Army equipment officials plan to begin ... said the MSV was noticeably lighter than their current body armor. "Compared to my IOTV, this vest is lighter and cooler, has a greater range of motion ...

Oct. 18. (Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds/Army) Soldiers will get new body armor for the first time in a decade, starting this summer. The Modular Scalable Vest will replace the Improved Outer Tactical ...

The Army's top gear-buying office announced this week it has begun fielding an updated version of the Improved Outer Tactical Vest to Soldiers deploying to Afghanistan. The Gen. II IOTV ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (May 16, 2014) -- More than 20 Fort Leonard Wood military police officers tested the regiment's newest body armor vests, last week. Both a concealed and non-concealed ...

The new vest eliminates gaps between the material ... Based on comments from 19 female soldiers wearing the new body armor, the Army will continue to make adjustments before going into large ...

Brand offers the OVER-ARMOR Vest for the Interceptor Body Armor System, the latest innovation in its line of high-performance tactical nylon gear for military, law enforcement and other demanding ...

The Navy is next at 20.2% followed by the Army at 15.4% and the Marine Corps ... by adding more sizes of its existing body armor vests instead of designing new equipment, said Emanuel Pacheco ...

The Army is testing a redesigned, lighter torso protection piece for the body armor kit ... Potts also gave updates to the vest work. A team of contributors from his office, the Maneuver Center ...

praised the improvements in the Army body armor, tailored to better fit women, citing firsthand experience. “I’ve been briefed on the new, improved outer tactical vests several times.

Marine body armor engineers share a glimpse of their new protective gear that features lighter weights, lighter plates and ...

The new vest eliminates gaps between the material ... Based on comments from 19 female soldiers wearing the new body armor, the Army will continue to make adjustments before going into large ...

The new vest eliminates gaps between the material ... Based on comments from 19 female soldiers wearing the new body armor, the Army will continue to make adjustments before going into large ...