Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The war between Ukraine and Russia has highlighted the importance of body armor for soldiers, and the deadly consequences when it is lacking. Body armor is ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Russia is not the only military power to be working on steel alternatives. The United Army Research Laboratory and the University of Buffalo have conducted laboratory ...

Ceramic materials have become viable—even better—replacements for conventional metallic armor plates on tanks, personnel carriers and other armored vehicles. They not only resist penetration by most ...

Selecting good body armor plates is one hell of a business. And you’ve got to learn it quickly now if you don’t want to find out the hard way that your armor plate sucks. So, how do you select a body ...

Tempe-based ArmorWorks has received a multiyear, U.S. Department of Defense delivery order that represents about $500 million in ceramic body armor plate production for U.S. troops worldwide. The ...

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 ...

Having the right body armor makes all the difference in your day-to-day job. For situations that require more than the everyday protective carrier, there are hard, ballistic plates. Thicker and ...

NOVOSIBIRSK, June 5. /TASS/. A manufacturer in Novosibirsk has started batch production of ceramic armor components for the family of new generation armored vehicles. "Ceramic armor testing has been ...

The ceramic armor market is primarily driven by the increasing demand from the defense sector. Ceramic armor plates provide lightweight protection from ballistic threats and find extensive usage in ...