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Ops-Core HGU-56/P ABH

Monday, July 14th, 2014

The HGU-56/P long ago replaced the SPH-5 as the standard rotary wing aircrew helmet in the US Army and US Air Force. At last week’s Warrior Expo, Ops-Core displayed a new variant of the Gentex HGU-56/P called the Aircrew Ballistic Helmet (ABH) which they’ve been developing along with the Air Force. It retains all of the features you are used to with the 56/P, but adds ballistic protection (110% of current levels).

The ABH now meets the F1 Fragmentation Resistance Standard and Gentex says that they’ve been able to do this without adding weight. Gentex is also offering a new ballistically enhanced version of the maxillofacial shield (MFS) with the ABH. The helmet geometry remains the same so you can continue to use the same accessories as you do with the current model.

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Tags: Gentex, Ops-Core, Warrior Expo East
Posted in Helmets, Warrior Expo | 17 Comments »

Ops-Core Visit – A Trip Down Memory Lane

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

Yesterday, I had an opportunity to visit Ops-Core’s new factory in Boston for a personal tour by founder David Rogers. I saw a whole slew of cool things but first, I thought you’d enjoy a glimpse at some of the items in their library.

The shelves in the lobby contain a variety of head protection items from a variety of sources, but the developmental Artisent and Ops- Core artifacts in particular, are awesome. In addition to a couple of OFW/FFW models there are also technology demonstrators with early versions of features that are now standard in Ops-Core helmets.

Look for additional coverage later this week.

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Tags: Gentex, Ops-Core
Posted in Helmets, History, Industry | 2 Comments »

Gentex Awarded Integrated Helmet Protection System Contract For U.S. Soldier Protection System

Tuesday, November 19th, 2013

Gentex Corporation was awarded a contract of $1.3 million for Phase 1 Development Testing of the Integrated Head Protection System (IHPS) component of the Soldier Protection System (SPS) by the U.S. Army. A multiple sequential contract, the overall contract value opportunity is $18 million.

The Gentex IHPS consists of an advanced, lightweight ballistic shell, an adjustable suspension system with an improved impact liner, a high stability retention system, a maxillofacial system (including visor and mandible), and passive hearing protection. The new system will be light weight with enhanced ballistic and non-ballistic protection, while providing superior comfort and fit, as well as earlier donning and doffing.

The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), which provides comprehensive contracting support to meet the needs of the Joint Warfighter worldwide.

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Posted in Contracts | 5 Comments »

Ops-Core Awarded Contract To Supply UAE With Ops-Core FAST Ballistic High Cut (XP) Helmet

Thursday, November 14th, 2013

We received this announcement from Gentex for the UAE adoption of the Ops-Core FAST Helmet. It’s a great helmet and we see more widespread adoption of the design internationally. Congrats guys!

Ops-Core, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gentex Corporation and the recognized world-leader in modular integrated helmet systems for elite defense and security forces, was awarded a contract to supply the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Presidential Guard with its Ops-Core FAST Ballistic High Cut (XP) Helmets.

Field proven ballistic protection and modular design played a leading role in selection of the helmet by the UAE military unit. “The UAE Presidential Guard relies on gear that provides protection and performance in hostile and challenging environments,” said Chandra Sankar, vice president of Ground Systems for Gentex Corporation. “The contract affirms our customers’ confidence in the quality and capability of our products and our continued growth in international markets.”

The Ops-Core FAST Ballistic High Cut (XP) Helmet is a lightweight modular helmet system designed for protection, comfort, and stability. XP Helmets also provide a solid platform to easily add compatible accessories such as Night Vision Goggles, and Mandibles and Visors, to suit mission needs such as mission documentation, breaching/ATV exercises, and night and airborne operations.

The FAST Ballistic High Cut (XP) is part of the Ops-Core helmet system portfolio designed to provide the modern warfighter with the best equipment for every mission. Product focus ranges from fielding the lightest integrated helmets in the world to providing holistic head borne systems with the most protective coverage and situational awareness capability. Customers can choose between types of threat protection, weight and price. Different shell versions use the same liners, retention and integration components to maintain compatibility. Operators can match the best equipment with their needs and outfit more personnel with the right equipment in various positions, while keeping within budgetary and logistic constraints.

