BAUMHOLDER, Germany (Army News Service, Jan. 25, 2008) -- For as long as the Army has used Interceptor Body Armor, Soldiers have complained that it is too heavy, too hot and too cumbersome.

Pinnacle, based in Fresno, Calif., is the manufacturer of Dragon Skin SOV3000 body armor, which Brown said failed "catastrophically" when it was tested by HB White Labs in Street, Md., one of two ...

News report suggested body armor worn by troops in Iraq is sub-par. May 21, 2007 — -- The Army held an unusual briefing Monday to aggressively challenge an NBC News report that questioned the ...

Spec.-Ops. Brand offers the OVER-ARMOR Vest for the Interceptor Body Armor System, the latest innovation in its line of high-performance tactical nylon gear for military, law ...

The Army insists the body armor troops are now wearing — called Interceptor — is the very best in the world. And, without question, those vests have saved lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. But an ...

House committee investigates report on effectiveness of new type of armor. June 6, 2007 — -- The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing Wednesday about the merits of a new type of body ...

However, he went back on patrol after his interceptor body armor was replaced. Maunakea formally presented Morrissey with the body armor on Sept. 18. "This is where it all culminates," Maunakea said.

Since the Army’s initial fielding of Interceptor body armor in the late 1990s, equipment officials have made multiple improvements to this life-saving vest.

The interceptor body armor but it's the vest. And then you have inside both the front and the back 11-pound ballistic ceramic, you know, protector — small arms protection inserts.

Sept. 17 (UPI) --Federal Prison Industries in Washington, D.C., has received a $110.2 million contract for interceptor body armor and tactical vests for the U.S. Army.Work locations and funding ...

Congress has allocated funds for all U.S. troops to wear 16-pound, ceramic-plated Interceptor body armor , but as many as 51,000 American soldiers and civilian administrators in Iraq have not yet ...

NORTHAM: The Army-issued body armor system is called the Interceptor, which is designed by the military. The most popular brand the soldiers have been buying is called the Dragon Skin, ...