December 10, 2009: The U.S. Army has bought 120,000 XSAPI bulletproof plates, for protective vests. These plates were specially designed to protect against a type of bullet that the army will not ...

The Army’s new Soldier Protection System has been billed as a lighter and more powerful replacement for the service’s existing personal protective equipment, but a recent evaluation from the Defense ...

WASHINGTON — Concerned that U.S. troops are already saddled with too much heavy gear, military officials will not require them to wear improved body armor until manufacturers cut the weight of the new ...

November 28, 2012: Recently U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) recalled several thousand ceramic composite plates (SAPI, for Small Arms Protective Inserts) used in the protective vests their ...

The Army has opted to delay testing of new body armor designs that can stop powerful armor piercing bullets and vests that contain flexible plating much like the controversial Dragon Skin armor.

COSTA MESA, Calif., April 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has placed an order with Ceradyne Inc. for a delivery of the company's XSAPI ceramic body-armor plates. U.S. company Ceradyne received the $77 ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...

U.S. Army equipment experts plan to test lighter-weight, individual body armor plates by this summer, according to a recently released Defense Department test and evaluation report. The Army's ...

Ceradyne Inc., which makes body armor in Lexington and California, has landed its biggest military contract ever. Ceradyne says the order for front and back plates from the U.S. Army is worth $2.37 ...

WASHINGTON – Concerned that US troops are already saddled with too much heavy gear, military officials will not require them to wear improved body armor until manufacturers cut the weight of the new ...