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Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned.
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Concerned that U.S. troops are already saddled with too much heavy gear, military officials will not require them to wear improved body armor until manufacturers cut...
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AP, Washington
Army Secretary Pete Geren has ordered the recall of more than 16,000 sets of body armor following an audit that concluded the bullet-blocking plates in the vests failed...
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AP, Washington
A Canadian company will pay the United States just over $1 million to resolve allegations it violated federal law by selling a defective material used in bulletproof...
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The Government Accountability Office has rejected a claim that testing of improved body armor for U.S. forces was flawed, clearing the way for the Army to get the...
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The Army can’t be sure some of its body armor met safety standards, partly because it didn’t do proper paperwork on initial testing of the protective vests,...
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A miniature full armor made of gold is shown by Ginza Tanaka staff Ayako Kikuchi at the Japanese jewelry company’s head office in Tokyo Tuesday, April 21, 2009. The US$65,000 gold armor, titled as “Great Armor of Success in Life,” is part of their...
