Recognizing that these armor carriers are now doubling, quite frequently, as equipment carriers, let’s take a look at some of what they most often carry for the average patrol officer.

The HBAV carrier is also designed to hold any of Tacprogear's new NIJ certified hard armor plates for front and back rifle protection in a variety of sizes, shapes and configurations.

The Army is fielding a new body armor system, including the Modular Scalable Vest. The MSV and other items in the system have purpose-built design features for female body types. Soldiers here ...

Body armor and uniform manufacturers are developing new systems to make wearing concealable armor more comfortable.

After years in the making, the Marine Corps has finally started fielding the next-generation Plate Carrier Generation III body armor to lighten the load for grunts in the field ...

The Marine Corps is planning to field lighter and better fitting plate carriers and body armor, according to officials at Marine Corps Systems Command. The effort is a joint collaboration with the ...

The Corps is also gearing up to field its new lightweight body armor plates, designed to be worn in the Corps’ low intensity or counterinsurgency style conflicts.

"Wearing heavy body armor may not be operationally practical on a long-range multi-day patrol in mountainous terrain, such as in Afghanistan," the report states.

Japanese retailer Samurai Age, which specializes in novelty samurai apparel, released a new line of samurai armor for pets such as dogs and cats to wear.

Spartan Armor Systems just announced their new wraparound body armor vests for tactical operators and professionals requiring additional security and safety in a lightweight, concealable carrier.

Body armor and uniform manufacturers are developing new systems to make wearing concealable armor more comfortable.