Body armor maker AR500 Armor of Phoenix, Arizona, is recalling Level III Body Armor plates shipped between Feb. 23 and March 23, 2016 and bears a manufacture date for those same months. “The [product] ...

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 ...

Well, well. Just a few days back, a Marine report came to light blaming some troops' deaths on the lack of plates in their body armor -- particularly side plates that protect the warfighters' flanks.

PHOENIX — With the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas still fresh in the minds of many, the issue of personal security has brought attention to companies that make body armor. One of the most ...

WASHINGTON – The Army improperly tested new bullet-blocking plates for body armor and cannot be certain that 5 million pieces of the critical battlefield equipment meet the standards to protect U.S.

As part of the GalacTac Project, AR500 Armor announced on their Facebook page that they will be displaying the armor at this year's SHOT Show, a firearms and hunting trade show in Las Vegas, starting ...

Plate armor is capable of stopping rifle rounds all the way up to 308 Winchester. The ballistic mitigation on plate armor is higher than the standard Kevlar soft body armor which is mainly designed to ...

Let’s paint a quick picture: you’re kitted up, heart pounding, clearing rooms like it’s a Tuesday morning at a Fallujah Starbucks. You want gear that won’t fail, won’t weigh you down, and sure as heck ...