WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 19, 2013) -- When Sgt. Joseph Morrissey stepped out of his vehicle onto a military supply route in Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012, he didn't know it would be the day ...

PENTAGON (June 14, 2010) -- The Army recently issued a message for all troops and units to inspect their body armor, specifically the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts, or ESAPI, in search of a ...

UPDATE: Kit Up! has been informed that the recall was not initiated by the department of the Army but by the Defense Logistics Agency who actually bought the plates for the Army. [EDITOR'S NOTE: We've ...

November 28, 2012: Recently U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) recalled several thousand ceramic composite plates (SAPI, for Small Arms Protective Inserts) used in the protective vests their ...

December 17, 2007: The U.S. Army and Marines are in the process of replacing existing SAPI (Small arms protective inserts) ceramic bulletproof plates for protective vests, with thicker, but not much ...

Here is a preview of a story we will be running tomorrow morning at Military.com: Army Pulled 8,000 Armor Plates from Field By Christian Lowe The Army recalled more than 8,000 bullet-resistant plates ...

WASHINGTON — Concerned that U.S. troops are already saddled with too much heavy gear, military officials will not require them to wear improved body armor until manufacturers cut the weight of the new ...

The Army’s new Soldier Protection System has been billed as a lighter and more powerful replacement for the service’s existing personal protective equipment, but a recent evaluation from the Defense ...

Available in MultiCam, with coyote brown and urban wolf on the way, PLATEminus is designed to fit any SAPI/ESAPI style armor plates, with or without plate backers. It will come in two sizes, medium ...

Team Wendy’s Non-Ballistic Training Plates allows officers to “train like you fight” without risk to life-saving body armor components. Made from a virtually indestructible, density-modifiable, ...

A few months ago I received a Marz Tactical Gear Plate Carrier and I will start this off by saying that I enjoyed using this plate carrier and I enjoyed dealing with their command staff in order to ...