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  • Enhanced Combat Helmet to Be Fielded in Fall

    02/07/2011 9:18:02 PM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 19 replies
    ASDNews ^ | 2/7/2011 | U.S. Army
    The Army is looking at an improved combat helmet that surpasses the capabilities of what Soldiers are currently wearing in the field, and it may be available in the fall. The new Enhanced Combat Helmet doesn't look much different than the Advanced Combat Helmet it's designed to replace, but the performance difference is huge, said Col. William Cole, project manager, Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment. "If you hold them in your hand, you'd have a tough time telling the difference, other than the relative thickness," Cole said during a media roundtable Feb. 2 in the Pentagon. "The ECH is a...