WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 19, 2013) -- When Sgt. Joseph Morrissey stepped out of his vehicle onto a military supply route in Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012, he didn't know it would be the day ...

Available in MultiCam, with coyote brown and urban wolf on the way, PLATEminus is designed to fit any SAPI/ESAPI style armor plates, with or without plate backers. It will come in two sizes, medium ...

The Army’s new Soldier Protection System has been billed as a lighter and more powerful replacement for the service’s existing personal protective equipment, but a recent evaluation from the Defense ...

November 28, 2012: Recently U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) recalled several thousand ceramic composite plates (SAPI, for Small Arms Protective Inserts) used in the protective vests their ...

U.S. Special Operations Command is recalling thousands of body armor plates after discovering a manufacturer’s defect that could put operators at risk. At the same time defense industry experts are ...

September 26, 2011: In the last decade, the U.S. has purchased about ten million bullet proof ceramic composite plates (SAPI, for Small Arms Protective Inserts) for the protective vests troops wear.

Concerned that U.S. troops are already saddled with too much heavy gear, military officials will not require them to wear improved body armor until manufacturers cut the weight of the new protective ...

The Marine Corps recently called on defense firms to submit proposals for a new lightweight body armor plate that's about 38 percent lighter than the current plates used to protect Marines from rifle ...