What do bra fitting and body armor testing have in common? Andrea Porter's dissertation. When Porter took a sabbatical from her career to earn her Ph.D. in multidisciplinary engineering, she never ...

For the first time in her career, Army Maj. Melissa Elledge can stand up and feel her legs after sitting for an hour while wearing body armor. At 5 feet, 3 inches tall and 120 pounds, Elledge's body ...

Discover how modern digital fabrication and traditional sculpting merge to create perfectly fitted, anatomical body armor.

A Ukrainian manufacturer unveiled a new set of body armor that is specially made for female soldiers. The manufacturer, Ukrainian Armour, demonstrated the bulletproof suit in Kyiv on Thursday, per the ...

A new generation of armor tailored to better fit women's typically shorter bodies and other unique physical attributes will be field tested for the first time by a group of women soldiers deploying to ...

The 55th Security Forces Squadron recently issued new body armor to Offutt defenders. What makes this piece of safety equipment special is it was designed to better protect females. For years, female ...

The U.S. Air Force is ready to begin fielding body armor specifically designed for female airmen in Security Forces units. The U.S. Air Force is finally ready to begin fielding body armor specifically ...

Spc. Hannah Carver-Frey participates in the final round of field-testing for the Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) during a weeklong series of evaluated tasks at Fort Carson, Colo., Oct. 18, 2017. (U.S.