Read more body armor stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36446/body-armor.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:54:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70270/massive-ancient-gold-trove-likely-battle-booty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExperts dazzled by a record trove of ancient gold and silver unearthed in an English field believe the hoard of coins, hilts and parts of shields was war booty stripped from fallen soldiers and buried on the run. It was finally unearthed by a man with a metal detector 14...http://www.newser.com/story/70270/massive-ancient-gold-trove-likely-battle-booty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 2:43:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57149/gates-pressure-speeds-new-armor-to-afghan-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a little push from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the Army says it has completed its assessment of $3 million worth of high-tech, lightweight body armor and will send it immediately to soldiers in Afghanistan, the New York Times reports. The Army was dragging out testing on the new armor,...http://www.newser.com/story/57149/gates-pressure-speeds-new-armor-to-afghan-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 16:34:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56485/army-holds-up-lighter-armor-for-soldiers-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a sign of the Army’s careful—some say plodding—procurement process, $3 million in lightweight body armor destined for Afghanistan is still stateside pending a widened assessment, the New York Times reports. The armor would shave 20 pounds off the punishing load—up to 130 pounds—some soldiers carry...http://www.newser.com/story/56485/army-holds-up-lighter-armor-for-soldiers-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 13:49:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55721/critics-beef-about-pig-explosions-in-us-army-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnimal rights activists have condemned the US military for blowing up live pigs to test body armor, USA Today reports. Military officials say the tests provided valuable information on the relationship between body armor and brain injury. But critics say the pig-blasting program caused unnecessary animal suffering for questionable results.http://www.newser.com/story/55721/critics-beef-about-pig-explosions-in-us-army-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 4:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55311/binghamton-police-chief-he-must-have-been-a-coward.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJiverly Voong, the 41-year-old gunman who took 14 lives including his own at an upstate New York immigrant center, was wearing body armor during the attack, the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin reports. Binghamton’s police chief said the armor indicated Voong may have intended to take on police, but he speculated...http://www.newser.com/story/55311/binghamton-police-chief-he-must-have-been-a-coward.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Apr 2009 12:48:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48535/obama-was-10-feet-tall-and-bullet-proof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama wasn't quite bullet-proof as he strode down Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday, but the new president was certainly "bullet-resistant," Slate explains. While the SWAT-team look might not be very presidential, several companies now manufacture lightweight protective clothing that can be worn under clothing or woven into shirts or coats.http://www.newser.com/story/48535/obama-was-10-feet-tall-and-bullet-proof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 7:17:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46954/marines-improving-vests-after-complaints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Marine Corps is planning major improvements to its body armor after troops complained the $100 million vests were too heavy and restrictive, the AP reports. “I've worn the vest on my travels into Iraq and Afghanistan, and I can tell you those Marines have raised some valid points,” the...http://www.newser.com/story/46954/marines-improving-vests-after-complaints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Jan 2009 18:12:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44218/mumbai-police-were-outgunned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice in Mumbai were armed with weapons designed as long ago as World War I to battle terrorists brandishing sophisticated AK47 automatic rifles, reports the Time s of London. The alarming disparity in arms explains why a handful of terrorists was able to paralyze the city and inflict so many...http://www.newser.com/story/44218/mumbai-police-were-outgunned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Dec 2008 1:47:35 CST