As autumn leaves began falling in late October, the Future Forces Forum was in full force. For the second last week of the ...

Advances in protective textiles for body armour and tactical equipment have transformed the capabilities of modern personal ...

Mehler Systems, an international group bringing together expertise in ballistic protection, tactical equipment and tactical clothing, has today signed an ...

The 6th Annual Joint Fires Summit will convene senior leaders from the Department of War, the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Military Services, acquisition organizations, academia, and industry to ...

As the Department of War modernizes fires for contested, multi-domain operations, the Joint Force has to find the right target, share information across ...

Earlier this year, Belfast-based engineering graduate Peter Gilleece set up Vikela Armour to develop a new type of body armour that provides better protection and is a lot more comfortable to wear ...

The latest type of armor the U.S. Army considers is not at all what you would expect. It’s not some tough new chemical composition or porcelain to replace Aramid. It’s actually spider silk. Body armor ...

We’re thrilled to announce the release of a new, monthly article series written by guest writer Jake Ganor for BodyArmorNews, titled Ancient Composite Armor. Each month, we’ll dive into a different ...

The previous articles in this series set the boundary conditions: About 77.5% of combat casualties in Ukraine are caused by fragments and blast, roughly 15% by mines, and only around 2-3% by small ...

In July 2024, MKU Limited, a global defense and homeland security company based in Kanpur, India, invited BodyArmorNews.com to its headquarters. From a visit to their corporate office, ...

I’ve written a few words on the fragment threat, though it was oriented towards conventional artillery and mortars. To very briefly summarize: No soldier can withstand being in close proximity to a ...

After much anticipation, we are delighted to publish the second chapter of guest writer Jake Ganor’s spectacular series Ancient Composite Armor. Armor made from paper may seem improbable, yet it was a ...