The Tactical Tailor Low Profile Armor Carrier (LPAC) is the next step in the company's series of modular vests, offering a lightweight, versatile alternative. The LPAC has been ...

Rogue Gunfighter's Low Profile Armor Carrier Published October 15, 2012 Rogue Gunfighter , which those of you who follow Rogue American Apparel may already be familiar with, has completed the ...

The Condor SPECTER plate carrier is a low profile, lightweight carrier for discreet surveillance operations. Constructed of durable 4-way stretch nylon fabric for flush fitment while maintaining ...

The Marine Corps is planning to field lighter and better fitting plate carriers and body armor, according to officials at Marine Corps Systems Command. The effort is a joint collaboration with the ...

GENESEE TOWNSHIP, MI -- All Genesee Township police officers will be equipped with external body armor vest carriers and high-intensity flashlights, thanks to a donation from a national company ...

After decades of trying, scientists may have finally found a way to make body armor out of spider silk. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

At the low end, soft body armor can protect the wearer from knives and handgun bullets. Someone wearing the highest-level armor with ceramic plates can survive a direct hit by rifle ammunition ...

It is so vague,” said Brad Pedell, who runs 221B Tactical, a tactical gear and body armor store in New York City. He said his store tends to sell more hard-plated armor than the soft type being ...

For example, the traditional Kevlar fabric that would go into soft body armor weighs about 1 pound per square foot, and you need more than one square foot to do the job.

Conversely, Soviet (now Russian) body armor tends to be based around metal plates made of steel or titanium. The standard issue 6B23 and its predecessor, the 6B12, both utilize steel plates in ...

Tonight Low-Mostly Sunny. ... The carriers, or vests, ... Pennsylvania State Police use both hard and soft body armor, according to Trooper Brent Miller, an agency spokesman.

At the low end, soft body armor can protect the wearer from knives and handgun bullets. Someone wearing the highest-level armor with ceramic plates can survive a direct hit by rifle ammunition.