The armored vest portion of the Army's new Soldier Protection System. (Photo by Matthew Cox/Military.com) The Army's new Ballistic Combat Shirt, part of the new Soldier Protection System ...

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 ...

The Army continues to upgrade body armor to increase protection from bullets and fragments, and soon will field the Improved Outer Tactical Vest to Soldiers deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Col. Ken Elgort, product manager for soldier protective equipment. The suit not only provides explosion protection but also integrates the Modular Scalable Vest, the service's newest addition to ...

WASHINGTON — Army Capt. Kim Pierre-Zamora remembers the protective vest she was issued when she went to basic training a number of years ago. It was a size medium that hung down too far and made ...

when compared to the Army's current heavy-duty option, the Improved Outer Tactical Vest. The IOTV, when loaded with heavy plates, weighs about 31 pounds, while a comparable TEP system checks ...

A spokesman for the office said soldiers who are deploying are first in line for any newly released equipment. The improved outer tactical vest protects troops’ vital areas, but at 26 pounds ...

The Russian soldier complains about a lack of food and water on the front lines, a report says. He tells his wife he is so weak that he is unable to wear his bulletproof vest. A Russian soldier ...

one wielding a rifle which he fired at two of the nearby Soldiers and the other wearing a suicide vest.” Cowart tackled the man wearing the suicide vest, and hurled “himself and the man away ...

The vest is one of several wearable gear items the Army is improving, developing or fielding to soldiers. (Jason Amadi/U.S. Army) While new night vision and advanced drones often attract a lot of ...