Army Body Armor May Be Too Heavy for Combat, Report Finds The document draws on reports that have estimated soldiers carried an average of 119 pounds apiece in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Air Force Studying Spider Silk for Stronger Body Armor, Parachutes Researchers are looking to arachnids to engineer new synthetic materials that are stronger than Kevlar.
Inside SecDef Jim Mattis’ $2.5 Billion Plan to Make the Infantry Deadlier DoD is investing in weapons, unmanned systems, body armor, training and new technology for close-combat forces.
Navy to Begin Testing New Body Armor for Naval Security Forces The U.S. Navy will soon begin the first tests on its newest body armor -- the Naval Security Forces Vest.
Army Designs Body Armor for Women and Batteries Army equipment officials have recognized after a decade at war that women are built differently than men – especially when it...
Questions Surround SOF Body Armor Recall U.S. Special Operations Command is recalling thousands of body armor plates after discovering a manufacturer’s defect that...
Nanofoam Could Lead to New Body Armor The Army's research and development arm has funded a three-year research program at University of California, San Diego...
Marines Will Soak, Sandblast Next-Gen Body Armor to Prove Toughness The Marine Corps is putting its next generation of protective gear through a kind of boot camp designed to stress problem...
Army Chief: Infantry Needs New 7.62mm Rifle The U.S. Army's chief of staff revealed Thursday the M4 carbine's 5.56mm round can't penetrate modern enemy body armor plates...
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
He Served His Country. In Return, His Country Sent Him into Exile. The military relies on noncitizens to fill its ranks. No one is sure how many are later banished from the country they fought...
VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General found that the VA paid $1 million more in bonuses to senior...
Investigation Finds Navy Supply Ship Ran Aground After Captain Left to Eat Dinner The Alan Shepard was launched in 2006 and has space for a crew of more than 120, all of whom are typically civilian mariners...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...