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...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...