The Advanced Combat Helmet was developed and tested by Army Special Operations Command to replace the Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops, or PASGT, helmet. Various U.S. military units and ...

Modern helmets are more comfortable and used more regularly for day-to-day officer protection against today's better-armed criminals You could say that many law enforcement officers carry on a ...

Combat helmets have evolved considerably over the years. This chapter describes the changes in design and materials, from those used in World War I to today’s Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH). One of the ...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan — The nurse looked at Spc. Adrian Danczyk in disbelief when he finally made it to the aid station after a firefight. “The medics were working on the guys who were hurt the worst, ...

WASHINGTON -- Army researchers in Massachusetts are developing technology that may soon yield a lightweight combat helmet that provides more protection than anything ever fielded. Representatives of ...

October 1, 2012: The U.S. Army has ordered another 60,000 MICH (Modular Integrated Communications Helmet) helmets. Formerly called the Gallet, after the designer, and now known as the FAST ballistic ...

The American combat helmet, used from the beginning of WWI to Iraq today, is one of the most iconic symbols of the U.S. Army. The story of its evolution is told in the upcoming DVD documentary "Steel ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - A team of investigators from the Army Research Laboratory has recently developed a new process for making helmets that will provide up to 20-25 percent more ballistic ...

Gun violence today is at one of its highest levels. Each year, thousands of deaths and injuries occur due to the use of illegal firearms—whether through robberies, assaults, home invasions, or other ...

WASHINGTON — Starting this summer, the Marine Corps will field 43,000 new helmets, a lighter, stronger version of the “Kevlar” helmet used since the early 1980s. The Marine Corps Lightweight Helmet ...

November 1, 2011: The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered 150,000 NAPPs (nape protector pads) to protect the back of the neck from explosion fragments. The flexible pad, made of ballistic material (that ...