Professional Soldiers ® - View Single Post - Enhanced Combat Helmet to Be Fielded in Fall

tango_uniform · 02-17-2011, 11:36

http://www.military.com/news/article...fle-shots.html

Testers hoped to get about a 40 percent increase in ballistic resistance over the ACH. But Cole said in some tests, the new ECH was 70 percent stronger than the helmets worn by Soldiers and Marines today. Additionally the new helmet weighs about four ounces less than the ACH.

02-17-2011, 11:36	#15
tango_uniform Asset Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 2	A more detailed version of the ECH story http://www.military.com/news/article...fle-shots.html Testers hoped to get about a 40 percent increase in ballistic resistance over the ACH. But Cole said in some tests, the new ECH was 70 percent stronger than the helmets worn by Soldiers and Marines today. Additionally the new helmet weighs about four ounces less than the ACH.
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