UPDATE: Kit Up! has been informed that the recall was not initiated by the department of the Army but by the Defense Logistics Agency who actually bought the plates for the Army. [EDITOR'S NOTE: We've ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 19, 2013) -- When Sgt. Joseph Morrissey stepped out of his vehicle onto a military supply route in Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012, he didn't know it would be the day ...

February 12, 2009: For over a year, the U.S. Army and Marines have been replacing existing SAPI (Small arms protective inserts) ceramic bulletproof plates (for protective vests), with thicker, but ...

PENTAGON (June 14, 2010) -- The Army recently issued a message for all troops and units to inspect their body armor, specifically the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts, or ESAPI, in search of a ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — 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 the weight of the new ...

Available in MultiCam, with coyote brown and urban wolf on the way, PLATEminus is designed to fit any SAPI/ESAPI style armor plates, with or without plate backers. It will come in two sizes, medium ...

Team Wendy’s Non-Ballistic Training Plates allows officers to “train like you fight” without risk to life-saving body armor components. Made from a virtually indestructible, density-modifiable, ...

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 ...

The Marine Corps recently called on defense firms to submit proposals for a new lightweight body armor plate that's about 38 percent lighter than the current plates used to protect Marines from rifle ...

U.S. Marine Cpl. Carson P. Burke, a rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, carries an M240G machine gun during the Advanced Infantry Course (AIC) aboard Kahuku Training Area, ...