Women serving in the Ukrainian military will be provided with specially designed body armor for the first time, after Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on Dec. 27 that it had certified a sample of ...

Body armor designed for men could be deadly when women use it because of a design flaw that can send bullets ricocheting off women’s chests and up into their throats. Congress is now scrambling to try ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Feb. 1, 2012) -- It had been a complaint for years that body armor was not made for the female physique. That has now changed. The armor that women had to wear in combat was ...

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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 ...

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 -- ...

Many passersby raise their heads when walking past the Princess Olga monument in downtown Kyiv. Some even stop, gazing at the statue with surprise. Although it has been there for years, it seems the ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A bill to equip female members of the Department of Homeland Security with body armor better tailored to the female body proposed by U.S. Senator Gary Peters has successfully ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is working on upgrades in body armor for female federal law enforcement officers. The Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center reports ...

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at providing next-generation body armor specifically ...