When you go out on the battlefield the first thing that is everyone’s top priority is protection. Under the raining bullets and lasting sounds of bombs, there are a few things that protect you and ...

Plate carriers are tactical vests that feature a protective insert that lets you insert ballistic plates. They help protect your vital organs from projectiles just like traditional body armor. However ...

Gone are the days where we felt secure wearing our Level 2 soft armor to any call for service. The use of plate carriers by police and responsible citizens is on the rise. You might be asking why.

A brand of plate carrier vests used by police officers and first responders has been recalled because a cable in the quick-release system can detach and prevent “swift removal of the carrier in an ...

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LAS VEGAS -- A new fabric by designer Honeywell aims to eliminate stitching and extra fabric on plate carriers for body armor, reducing the weight of the vest itself by 35 to 40 percent. "In the last ...

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, Oct. 15, 2009) -- The Army is poised to introduce a plate-carrier vest to provide Soldiers more lightweight gear in the challenging operational environments of ...

Anyone who’s served in the armed forces in the last half-century knows there’s nothing the military likes more than changing its uniforms. In fact, many seem to exist for nothing more than some design ...

U.S. Marines debark from an MV-22B Osprey at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 4, 2018. (Cpl. Jered T. Stone/Marine Corps) Marines will soon be getting their hands on a new lighter and better fitting plate ...