The Marine Corps plans to field lighter and better fitting plate carriers and body armor.

What is a plate carrier? These are tactical vests that are used by soldiers and military officials to protect themselves.

The new plate carrier is intended for use in conjunction with new lightweight body armor plates that, as Marine Corps Times previously reported, will reduce the hard body armor weight burden for ...

Plate Carriers for Patrol Gone are the days where we felt secure wearing our Level 2 soft armor to any call for service. The use of plate carriers by police and responsible citizens is on the rise.

Spartan Armor Systems has produced the Achilles plate carrier, with significant improvements in both ergonomics and wearer comfort.

The Army is poised to introduce a plate-carrier vest to provide Soldiers more lightweight gear in the challenging operational environments of Afghanistan.

A brand of plate carrier vests used by police officers and first responders has been recalled because a cable in the quick-release system can detach and prevent “swift removal of the carrier in ...

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