FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, April 2, 2007) - The Army continues to upgrade body armor to increase protection from bullets and fragments, and soon will field the Improved Outer Tactical Vest ...

The Army's top gear-buying office announced this week it has begun fielding an updated version of the Improved Outer Tactical Vest to Soldiers deploying to Afghanistan. The Gen. II IOTV incorporates ...

BAGHDAD (Army News Service, March 24, 2008) -- After stomping around for a few days with the new Improved Outer Tactical Vest, 4th Infantry Division Soldiers came back with mixed reviews for the new ...

Soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, took the Army’s new body armor into the field and put it to the test over a series of tasks from Oct. 16-20. The new modular scalable vest could be the replacement ...

The IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest) and helmet account for a third of the weight. Worse the IOTV restricts movement and this is a major shortcoming in combat. Because of this, the U.S. Army is ...

Today, both male and female soldiers wear body armor that has been designed for men. But the Army plans to field to women next summer a new type of body armor, designed for them, that will be shorter ...

March 21, 2014: The U.S. Army is satisfied with the latest changes to its IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest) body armor designs. The army recently ordered the supplier to complete upgrading existing ...

A soldier might need to change the configuration of his or her tactical vest depending on the mission, and while it's not always necessary to wear a complete vest, more than just a plate carrier is ...