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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...