What do the Akkadians, Greeks, Romans, and Americans all have in common? They all have combat helmets they wore in war. A warrior's best weapon is his head, and therefore needs protection. Some of the ...

Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division received the Army’s newest helmet today, the first combat helmet capable of withstanding small arms fire without added protection. The Next Generation ...

Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, make final preparations to their Sea Dragon 2025 weapon systems and gear during a live-fire range at Range G-6, Camp Lejeune, ...

The high-tech carbon fiber helmet is destined to replace older models that have been in military service for around four decades.

Airman Alex Orquiza of the 71st Security Forces Squadron wears the next generation of ballistic helmet during a door breaching exercise at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma Sept. 15. The Air Force ...

Even before World War I entered its second year the soldiers on both sides of the line were forced to dig in, and this resulted in the horrors that were to be trench war. A quick victory was a distant ...

New soldier protection equipment from PEO Soldier includes torso and extremity protection, the Army Combat Shirt with built-in pads and the Integrated Head Protection System. (Alan Lessig/Staff) FORT ...

JESSUP, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems has now produced more than a million combat helmets for the U.S. Department of Defense. Since the 1980s, the company has produced a variety of helmet designs ...

LAS VEGAS -- The super lightweight, modular and feature-rich Ops-Core helmets used by special operations troops can inspire a serious case of gear envy from the conventional forces. And they may get ...

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In the weeks following Iran's Jan. 8 ballistic missile attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq, 110 American service members deployed there were diagnosed with what has been the signature, albeit ...