Right-Sizing the Force: Army Offers Armor for Smaller Troops The armor can be adjusted in multiple ways to fit better and allow soldiers to move faster and more freely.
Soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Are Testing Out Better-Fitting Body Armor The Army has been working to update its soldier protection system for women and men who are smaller in size.
SOCOM Is Field Testing Lightweight Body Armor Originally Developed for Its 'Iron Man' Suit SpecOps forces are testing a combat armor designed to cover more of an operator's body than previous protective gear.
Army's New Lightweight Body Armor Plates Could Feature 'Shooter's Cut' The Army is close to approving a lightweight body armor plate with a "shooter's cut" to provide greater mobility in combat.
Army to Test Out Lighter Body Armor Plates This Year The Army's multi-component Soldier Protection System body armor features hard-armor plates designed to stop rifle rounds.
Marine Corps Opens Competition for Lighter Body Armor Plates The new plates will be fielded in addition to the enhanced small arms protective insert (ESAPI) plates now in use.
Marine Corps Awards Contract for Key Component for New Plate Carrier The Marine Corps awarded a $59.4 million contract to make the armor inserts for the service's new plate carrier.
Army Eyes Narrower Body Armor to Shave Off Weight Army officials want to make soldiers' body armor up to 30 percent lighter.
Marines Could Soon Opt for Lighter Body Armor on Some Missions Commanders could soon give Marines the OK to wear body armor that weighs up to 40 percent less than their current plates.
Upcharging on Food, Selling Booze: The Army's Plan to Privatize Dining The Army is preparing to overhaul its food service system in a move that could strip away government-run dining facilities...
Pentagon Plans $5 Billion for Border, Bets on Trump Bill to Fill Funding Gaps The budget plans for fiscal 2026 were released as President Donald Trump is pursuing mass deportations across the country and...
Pentagon Presses Iran Strike Claims as Briefed Senators Point to Unknown Effects A Pentagon press conference ordered by President Trump quickly turned contentious, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns Against Further American Attacks in His First Statement Since Ceasefire Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country had delivered a "slap to America’s face” with its strike on an...
Air Force Academy Cadets Arrive for Basic Training, Encouraged to Cultivate Intensity and Courage More than 1,000 cadets flowed up the stairs at the Holaday Athletic Center at the Air Force Academy to start chasing their...