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 ...

U.S. Special Operations Command is recalling thousands of body armor plates after discovering a manufacturer’s defect that could put operators at risk. At the same time defense industry experts are ...

Ceradyne, Inc. announced that it has received a delivery order for approximately $56.3 million for ESAPI (Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert) ceramic body armor plates. Ceradyne will begin shipping ...

COSTA MESA, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 26, 2012) - Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDN) announced it has received its first delivery order covering two months of 2013 ESAPI requirements totaling over $14 million.

February 12, 2009: For over a year, the U.S. Army and Marines have been replacing existing SAPI (Small arms protective inserts) ceramic bulletproof plates (for protective vests), with thicker, but ...

Ceradyne, Inc. announced that it has received a delivery order for approximately $3.5 million for ESAPI (Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert) ceramic body armor plates. Ceradyne plans to complete ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pompano Beach, Florida, May 11, 2020 – The Protective Group, a Point Blank Enterprises, Inc. company, has been awarded a multi-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) $209M USD body ...