Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division received the Army’s newest helmet today, the first combat helmet capable of ...

The Army has issued a recall of more than 34,000 advanced-combat helmets that failed ballistics tests, a move certain to attract scrutiny on Capitol Hill. But an added element of intrigue that may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army has officially started fielding its newest combat helmet, the Next-Generation Integrated Head Protection System, to ...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) — F-15 test pilots at Robins are learning to use futuristic helmet technology. The pilots are being trained in the use of electronic helmets that essentially put the heads-up ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 4, 2011) -- The Army is looking at an improved combat helmet that surpasses the capabilities of what Soldiers are currently wearing in the field, and it may be ...

All Department of Defense (DoD) combat helmet acquisition programs under DOT&E oversight will execute, at a minimum, the attached protocol for testing that results in a decision to qualify a design ...

This chapter discusses helmet ballistic testing methodologies. It describes helmet design and suspension systems as well as current and proposed clay head forms used in the ballistic testing of ...

What do the Akkadians, Greeks, Romans, and Americans all have in common? They all have combat helmets they wore in war. A warrior's best weapon is his head, and therefore needs protection. Some of the ...

Compared to other test standards, the VPAM protocol uses a more realistic ballistic testing aspect for close quarter combat threats. Unfortunately, most helmets used today by law enforcement and first ...