Female security forces airmen at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming on Dec. 11 became some of the first to start using new body armor designed to fit women. In a release, the Air Force said that the new armor has several different features from the standard tactical vest. It has a curved chest […]
As Armenia and Azerbaijan trade deadly blows in a battle that has taken a heavy toll on the warring parties’ armor, experts contacted by Military Times say it is too early to sound the death knell for tanks. Some 95 people have been killed – 11 of them civilians – since the fighting broke out, […]
The Air Force has awarded a contract to begin producing and developing improved body armor for women, which will fit better and provide more protection for them. The first deliveries of the new armor are expected to come this fall, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center said in a Wednesday release. It will be […]