WASHINGTON – For Air Force Maj. Julie Roloson, new body armor being fielded specifically for women is more than a matter of fit and weight. It could be life or death. Roloson, 34, commands the ...

Current armor certification tests armor in complete contact with a clay block, which doesn't account for how it actually fits a person—especially a woman. These findings add to the body of ...

I live my life in a state of cautious optimism, so bear with me when I say this: Women in combat could maybe, finally get body armor that fits them properly. A provision in the 2021 National ...

For women headed to newly opened combat roles, there’s this very practical consideration: body armor. California Rep. Loretta Sanchez, a Democratic member of the Armed Services Committee and ...

“We’ve had women in the infantry and armor occupations now for three years,” said Maj. Melissa Comiskey, chief of command policy, Army G-1. Integrating women into combat units has “changed ...

The need for such a vest is long overdue, as more, and more women are serving in the army. And body armor has always been tailored to fit the male figure. Ladies in military uniforms with their ...

These issues ranged from body armor designed for men that didn’t fit against a woman’s body, leaving coverage gaps; MOLLE packs that rubbed shorter women raw; helmets that couldn’t be ...

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 ...

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.

We know that skimpy armor that shows off a woman’s cleavage is rather impractical for combat and that sculpted “boob plate” armor can be a hazard to your health, but on occasions that women ...