May 4 -- Hard, heavy, stiff and bulky is how soldiers and law enforcement officials most often describe their bullet-resistant body armor. And while developers have gone to great lengths to lighten ...

BALTIMORE -- Army scientists are working on a liquid body armor for clothing that stays flexible during normal use but can harden to stop a projectile when hit suddenly.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Body Armor Market for Military Applications 2017-2021" report to their offering. The analysts forecast the ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global body armor market for military applications to grow at a CAGR of almost 7% during the forecast period, according to their latest report.

The military is developing a new bulletproof vest that could resist armor-piercing ammunition, the Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday. The Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, the state ...

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Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Army has worked on this problem before, and some of the innovations from its previous iterations – TALOS, for instance – ended up useful in other areas. But the ...

Retailers and manufacturers of body armor are reporting increased sales that are due in part to new customers seeking added protection following the recent spate of mass shootings. Representatives of ...

If you compared today’s daily uniform wear body armor to that of the 1970s or 1980s, you’d see some pretty big differences. The focus of this article is why those differences are beneficial for both ...