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Combat helmets. The Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) is a made of high-strength polyethylene with superior ballistic protection compared to previous Kevlar helmets. The ECH is being issued only to deployed units and will be turned in upon return and given to other combat units. Previous helmets like the LWH are being retained for training and ...
The Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) is the United States Army's current combat helmet, used since the early 2000s. It was developed by the United States Army Soldier Systems Center , [ 2 ] the U.S. Army Special Operations Command , [ 3 ] and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory [ 4 ] to be the next generation of protective combat helmets for use by ...
An early ECH prototype; the production model uses a slightly different chinstrap and is painted coyote brown. Video of the ECH U.S. Marine wearing an ECH in 2018. The Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) is a combat helmet designed in conjunction of a joint program of the United States Marine Corps and United States Army to replace the current combat helmets in use by the U.S. Army, Marines, Navy, and ...
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.
PASGT helmet: United States: 1983: United States Military, Argentine Army, Mexican Army, New Zealand Defence Force, Iraq, Costa Rica: First issued in 1983 to replace the M1 helmet. Former kevlar helmet used by the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy. Used by the USAF, but is being phased out by the ACH [46] US Air Force. [47]
The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the United States Armed Forces from 1941 to 1986. Designed to replace the M1917 helmet, a British design used during World War I, the M1 helmet is known for having been used as the primary American combat headgear during World War II, with similarly extensive use in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
United States: Some MICH TC-2000/2001-type helmets used by the United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command alongside Ops-Core made FAST helmets [28] and in some Marine expeditionary [29] and Force Recon units. [30] Was used by the U.S. Air Force Security Forces (replaced by Team Wendy EXFIL helmets). [7]
The QGF-03 helmet was a development from the first Chinese kevlar helmet, the QGF-02, first produced in 1994 [4] and issued to units such as the Hong Kong Garrison and the Macao Garrison. [2] The QGF-02 was intended to be lighter than the existing steel helmets and ballistically equivalent to the US PASGT helmet.