According to a new report from the Defense Department Inspector General, the U.S. Army failed to properly test five million plates of body armor that were to be used to protect soldiers on the ...

Body armor ratings tell you how well you'll be protected after being hit with a bullet. Experts do tests in a controlled environment to check the amount of impact the armor absorbs and how it stops ...

WASHINGTON - The Army pushed back Thursday against a inspector general's report that criticized the testing of body armor used by many soldiers in Afghanistan, praising the quality of the armor and ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced the launch of three innovative testing protocols that set a new benchmark for evaluating the comfort and mobility of ...

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 been ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Army is not consistently following procedures for testing body armor, according to the Defense Department Inspector General’s Office. In a recent report, the inspector ...

AMSTERDAM, NH, NETHERLANDS, August 27, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- Armor Matrix Systems TM is excited to announce the release of its latest innovation, the GEN7-IIIA-PP soft ballistic panel system, which ...