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rangerrebew:
US Army Soldiers to receive lighter combat helmet
By Army News Service -
March 27, 2017


The Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II looks almost identical to the ACH Soldiers have been wearing for 15 years, but it weighs 9 ounces to almost a pound less than the legacy helmet. The new helmet is made from ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, a lighter material than Kevlar, but reportedly just as strong. (Photo Credit: Ron Lee, PEO Soldier)

The Army awarded a contract Tuesday for a helmet that weighs an average of 22 percent less than the one currently in use and officials say it has just as much protection.

The Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II contract was awarded to Revision Military in Vermont to produce up to $98 million in helmets over the next five years. The contract was mentioned Wednesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee, subcommittee on airland, during a hearing about Army modernization.

http://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-soldiers-to-receive-lighter-combat-helmet-69601/

sneakypete:
Maybe it will prevent a few broken necks. I always hated wearing helmets.

endicom:

--- Quote from: sneakypete on March 29, 2017, 09:23:40 am ---Maybe it will prevent a few broken necks. I always hated wearing helmets.

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Yours was the Steel Pot Army.

sneakypete:

--- Quote from: endicom on March 29, 2017, 09:29:00 am ---
Yours was the Steel Pot Army.

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@endicom

Yes,I know. I am glad I only had to wear it when making parachute jumps.

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