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This Israeli paratrooper also wears a mitznefet helmet cover. The mitznefet (Hebrew: מִצְנֶפֶת) is a helmet covering used by the Israel Defense Forces since 1994. It is considerably larger than the helmet worn by infantry soldiers. [1]
The OR-201 helmet was developed in the early 1970s by the Israeli private firm Orlite Engineering Company (now Orlite Industries Ltd) of Ness Ziona near Tel-Aviv, and is the direct result of experience acquired with the steel types – the British Brodie helmet Mark II/Mark III, RAC Mk II modified helmet with chin web jump harness (used by paratroopers and similar to the HSAT Mk II/Mk III ...
Israel Defense Forces soldiers wear berets on their heads only on formal occasions, such as ceremonies and roll calls. The beret is placed beneath the left shoulder strap while wearing the service uniform (alef), but not while wearing the combat/work (bet) uniform in the field.
Improved and stronger variant of the M80 helmet, this version has a distinct cover M83 helmet: South Africa: 1983: Paratroopers of the South African Army: Variant of the OR-201 helmet M87: South Africa: 1987: South African Army: Similar to US PASGT Kevlar helmet, replacing earlier Israeli-style helmet in use since the 1980s M90 Helmet: Iraq
There are currently 173,000 active soldiers in the Israeli army, including 8,000 commanders, and another 300,000 reservists have been called to fight Hamas ... Soldiers and a civilian take cover ...
Hundreds of members of Syria's "White Helmet" civil defense group fled advancing government forces and slipped over the border into Jordan overnight. Syrian 'White Helmets' flee to Jordan with ...
The Israeli Defense Forces use the mitznefet, a large, floppy helmet cover to break up the outline of the soldier. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The US Army from 1953 to the mid-late 1980s used a dual-sided camouflage cover (one side a green leaf pattern, the other a brown and tan desert pattern) with its steel helmets while the rest of the uniform was green.
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza's northern edge on Monday to recapture an area from Hamas fighters, while in the south tanks and troops pushed across a highway ...