Body armor designed for men could be deadly when women use it because of a design flaw that can send bullets ricocheting off women’s chests and up into their throats. Congress is now scrambling to try ...

Senior Airman Kirsten Villalpando, 50th Security Forces Squadron response force member at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado, checks an airman’s vehicle registration information during a routine ...

The Air Force has inked a contract for thousands of sets of body armor specifically designed to fit its female security forces airmen, and may start receiving the new armor as early as this fall. The ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- Being a law enforcement officer can be dangerous, but what if you are hurt by something meant to help you? Zack Spencer showed us his latest creation -- body armor for women -- ...

A Sept. 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a Telegram post with a picture of a woman wearing camouflage body armor standing with a group observing her. "Ukraine ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Feb. 1, 2012) -- It had been a complaint for years that body armor was not made for the female physique. That has now changed. The armor that women had to wear in combat was ...

Law enforcement in the United States remains a male-dominated profession. According to recent reports published by the Department of Justice (PDF, 670KB, 44pgs.) and Statista, less than 13% of ...

The Senate is pushing for the Pentagon to provide better combat equipment for female troops through a bipartisan effort known as the Female Body Armor Modernization Act. HERE'S WHO BIDEN COULD PICK TO ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is working on upgrades in body armor for female federal law enforcement officers. The Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center reports ...

Bipartisan bills to boost the availability of better-fitting body armor for female troops and require a report on preventable injuries attributed to bad fits are gaining support in both the House and ...

The U.S. military is slowly, but surely, moving to body armor that is comfortable for both men and women, allowing soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen of all types to wear clothing better tailored ...

Many passersby raise their heads when walking past the Princess Olga monument in downtown Kyiv. Some even stop, gazing at the statue with surprise. Although it has been there for years, it seems the ...