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 ...

Women serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have been set to receive female body armour in 2026. Source: Vitalii ...

Many passersby raise their heads when walking past the Princess Olga monument in downtown Kyiv. Some even stop, gazing at the statue with surprise. Although it has been there for years, it seems the ...

Armor Express offers structured armor for women with built in cups, and female carriers with 12 points of adjustment for an exact fit that won't flatten or smash delicate breast tissue. Plus with ...

The silhouette of a soldier at the turnaround point of a 12 mile ruck march, May 14, 2017, Fort Carson, Colo. The Army announced Jan. 24 that it will send female officers to Fort Carson, Fort Campbell ...

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 concept is applicable to the Army's female soldiers of today, who now make up 14 percent of the total force. These females are now closer to combat than ever, fulfilling essential roles both ...

The Air Force has inked a contract for thousands of sets of body armor specifically designed to fit its female security forces airmen, and may start receiving the new armor as early as this fall. The ...

Spc. Sarah Sutphin adjusted her armor while training Tuesday at Fort Campbell. In preparation for deployment, soldiers are testing the first Army body armor designed to fit women's physiques. AP FORT ...

WASHINGTON — As more female soldiers move into frontline combat jobs, the Army's top leaders have decided to integrate female officers into infantry and armor brigades at three more military bases ...