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 ...
The Marine Corps recently called on defense firms to submit proposals for a new lightweight body armor plate that's about 38 percent lighter than the current plates used to protect Marines from rifle ...
December 10, 2009: The U.S. Army has bought 120,000 XSAPI bulletproof plates, for protective vests. These plates were specially designed to protect against a type of bullet that the army will not ...
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 ...
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 ...
BAE Systems will inspect and repair Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plates for US Army soldiers under a Readiness and Sustainment contract modification valued at $6.3 million from the US ...
COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency has ordered more ceramic armor plate inserts from California company Ceradyne, Inc. The ...
PHOENIX, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- BAE Systems will inspect and repair used Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert plates for U.S. soldiers under a Readiness and Sustainment contract modification. The contract ...
BAE Systems will inspect and repair Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plates for US Army soldiers under a Readiness and Sustainment contract modification valued at $6.3 million from the US ...