Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The war between Ukraine and Russia has highlighted the importance of body armor for soldiers, and the deadly consequences when it is lacking. Body armor is ...

Valot: That's Joel Moskowitz. He's the CEO of Ceradyne, a Costa Mesa company that's supplied ceramic body armor to the military since the 1990s. The ceramic inserts with a polymer backing are about a ...

Armor Holdings Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., has been awarded a $45.2 million contract modification to produce ceramic body armor plates for the U.S. Army, the company said July 5. The work will be done ...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army, under pressure to issue more protective gear to its soldiers in Iraq, has signed a $70 million emergency contract with a California company to rush ceramic body armor to ...

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Armor Holdings said Friday it won a piece of a Defense Department contract to supply the military with ceramic body armor. Shares of the Jacksonville, Fla., military and law ...

NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Ceradyne Inc. , which makes ceramic plates for body armor, on Wednesday posted better-than-expected earnings in the third quarter, driving its shares up 8 percent, as sales ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army, under pressure to issue more protective gear to its soldiers in Iraq, has signed a $70 million emergency contract with a California company to rush ceramic body armor to ...

ARMOR ORDERS: Ceradyne Inc. of Costa Mesa, Calif., said Sept. 30 that it will fill two orders worth $9.1 million for ceramic body armor for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The Army's order is worth $4 ...

WASHINGTON - Nearly one-quarter of the 130,000 U.S. troops in Iraq still have not been issued a new type of ceramic body armor strong enough to stop bullets fired from assault rifles. Delays in ...

Hollywood loves the drama; explosions, impossible stunts, and bulletproof heroes walking away without a scratch. It makes for exciting TV, but real-life protection works a little differently. At RTS ...