December 17, 2007: The U.S. Army and Marines are in the process of replacing existing SAPI (Small arms protective inserts) ceramic bulletproof plates for protective vests, with thicker, but not much ...

UPDATE: Kit Up! has been informed that the recall was not initiated by the department of the Army but by the Defense Logistics Agency who actually bought the plates for the Army. [EDITOR'S NOTE: We've ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 19, 2013) -- When Sgt. Joseph Morrissey stepped out of his vehicle onto a military supply route in Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012, he didn't know it would be the day ...

Available in MultiCam, with coyote brown and urban wolf on the way, PLATEminus is designed to fit any SAPI/ESAPI style armor plates, with or without plate backers. It will come in two sizes, medium ...

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 ...

Despite some past issues with the Interceptor vests, they are overall highly valued by soldiers in the field and ESAPI is an additional improvement. Indeed, the ESAPI ceramic plates are part of a ...

BAE Systems will inspect and repair Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plates for US Army soldiers under a Readiness and Sustainment contract modification valued at $6.3 million from the US ...

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 ...

ESAPI ceramic armour plates are inserted into outer modular tactical vests. Credit: Avon Protection plc. Avon Protection has secured a contract from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply ...

COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency has ordered more ceramic armor plate inserts from California company Ceradyne, Inc. The ...

BAE Systems will inspect and repair Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plates for US Army soldiers under a Readiness and Sustainment contract modification valued at $6.3 million from the US ...