A small engineering firm in Orange County, Calif., has hit a bonanza with a hard ceramic material used for lightweight body armor. Demand for the product in the past five years has pushed the company ...

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Today multinational chemical company DuPont DD unveiled a new version of Kevlar promising lighter, more flexible and more effective body armor. The company describes the new material, known as Kevlar® ...

(Nanowerk News) Materials that are both strong and lightweight could improve everything from cars to body armor. But usually, the two qualities are mutually exclusive. Now, University of Connecticut ...

A Tempe-based company has received a $543 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide lightweight body armor that offers greater side protection for soldiers. ArmorWorks, 7306 S. Harl Ave., said it ...

A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University has built a lightweight wearable device that transfers body armor weight off ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The report "Armor Materials Market by Type (Metals & Alloys, ...

WASHINGTON — The Army will begin fielding new, lighter body armor and other lightweight equipment next month, starting with 4th Infantry Division troops headed into Afghanistan, the Army Vice ...

Ukraine is producing new, lightweight body armor designed to protect children from shrapnel during evacuations from combat zones. The Lviv Defense Cluster NGO plans to roll out 500 helmets and body ...