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.
Guardsmen Patrolling DC Will Soon Be Armed, Pentagon Says Guardsmen have mostly been patrolling tourist areas not known for high crime rates, such as the National Mall and a transit...
Air Force Top Enlisted Leader Says Service Oath Isn't Made to 'Any Individual' Amid General's Retirement Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi's message to the force seemingly sought to calm the rank and file as the Pentagon goes through...
Veterans Stole over $150K from Air Force Base’s Sports Program in Florida, Feds Say Keith Pilawski, 63, and Edwin Ortiz, 58, defrauded the sports program from 2009 until 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for...
Why Is the Army Chopping Away at Its Chopper Fleet? The cuts are part of a larger reorganization as the Army prepares for the changing landscape of warfare with one of the...
Hegseth Fires General Whose Agency's Intel Assessment of Damage from Iran Strikes Angered Trump Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the people, who...