The war between Ukraine and Russia has highlighted the importance of body armor for soldiers, and the deadly consequences when it is lacking. Body armor is something Golden-based CoorsTek knows well.

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 ...

There are some growing trends in armor plates that unfortunately expose issues we have in society itself. The growing daily threat to law enforcement has increased and changed how we look at personal ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: While .50 caliber resistant body armor exists, it’s impractical for your average infantryman with current technology. For an infantryman, rapid movement under fire ...

Heavy machine guns and sniper rifles in .50 caliber are some of the most feared weapons for the infantryman on the battlefield. As the .50 caliber round was originally meant to pierce armor and take ...

The Army plans to send thousands of ceramic body armor plates to Iraq this year to better protect soldiers while the Marine Corps already is delivering such gear, military officers said Wednesday. In ...

December 17, 2007: The U.S. Army and Marines are in the process of replacing existing SAPI (Small arms protective inserts) ceramic bulletproof plates for protective vests, with thicker, but not much ...

Tempe-based ArmorWorks has received a multiyear, U.S. Department of Defense delivery order that represents about $500 million in ceramic body armor plate production for U.S. troops worldwide. The ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 3, 2011) -- Army and Air Force researchers are continuing to work on how better to fit female Soldiers with more comfortable form-fitting body-armor plates. The ...

A recent Pentagon study may trigger another round of body-armor contracts. Every once in a while, it's good to look at an investment from the top down. As you know, most of us Fools -- and this one in ...