Valot: That's Joel Moskowitz. He's the CEO of Ceradyne, a Costa Mesa company that's supplied ceramic body armor to the military since the 1990s. The ceramic inserts with a polymer backing are about a ...

A new website quietly launched by the Israeli military lets soldiers anonymously check whether their safety equipment complies with official standards. A new website quietly launched by the Israeli ...

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 ...

The purpose of this overview is to provide a broad introduction to the nature of ceramic body armor plates and helmets as used by many U.S. servicemen and women; the medical basis for determining the ...

Key Point: While .50 caliber resistant body armor exists, it’s impractical for the average infantryman. Heavy machine guns and sniper rifles in .50 caliber are some of the most feared weapons for the ...