women are built differently than men – especially when it...

U.S. Special Operations Command is recalling thousands of body armor plates after discovering a manufacturer’s defect that...

The Army's research and development arm has funded a three-year research program at University of California, San Diego...

The Marine Corps is putting its next generation of protective gear through a kind of boot camp designed to stress problem...

The U.S. Army's chief of staff revealed Thursday the M4 carbine's 5.56mm round can't penetrate modern enemy body armor plates...