Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many passersby raise their heads when walking past the Princess Olga monument in downtown Kyiv. Some even stop, gazing at the ...

Women serving in the Ukrainian military will be provided with specially designed body armor for the first time, after Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on Dec. 27 that it had certified a sample of ...

NEW YORK — Under Armour is accelerating its efforts to attract the female athlete. In a return to in-person events, the Baltimore-based sports brand hosted a two-day event in the Meatpacking District ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Feb. 1, 2012) -- It had been a complaint for years that body armor was not made for the female physique. That has now changed. The armor that women had to wear in combat was ...

The U.S. military is slowly, but surely, moving to body armor that is comfortable for both men and women, allowing soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen of all types to wear clothing better tailored ...

Body armor designed for men could be deadly when women use it because of a design flaw that can send bullets ricocheting off women’s chests and up into their throats. Congress is now scrambling to try ...

Research and field experience show most body armor is still built around male body types, leaving female officers with reduced protection, restricted mobility and heightened injury risk. Existing body ...