The plate is manufactured utilizing advanced Thermoplastic Composite (TPC) Ballistic Materials in conjunction with a pre-shaped Alumina ceramic panel. Our company’s proprietary molding technology ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...

More than half of the body armor plates are being recalled. Nov. 24, 2012— -- Thousands of body armor plates worn by U.S. Special Operations troops are being recalled after it was discovered that ...

The Army’s new Soldier Protection System has been billed as a lighter and more powerful replacement for the service’s existing personal protective equipment, but a recent evaluation from the Defense ...

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 ...

This is the first of a two-part series. ShotStop Ballistics, a company in Stow that has been described as a maker and supplier of ballistic plates, body armor and related products, has ceased ...

ShotStop Ballistics, a maker and supplier of ballistic plates, body armor and related products in Stow—which ceased operations several months ago amid an ongoing federal investigation into the ...

Palladium Energy is working on battery packs that will be integrated with armor plates and can be recharged using solar panels. On display at Modern Day Marine expo at Marine Corps Base Quantico in ...

“Everything but the kitchen sink” might as well be the maxim of post-9/11 Marines who lugged half their body weight across Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, after years of bad backs, aching knees, and ...

Plate carriers are tactical vests that feature a protective insert that lets you insert ballistic plates. They help protect your vital organs from projectiles just like traditional body armor. However ...

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Special Operations Command announced it has contracted California-based Ceradyne Inc. for ballistic body armor technologies. Under the $9.1 million order ...