WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army said on Thursday it was withdrawing some 16,400 sets of body armor, even though it considers them safe, because a Pentagon watchdog found that the designs had not ...
WASHINGTON - Just six months after the Pentagon agreed to reimburse soldiers who bought their own protective gear, the Army has banned the use of any body armor that is not issued by the military. In ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Body armor worth $2.5 billion that the Department of Defense's Inspector General found had been improperly tested poses no hazard to troops, according to the Army. The Army cut ...
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) – Female soldiers from Fort Campbell deploying to Afghanistan will field test the first Army body armor that is shorter and better tailored specifically to fit women’s ...
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Wearable device offloads up to 90% of body armor weight, improving comfort and mobility
Vanderbilt researchers have developed a lightweight wearable device that shifts body armor weight off the shoulders and back ...
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have created a lightweight wearable device that can take up to 90 percent of the weight ...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Future American Soldiers will be better protected in combat by stronger and lighter body armor thanks to innovative work at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Materials ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Soldiers in Iraq will start getting an addition to their Interceptor body armor systems this fall: a set of pads that cover and protect the upper arm and armpit area. Dubbed ...
WASHINGTON — The Army will begin fielding new, lighter body armor and other lightweight equipment next month, starting with 4th Infantry Division troops headed into Afghanistan, the Army Vice ...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Feb. 1, 2012) -- It had been a complaint for years that body armor was not made for the female physique. That has now changed. The armor that women had to wear in combat was ...
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