The armor plates used in the plate carriers and IOTV Soldiers wear in combat are safe -- maybe too safe. Heavy body armor result of over-engineering By C. Todd Lopez March 18, 2011 ...

"BECAUSE IT IS HEAVY!!". The lightweight body armor plates have to cover your back and the torso. A standard steel plate of 10"X 12"weighs 3.6 kg each. Therefore, ...

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.

The Stryker combat vehicle destined for Iraq next month is being reinforced with thousands of steel plates after new Army testing showed some of its ceramic armor failed when shot at by heavy ...

However, one can’t help but wonder how warriors could move enough to fight in their suits made of heavy-looking metal plates. Of course, wearing armor does appear to require more energy than not ...