The U.S. Army is planning to deploy a combat helmet that is 22 percent lighter than the current helmet used by soldiers. Announced on Monday, the Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) Generation II is said to ...

The next generation of combat helmets could be on the horizon for America’s warfighters, blending combat readiness with ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M announced today its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ceradyne, Inc., has been issued an $80 million delivery order with the United States government to supply 77,000 ...

The Marine Corps just awarded a $51 million contract to issue every Marine the Enhanced Combat Helmet, Marine Corps Systems Command announced on June 9. Currently, only Marines shipping out on a ...

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 ...

I have to admit, I was surprised to see the Army and Marine Corps say they plan to begin fielding the long-awaited Enhanced Combat Helmet this fall. I posted a July 30 story about the announcement on ...

The company paid settlement to avoid prosecution. A paratrooper of the US Company D of the 1st Battalion "Red Falcons" holds his M4A1 carabine as his fellow soldiers knock on a gate during a knock and ...

Max Pro-Police & Armor offers composite combat helmets that weigh up to 10 percent less than available ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet)-grade helmets. The Combat Ballistic Helmet is molded out of ...

Minneapolis — 3M Co. has introduced a new combat helmet designed to help soldiers survive an expanded number of ballistic threats during combat. It’s part of an effort to produce the next level of ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 1, 2009) - The Army has issued a recall of 34,218 Advanced Combat Helmets which failed ballistic tests. The recall affects 15,380 Army helmets, 12,000 Air Force ...

Thousands of combat helmets made for the U.S. military by prisoners and paid for by the government were defective, putting service members — including some in Afghanistan — at risk, according to a ...