If any soldier needs body armor, its a paratrooper making a parachute drop. Unfortunately, standard body armor is too inflexible for paratroopers to use without the risk of being injured upon landing.

March 21, 2014: The U.S. Army is satisfied with the latest changes to its IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest) body armor designs. The army recently ordered the supplier to complete upgrading existing ...

BAGHDAD (Army News Service, March 24, 2008) -- After stomping around for a few days with the new Improved Outer Tactical Vest, 4th Infantry Division Soldiers came back with mixed reviews for the new ...

March 1, 2013: The U.S. Army is continuing to tweak its body armor designs, based on feedback from the users. The current model for the army is the IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest), which was ...

Army equipment officials plan to begin fielding the service's new Modular Scalable Vest, or MSV, by next summer. Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th Chemical ...

The Army has awarded a huge contract for its new improved outer tactical vest body armor to Specialty Defense Systems a division of the Armor Holdings conglomerate and Point Blank Body Armor. The ...

RZEPIN, POLAND - Soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, spent March 1, 2018, inside a classroom showing Polish cadets some of the life-saving ...

Whether a mission requires soft, concealable body armor or ballistic plates and pelvic protection, the Army’s new Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) has got soldiers covered. After its final field tests last ...

A soldier might need to change the configuration of his or her tactical vest depending on the mission, and while it's not always necessary to wear a complete vest, more than just a plate carrier is ...

The Army is pushing forward with its efforts to enable soldiers to carry a lighter load, especially while deployed. From 2018 to 2021, troops could see a replacement for the improved outer tactical ...