Selecting good body armor plates is one hell of a business. And you’ve got to learn it quickly now if you don’t want to find out the hard way that your armor plate sucks. So, how do you select a body ...

Plate armor is capable of stopping rifle rounds all the way up to 308 Winchester. ... The matter of concern when going lighter with the body armor plates is, the lighter you go, ...

DKX Advanced Manufacturing, a US manufacturer of armor plates, revealed DKX Armor plates utilizing the most advanced technologies resulting in one of the lightest, most buoyant NIJ Level III rated ...

You don’t armor up because you’re spoiling for a fight—you do it because deep down, you know no one’s coming, and it’s your job to hold the line.

Well, well. Just a few days back, a Marine report came to light blaming some troops' deaths on the lack of plates in their body armor -- particularly side plates that protect the warfighters' flanks.

Laser-cut plate carriers, sleeker armor, and more fit options are among upgrade coming to Marine body armor. Check out the new options from Gruntworks. Ukraine says it has signed the outline of a ...

The Marine Corps is planning to field lighter and better fitting plate carriers and body armor, according to officials at Marine Corps Systems Command. The effort is a joint collaboration with the ...

The nonconforming plates were produced by Armor Works, who have provided 150,000 ESAPI plates, ... The contract number and design code are both located on the data tag on the back of the plate.

We posted a story this morning about a team of engineering students at my alma mater who are designing new body armor inserts. According to the story in the Richmond (VA) Times Dispatch, the three ...