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Tags: Gentex, Ops-Core
Posted in Contracts, Helmets | 7 Comments »

Gentex Receives SAFE Team Achievement Award At The 51st Annual SAFE Association Symposium

Friday, October 25th, 2013

Gentex Corporation was presented the SAFE Team Achievement Award at the 51st annual SAFE Association Symposium in Reno, Nevada. Gentex, who was recognized for their participation on the Ballistic Aircrew Helmet Acquisition (BAHA) Urgent Operation Need (UON) Team, received the reward due to their ability to enhance HGU-56/P Rotary-Wing Helmet ballistic capabilities within required weight constraints.

The BAHA UON team created a Quick Reactionary Capability (QRC) program that changed materials and processing methods to increase ballistic capability by more than 100% than the standard Gentex HGU-56/P Rotary-Wing Helmet and MFS – without increasing the weight. As a result of the high intensity efforts of the QRC program, the new Gentex HGU-56P ABH System was created.

Gentex featured the HGU-56/P ABH System at this year’s SAFE Association Symposium which took place October 14th-16th. The ABH System provides rotarty aircrew the best ballistic protection possible These ballistic enhancements add no additional weight to the rotary-wing helmet ensuring maxium comfort and mission endurance capability are maintained. The HGU-56/P is designed with modularity in mind, seamlessly integrating additional system components, including laser protective visors, NVG mounts, and communications systems, all of which can be utilized to increase performance and functionality.

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Gentex Corporation – California Facility Receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award

Tuesday, August 13th, 2013

Carbondale, Pennsylvania, August 13, 2013 – Gentex Corporation, a leading global provider of personal protection and situational awareness products and systems for defense and security personnel announced today that it has received a 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Gentex’s California facility maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012.

This year, Boeing recognized 594 suppliers who achieved either a Gold or Silver level Boeing Performance Excellence Award. Gentex is one of only 441 suppliers to receive the Silver level of recognition.

“We’re proud to be recognized by Boeing as a valued supplier,” said L.P. Frieder III, president of Gentex Corporation. “Our commitment to quality and on-time delivery performance is reflected in recent achievements such as the Boeing Performance Excellence Award and our company’s continued growth.”

As part of their comprehensive portfolio of personal protection and situational awareness solutions, Gentex currently supplies vest valve assemblies to Boeing for the F-22 Vest Valve Improvement program and a number of aircrew life support items.

Gentex has been a supplier to The Boeing Company for over 23 years.

For more information on the Boeing Performance Excellence Award, visit www.boeingsuppliers.com/recognition/

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Defensor Fortis Modular Helmet System

Monday, May 6th, 2013

Air Force Security Forces…

Want an NVG Mount that actually stays put?

Want a RAIL System for helmet mounted lights, or helmet mounted cameras to document training or actual operations from Airman “Point of View” for AARs?

Want a better, adjustable, more comfortable helmet retention?

Want your goggles to stay put on your helmet?

Here’s your solution! It will completely modernize your existing ACH-style helmets.

You now have the ability to add these items/capability to your currently fielded MICH/ACH helmets. No need to buy new helmets. This system adapts to what you’ve already invested in. It includes an integrated helmet cover with rails and VAS shroud from Gentex/Ops-Core along with a Charge Pro MPLS light from Princeton Tec and a set of ESS Pivot Profile Goggles which are designed to work in concert with the Ops-Core ARC Rail. The whole kit and caboodle is topped off with the Team Wendy Cam-Fit Retention System with Boa Fit Constrictor for custom fit.

The Defensor Fortis Modular Helmet System is available through ADS Inc.

Tags: ADS Inc, ESS, Gentex, Ops-Core, Princeton Tec, Team Wendy
Posted in ADS, Air Force, Helmets, Lights | 4 Comments »

Gentex Mission Configurable Helmet Cover Follow Up

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

Since some folks didn’t believe that the Mission Configurable Helmet Cover is real, I wanted to follow up with this video shot yesterday at AUSA.

This thing is ingenious. It allows you to take a standard, slick ACH (of which there are well over 1 million out there) and, once you have mounted the Mission Configurable Helmet Cover, you have an Ops-Core VAS Shroud and ARC Rail mounted on the helmet. Need to go back to a slick helmet for an admin jump or to turn it in? Take the cover off.

Gentex tells me you will be able to order the cover by size and pattern and then specify which accessories you want mounted including color of accessories and whether or not you want pile tape on the cover.

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Tags: AUSA, Gentex, Ops-Core
Posted in Helmets | 14 Comments »