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NEWS ABOUT: body armor

body armor stories: 8 news summaries

 Massive Ancient 
 Gold Trove Likely 
 Battle Booty 

Experts compare record find to discovery of King Tut's tomb

Sep 25, 09 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Experts dazzled by a record trove of ancient gold and silver unearthed in an English field believe the hoard of coins, hilts and parts of shields was war booty stripped from fallen soldiers and buried on the run. It was finally unearthed by a man with a metal detector 14... More »

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England • British Museum • gold • scientist • ancient history • body armor • King Tut • archeologist • metal detector • anglo saxon • Staffordshire Hoard • Terry Herbert

(Newser) - With a little push from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the Army says it has completed its assessment of $3 million worth of high-tech, lightweight body armor and will send it immediately to soldiers in Afghanistan, the New York Times reports. The Army was dragging out testing on the new... More »

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Robert Gates • US military • Department of Defense • US Army • Afghanistan war • body armor

(Newser) - In a sign of the Army’s careful—some say plodding—procurement process, $3 million in lightweight body armor destined for Afghanistan is still stateside pending a widened assessment, the New York Times reports. The armor would shave 20 pounds off the punishing load—up to 130 pounds—some soldiers... More »

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US military • US Army • armed patrols • Afghanistan war • testing • body armor • battalion • lightweight

Critics Beef About Pig Explosions in US Army Tests

Campaigners question need to test body armor by blowing up pigs in Humvees

Apr 8, 09 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Animal rights activists have condemned the US military for blowing up live pigs to test body armor, USA Today reports. Military officials say the tests provided valuable information on the relationship between body armor and brain injury. But critics say the pig-blasting program caused unnecessary animal suffering for questionable results.... More »

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US military • animal rights • explosion • animal testing • Humane Society • pig • swine • body armor

(Newser) - Jiverly Voong, the 41-year-old gunman who took 14 lives including his own at an upstate New York immigrant center, was wearing body armor during the attack, the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin reports. Binghamton’s police chief said the armor indicated Voong may have intended to take on police, but... More »

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suicide • murder • mass shootings • body armor • Binghamton, NY • Jiverly Wong

Obama Was
10 Feet Tall and Bullet-Proof

Lightweight body armor made his inauguration duds 'bullet-resistant'

Jan 21, 09 7:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama wasn't quite bullet-proof as he strode down Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday, but the new president was certainly "bullet-resistant," Slate explains. While the SWAT-team look might not be very presidential, several companies now manufacture lightweight protective clothing that can be worn under clothing or woven into shirts or... More »

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Barack Obama • bulletproof • President Obama • Inauguration Day • body armor

 Marines 
 Improving 
 Vests After 
 Complaints 

Troops complained 30 lbs. vest too heavy, restrictive

Jan 3, 09 6:12 PM CST
(Newser) - The Marine Corps is planning major improvements to its body armor after troops complained the $100 million vests were too heavy and restrictive, the AP reports. “I've worn the vest on my travels into Iraq and Afghanistan, and I can tell you those Marines have raised some valid points,... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • US Army • military gear • body armor • Marines

 Mumbai Police Were Outgunned 

Police relied on First World War-era weapons

Dec 3, 08 1:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Police in Mumbai were armed with weapons designed as long ago as World War I to battle terrorists brandishing sophisticated  AK47 automatic rifles, reports the Times of London. The alarming disparity in arms explains why a handful of terrorists was able to paralyze the city and inflict so many casualties.... More »

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terrorism • India • police • siege • Mumbai • firearms • terrorist attack • Enfield rifle • AK47 • body armor

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