Plate carriers have special sockets that are used to carry ballistic plates These types of vests were developed in the 18th and 19th centuries and slowly started gaining recognition all around the ...

Gone are the days where we felt secure wearing our Level 2 soft armor to any call for service. The use of plate carriers by police and responsible citizens is on the rise. You might be asking why ...

MKU designed the Kavro TAC-II (FR) plate carrier to accommodate diverse body types to fit chest circumferences from 70 cm to 160 cm, waist circumferences from 60 cm to 140 cm, and statures ranging ...

In today’s world, more often than not, most externally worn carriers for body armor are designed to carry equipment as well as the body armor panels and plates themselves.

Why Your Loadout Starts With a Rifle, and Armor From Lexington Green, to the rooftops of Koreatown, Americans have always answered chaos not with helplessness, but with resolve. Back then, they called ...

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 ...

A brand of plate carrier vests used by police officers and first responders has been recalled because a cable in the quick-release system can detach and prevent “swift removal of the carrier in ...

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 ...

Marines will soon be getting their hands on a new lighter and better fitting plate carrier. On Wednesday, the Defense Department announced that a five-year contract of $62,612,464 was awarded to ...