Archive for the ‘Helmets’ Category
Ops-Core Helmet Saves Turkish Soldier’s Life
Thursday, December 10th, 2015Spiritus Systems – Lid Snake
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015The Lid Snake is designed to protect your night vision cables that lead from a rear mounted battery pack up to the mount which is great for guys who don’t use a cover.
Berry Compliant, the Snake Lid is constructed from Genuine 330D (MultiCam) and 500D (All other colors) Cordura in MultiCam, MC Arid, MC Tropic, and MC Alpine.
www.spiritussystems.com/new-products-1/helmet-snake
Unity Tactical – KNUCKL Helmet Mount
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
Unity Tactical’s KNUCKL is a modular helmet accessory mount. Designed to mount to a helmet’s accessory rail, such as those on Ops Core, Team Wendy, and Crye helmets, the KNUCKL features tension-adjustable 3-axis articulation, and allows for the mounting of up to two accessories. The KNUCKL also incorporates a socket for the Wilcox Retention Lanyard, which retains gear during a break-away.
Available in Black and FDE.
www.unitytactical.com/product-category/knuckl-helmet-mount
Team Wendy Cyber Monday Sale
Monday, November 30th, 2015
Milipol – Gallet Accessory Rail Combat Helmet
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015I took a few shots of the Gallet Accessory Rail Combat Helmet originally released at Milipol 2013. The designations are official designations of this line of helmets are the Gallet TC 800 series and Gallet TC 500 series. Some readers may not know this but the MICH was originally a Gallet design and the French company was purchased by MSA.
The rails feature proprietary 360° rotating buckles on the front and lower back (three slots on each rail). Additionally, the removable “V” shaped, ratchet-style shroud clamps under the front brim of the shell, and bolts unto each of the upper portions of the side rails in the back. On top of the actual NVG interface (USGI/Wilcox compatible), between the two “V” branches, they’ve added bungee ties that go all the way to the top, in order to secure strobes and other non-railed accessories.
In these photos you can see how the oxygen mask attaches to the rail. The Minie Night Vision Device is from Thales Angenieux.
Specifically, the helmet models are 800/801/802 (first digit is shell thickness in millimeters, last is cut style), the fourth model released is the 501 (same naming convention applies). The 501 is the thinnest Gallet helmet available that still retains a frag rating. Interestingly, there is only one shell size and different head sizes are accommodated via pads.
The line of ARCH is offered in NATO Green, Black, Tan.
Morgan Advanced Materials Awarded Combat Helmet Contract By Canada’s Department Of National Defence
Friday, November 20th, 2015
The Composites and Defence Systems business of Morgan Advanced Materials has been awarded the Canadian CM735 Combat Helmet contract. The improved helmet features an innovative ultra-lightweight hybrid composite structure, the result of more than three years of materials research and development and achieves outstanding ballistic performance at an extraordinarily low weight. Morgan’s extensive capabilities have supplied over one million combat helmets as part of the company’s LASA (Lightweight Armored Soldier Architecture) line of products.
Constructed using world leading lightweight composite materials, Morgan’s hybrid composite helmet technology delivers outstanding helmet performance for fragmentation and ballistic protection with improved structural integrity while providing high levels of flame resistance.
The helmet also features Morgan’s latest ballistic and fragment composite technology, which helps to avoid severe injury from back face deformation and dynamic impact to the user’s head when the shell is hit by fragments.
Morgan’s new CM735 Canadian shell provides very high levels of ballistic performance with weight savings of approximately 23 percent over the existing CG634 shell with a weight of less than 920 grams (32 ounces).
“Morgan is honoured to be providing the Canadian Forces with their next generation lightweight ballistic helmet,” said Composites and Defence Systems North America Business Manager James Kempston. “Morgan’s CM735 solution uses the latest composite technology, providing increased protection for substantially less weight. With nearly 25 percent weight reduction it is truly a game changing helmet in an environment where reduced burden is directly related to increased user performance and decreased fatigue.”
www.morganadvancedmaterials.com
Milipol – Armor USA
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 
Armor USA is offering the Railband which is a boltless add-on rail,system for PASGT, MICH/ACH and FAST helmet geometries. It requires no drilling and no other permanent modifications to the helmet. The user mounts the Railbad to the helmet, tightens the buckle and it’s ready to go offering side rails as well as a NVG mounting bracket.
Made from high strength nylon plastic it fits helmets S-XXL.
