From medieval knights to face shields, humans are pretty big fans of armor. But it turns out that other organisms use armor, ...

Jacquelyn Martin / AP Retailers and manufacturers of body armor are reporting increased sales that are due in part to new customers seeking added protection following the recent spate of mass ...

If you compared today’s daily uniform wear body armor to that of the 1970s or 1980s, you’d see some pretty big differences. The focus of this article is why those differences are beneficial for both ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, a gap that ...

Alexander Pillot, an equipment trainer with to PEO Soldier, hands a service member the second-generation modular scalable vest. (Jason Amadi/Army) When a soldier takes an enemy round to his or her ...

NATICK, Mass. — Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, have developed a body armor questionnaire to help improve body armor for female users ...

Tactical gear, such as a helmet and body armor, was used by shooters in Uvalde and Buffalo. Research shows body armor is increasingly being used in mass shootings. Few regulations exist on body armor ...

Bodies come in different shapes and sizes, influenced by a person’s frame and composition. Different body types include triangle, rectangle, hourglass, ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. Different ...

Source: courtesy of the Open Access policy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, ...