Research and field experience show most body armor is still built around male body types, leaving female officers with ...

Protection has always been part of the equation in combat. But what that protection looks like, and how it performs under ...

Understanding the difference between soft and hard body armor is crucial for making an informed decision about your personal protection. Each type has its own unique strengths and weaknesses, making ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The National Research Council will convene specialists in committee form to consider ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio— A Stow business owner is accused of selling counterfeit body armor imported from China to more than a dozen law enforcement agencies, including Akron, Rocky River and Columbus police.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A San Diego-area small business has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with the state of California to provide body armor to California law enforcement agencies for ...

STORM LAKE, Iowa (KTIV) - Agents from the FBI’s Sioux City field office presented police in Storm Lake, Iowa, with body armor. As part of the FBI’s “Legacy Body Armor” program, the agency has donated ...

A gun-rights group is suing the state of New York in order to block the enforcement of its body armor ban. The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), a California-based non-profit organization, filed its ...

An Indiana State Police K-9 now has potentially life-saving body armor thanks to a donation from a New Haven couple. Enzo ...

Enzo's vest was sponsored by Kurt and Sherry Riecken of New Haven, Indiana, and embroidered with the sentiment “Born to ...

During Phases I and II of the study, the committee was requested to consider the use of statistics to permit a more scientific determination of sample sizes to be used in body armor testing.