Army equipment officials plan to begin fielding the service's new Modular Scalable Vest, or MSV, by next summer.. Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th ...

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.

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 Vest, which debuted in 2008, according to ...

More than 20 Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., military police officers tested the regiment's newest body armor vests May 5-9, 2014. Fort Leonard Wood MPs test new body armor vest By Dawn Arden, Leonard ...

Based on comments from 19 female soldiers wearing the new body armor, the Army will continue to make adjustments before going into large-scale production for the rest of the Army. Spc.

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Female soldiers from Fort Campbell deploying to Afghanistan will field test the first Army body armor that is shorter and better tailored specifically to fit women's ...

Spec.-Ops. 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 ...

For example, the Army’s improved outer armor vests designed specifically for female soldiers weigh six pounds less than those for men, according to Army Brig. Gen. Paul Ostrowski.

WASHINGTON – For Air Force Maj. Julie Roloson, new body armor being fielded specifically for women is more than a matter of fit and weight. It could be life or death. Roloson, 34, commands the ...

Later this year the Army will test a lighter-weight body armor vest as part of its head-to-toe soldier protection system program and conduct a full test of the entire system by this fall as they ...

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