CHAIN MAIL? TOO heavy. Suits of armor? They rust. Shields? Too unwieldy. The quest for a lightweight but powerful body armor was unfulfilled until a Du Pont chemist whipped up a new batch of ...

Allegheny County Housing Authority police Chief Mike Vogel recently paid $1,800 for his bulletproof vest. Through a federally funded grant program enacted by Congress in 1998, he should get a 50% ...

Congressman Ted W. Lieu has announced that the City of Santa Monica was awarded funds under the Department of Justice's (DOJ) bulletproof vest program. The total award is in the amount of $9,296.38 ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — U.S. Rep. Josh Riley is leading an effort to secure full funding for a program that helps get bulletproof vests to police departments in rural areas, the congressman’s office said. In ...

SEVERE HEAD INJURY. NEW THIS MORNING, LITITZ POLICE IN LANCASTER COUNTY ARE WARNING RESIDENTS ABOUT A LETTER YOU MAY GET IN THE MAIL. POLICE SAY THE LETTER SAYS 2025 LITITZ BULLETPROOF VEST DRIVE FOR ...

PARMA, Ohio -- For roughly a decade, the Parma Police Department has received funds from the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant. That streak continues this year, with the department ...

Bulletproof vests are designed to stop penetration, not eliminate damage. Kevlar fibers catch and deform bullets, while ceramic plates shatter projectiles at high speed. The force still transfers into ...

A bulletproof vest is put to the test as it is shot at an indoor shooting range and then cut open with a 60,000 psi waterjet cutter at the points where the bullets penetrated. This video explores the ...