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As the Marines themselves note, “body armor can be traced back to before the Roman Empire, when war was waged with sword and spear and the battlefield rang with the clash of steel on steel.” In time, its protection became so formidable that an armored, mounted warrior feared few enemies. A string of reverses from Crecy on into the age of gunpowder led to a growing offensive ascendancy, however, and led to hundreds of years of warriors who headed into battle without any armor.

In recent decades, modern technology began to offer new materials with remarkable properties, as Kevlar and flak jackets appeared that could stop some shrapnel and low-end bullets. Special Forces experiments eventually led to designs that added plate inserts of metal, or of increasingly advanced ceramics. Which brings us to the present day, where soldiers from advanced militaries are once again heading into battle with 30-50 ...

Photo-Stealth and Photo-Real camouflage systems incorporate photographic digital detailing that can match terrain so vividly that vehicles, weapons, equipment and engineered structures seemingly disappear into the surrounding battlefield environment, far outstripping the painted-on concealment.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has contracted Saab to deliver its camouflage nets to support efforts to hide military objects and other strategic assets.

EDGE Product Development of Newtown, PA is using a body-mapping pressure system called Tactilus from Sensor Products to develop a new generation of body armour systems to alleviate soldier fatigue.

The body-mapping system is being used by a team of designers and engineers to develop new vests and carriage systems that optimally distribute the load that soldiers carry.

The new technology shows pressure points, which the team can then use to redesign armour for improved pressure distribution. Besides increasing comfort, the new body armour is expected to significantly increase soldier flexibility and manoeuvrability, providing strategic advantages in the field.

Philadelphia University professor of gross anatomy and physiology Dr Evan Goldman, who is using the sensor technology to test the body armour said that the system shows how pressure points move with the body in real time as soldiers perform their manoeuvres.

"The pressure mapping sensor system shows us any ...

Her Royal Highness Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar was among the visitors to BRIDEX 2009 yesterday as the premier regional defence and security exhibition opened for the public for the first of two days.

Accompanying Her Royal highness was His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Wakeel and Her Royal Highness Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah, the children of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.

Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah was also present with her son, Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Muda Abdul Muntaqim. Their Royal Highnesses first witnessed the military exercises set at the beach-side of the new BRIDEX complex, which showcased the aerobatics of fighter jets and helicopters.

Troops from the land, sea and air also exhibited their skills during the demonstration. Armoured land vehicles also traversed across the sandy terrain to the delight of the large turnout watching from the complex