NATICK, Mass. (Sept. 17, 2012) -- Female Soldiers at Fort Campbell, Ky., preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan are getting a chance to weigh in on the latest innovation in personal ...

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) — based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — has awarded a contract to begin production and development for body armor designed to better protect ...

Senior Airman Kirsten Villalpando, 50th Security Forces Squadron response force member at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado, checks an airman’s vehicle registration information during a routine ...

Maj. Melissa Elledge deployed to combat zones twice in earlier versions of body armor designed for a male-centric Army, so she's deeply familiar with their failings for women. The bad fit created ...

The US military is developing “Xena: Warrior Princess”-style body armor for women that it hopes will give them greater protection on the battlefield, with more curves in the chest and hips. It is a ...

Fielding better-fitting body armor for female and small-statured service members has long been on the Defense Department’s to-do list. Three years ago, female veterans in Congress introduced a bill to ...

Armor Express offers structured armor for women with built in cups, and female carriers with 12 points of adjustment for an exact fit that won't flatten or smash delicate breast tissue. Plus with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women serving in the Ukrainian military will be provided with specially designed body armor for the first time, after Ukraine's ...

Security Forces units across the Air Force will begin receiving new body armor following completion of final gear inspections by officials with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Human ...

A Sept. 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a Telegram post with a picture of a woman wearing camouflage body armor standing with a group observing her. "Ukraine ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- Being a law enforcement officer can be dangerous, but what if you are hurt by something meant to help you? Zack Spencer showed us his latest creation -- body armor for women -- ...