In a recent article published on High Performance Composites, it was reported that the “U.S. Army and Marine Corps are conducting final validation testing of the U.S. military’s next-generation — and radically new — combat helmet at the Army Research Laboratory’s Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Testing on the Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH), is expected to last 6 to 12 months. The previous-generation Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) — currently in use by most U.S. combat troops — is made ...
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In previous news articles for SFTT, I had reported on the rather cavalier (“incompetent” or “negligent” might be better words) treatment given to body armor testing by the DOD and the US Army. When in doubt (and there should be no doubt when lives are at stake!), these body armor testers consistently skewed test results in favor of contractors to the detriment of soldiers in combat who have no legal alternative than to use “approved” military-issue protective equipment.
For years, ...
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