Army Issues Lighter Armor For Bigger Wars

Army Issues Lighter Armor For Bigger Wars
Army Issues Lighter Armor For Bigger Wars

After a generation of guerrilla warfare, the Army is issuing new, lighter body armor that can be tailored for a wider range of missions, from plainclothes advisor roles to high-intensity combat. It’s part of a new push to improve infantry equipment, from rifle calibers to targeting optics to augmented reality training, coming from the Secretary…

SOCOM Wants YOU To Help Build High-Tech ‘Iron Man’ Armor

SOCOM Wants YOU To Help Build High-Tech ‘Iron Man’ Armor
SOCOM Wants YOU To Help Build High-Tech ‘Iron Man’ Armor

US special operators are notoriously low-profile “silent professionals.” But lately the Internet’s been abuzz over Special Operations Command’s effort to build a high-tech suit of bulletproof armor – TALOS, the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit – that the normally understated chief of SOCOM, Adm. William McRaven, actually compared to the metal-clad superhero Iron Man. Make…