Tag: body armor

Point Blank Enterprises Introduced last week a new range of high-performance, ballistic protection vests offering the lightest-weight and highest-performing levels. Point Blank Enterprises Inc. has...

The US Special Operations Command is looking for revolutionary new gear assisting troops in exceeding human performance in combat. The idea sounds similar to...

Composite fibers manufacturer DSM Dyneema unveiled today the SB51, a new fiber optimized for use in ballistic vests that combine minimum weight with high...

The U.S. Army began fielding the new second generation Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV), with first kits delivered to soldiers scheduled to deploy to...

Troops fighting on the frontline will get better personal protection from this autumn, with the introduction of an improved helmet and body armour. The...

Start < Page 4 of 5 > Apart from their additional weight vests block natural ventilation, preventing sweat heat dissipation. Physiological tests have demonstrated that body and...

Start < Page 11 0f 11 > Enhanced body armor is extending the protected area covering even more body parts. Yet, even with these improvements, medical facilities...

Start < Page 10 0f 11 > As the body armor is only part of the combat load carried by the infantryman, the military is seeking new...

Start < Page 6 0f 11 > A serious challenge associated with body armor, apart from its excessive weight, is the heat caused by lack of effective...

Start < Page 4 0f 11 > Excessive weight and limited mobility always exacerbate the weak points of personal body armor suits, demanding users and developers to...

Start < Page 3 0f 11 > One new product is Teijin's Laminated Fabric Technology, or LFT, a fabric woven from Twaron fibers with a large number of...

Start < Page 2 0f 11 > Current body armor suites are designed to defeat most threats encountered on the modern battlefield. However, when configured for maximum...

Start < Page 1 0f 11 > Where there is no clear 'front line' or 'friendly area', danger may be lurking everywhere and the enemy...

Brig. Gen. R. Mark Brown, Program Executive Officer Soldier agreed to release a June 2006 test results rebuffing claims that commercially available body armor...