Selecting good body armor plates is one hell of a business. And you’ve got to learn it quickly now if you don’t want to find out the hard way that your armor plate sucks. So, how do you select a body ...

The Marine Corps is asking defense firms to submit ideas for a new, lightweight body armor plate that can withstand two hits from non-armor piercing rounds. "Marine Corps Systems Command will assess ...

The U.S. Army didn't bother to properly test five million body armor plates that were supposed to protect soldiers on the battlefield. In some cases, certain tests of the live-saving gear were ignored ...

Palladium Energy is working on battery packs that will be integrated with armor plates and can be recharged using solar panels. On display at Modern Day Marine expo at Marine Corps Base Quantico in ...

WASHINGTON " A top Army general said Thursday he knows of no case in which the military's body armor has failed to do its job in protecting troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Responding to a recent ...