After years in the making, the Marine Corps has finally started fielding the next-generation Plate Carrier Generation III body armor to lighten the load for grunts in the field ...

"BECAUSE IT IS HEAVY!!". The lightweight body armor plates have to cover your back and the torso. A standard steel plate of 10"X 12"weighs 3.6 kg each.

Half-Plate Armor 2.5 Armor forged to protect the wearer's vitals without adding undue heft, in the belief that increased mobility counts for more than a wall of steel. 9600 58 20 ...

Marines Want Lighter Armor Plates to Help Infantry Move Faster U.S. Marines maneuver toward an objective during a live-fire and movement exercise at D’Arta Plage, Djibouti on Nov. 3, 2014.

The Army intends to test new, lighter-weight armor plates in third quarter of fiscal 2019, according to the Fiscal 2018 Annual Report from the Defense Department's Director, Operational Test and ...

As of this week, it's been three years since the entire internet exploded with the news that purely decorative horse armor would cost 200 MS points ($2.50) to add to your copy of The Elder Scrolls ...