Defense Contractors Ready with Lighter Weight Helmet Shells

摘要

Even though military officials have repeatedly called for lighter soldier equipment, executives from the protection industry say troops remain without the next-generation technology already available off the shelf. Revision Military in Janu-ary released two new hel-met shells — the Batlskin Viper P2 and Batlskin Cobra P2, which are 20 percent lighter than the Army's current Kevlar shells.