Understanding the difference between soft and hard body armor is crucial for making an informed decision about your personal protection. Each type has its own unique strengths and weaknesses ...

What do bra fitting and body armor testing have in common? Andrea Porter's dissertation. When Porter took a sabbatical from her career to earn her Ph.D. in multidisciplinary engineering ...

May 21, 2007 — -- The Army held an unusual briefing Monday to aggressively challenge an NBC News report that questioned the effectiveness of the Interceptor body armor currently worn by U.S ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio— A Stow business owner is accused of selling counterfeit body armor imported from China to more than a dozen law enforcement agencies, including Akron, Rocky River and Columbus ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – New body armor is being introduced to first responders in western Massachusetts. “This is an important event because it can save lives.” Protective Body Armor has ...

BUFFALO — New York’s ban on the sale and purchase of body armor enacted two years ago after a deadly mass shooting in Buffalo is being challenged in federal court as unconstitutional in a new ...

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 ...

Throughout human history, many conflicts have resulted in battles and wars. Body armor has been of central importance in order to make combatants as safe as possible against a variety of weapons.

A drug bust in Laurens, South Carolina, ended with authorities finding a significant quantity of crack cocaine, a small cache of unlawfully possessed firearms, and body armor with nine bullet ...

A Sept. 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a Telegram post with a picture of a woman wearing camouflage body armor standing with a group observing her.

In a recent book, psychologist Patrick Sweeney and colleagues describe the concept of psychological body armor. 2 Psychological body armor comprises those personal skills and attributes that allow ...

A Russian body armor manufacturer is importing Chinese components for its vests — some of which are being used on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to trade data, photographs and Ukrainians ...