HELMETS

PASGT (Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops) ballistic helmets are usually made of Aramid Kevlar Fibers. Sometimes called K-pot or kevlar helmet, the most distinguishing characteristic is a lip over the helmet's forehead. These ballistic helmets are still in use today, some use initial fabric materials, and some use improved combat pads and fabrics. The Modular Electronic Communications Helmet or MICH was designed as an upgrade on the PASGT while the MICH ballistic helmet is an improved variant of the ACH. Worldwide, the MICH and ACH are a variation of ballistic helmets that are used by the military. 

 

Three variants of the MICH ballistic helmet have been produced. The MICH helmet is considered one of the best ballistic helmet innovations In addition to ballistic combat helmets, you can learn more about our military gear. The MICH/ACH ballistic helmet pad configuration is designed to give the user improved security, stability and comfort for impact. 

 

The ACH suspension pads are partly made of support foam where the pads meet the shoulders. They are mainly made up of impact foam called "slow-memory." The impact foam can act as a shock absorber. The pad device has proved its utility in Iraq, offering potentially lifesaving blunt impact protection from the blast power of IEDs to soldiers.

 

Helmet Inspection 

A common misunderstanding about the safety of helmets is that of Level IIIA-certified NIJ helmets. Proper testing is crucial for guaranteeing your safety when you’re using a ballistic helmet. Your ACH helmet is the barrier between your head and the potential trauma that abounds in combat situations, including blunt impact, gunfire, and more. 

 

Before they are sold, combat helmets should be subjected to a range of ballistic and non-ballistic tests that help assess their abilities when it comes to the prevention of penetration and deformation, as well as pad compression durability, helmet compression resistance, impact resistance, and coating adhesion durability. The testing requirements we adhere to are standardized and regulated by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), which regularly publishes new and updated safety standards based on recent research around injury prevention and protection.