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US Special Operations Command reveals new helmet for operators

U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land Team Members prepare for military jump operations during exercise TRIDENT 18-4 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, 09 July, 2018. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg).

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American commandos will soon be going into combat protected by a new, high-tech helmet. According to a statement by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Gentex Corporation has been awarded a contract worth $95 million to supply SOCOM with its Ops-Core FAST SF Super High Cut Helmet.

Gentex manufactures a number of different models of protective headgear. The Ops-Core FAST SF Super High Cut Helmet, however, is the most advanced. According to a company description, the helmet has a “revolutionary ergonomic shell geometry…providing the highest level of ballistic protection at the lightest weight. Designed for combat operations, these shells provide different ballistic protection levels and cuts to suit the range of mission and comms needs.”

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  • Daniel

    I don’t think this is going to help, with the vast majority of head injuries in the military. I think something like a ballistic football helmet would be better.

  • STripepi

    Great investment into the lives and future life quality of our people. Lord willing this will mitigate many TBI diagnoses down the road.

  • tim e

    Truly money well spent – our people deserve the best – especially headgear. With all the new research demonstrating the long term human and financial cost effects of TBI’s hopefully advanced helmets can mitigate the risk for operators.

  • Greg W

    This is a smart and much needed purchase.