Body armor ratings tell you how well you'll be protected after being hit with a bullet. Experts do tests in a controlled environment to check the amount of impact the armor absorbs and how it stops ...

The purpose of this overview is to provide a broad introduction to the nature of ceramic body armor plates and helmets as used by many U.S. servicemen and women; the medical basis for determining the ...

During Phases I and II of the study, the committee was requested to consider the use of statistics to permit a more scientific determination of sample sizes to be used in body armor testing.