PASGT Helmet Test: An Example of Effective Intra-Government Testing Collaboration

摘要

The Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation requested Army Test and Evaluation Command and Army Research Laboratory Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate support to plan, execute, and report on a test program to assess ballistic performance of Kevlar helmets. The effort was a result of a Department of Justice investigation into a primary contractor for Kevlar helmets. That investigation identified alleged noncompliance with manufacturing requirements specified in the Kevlar helmet military specification, which could result in decreased personnel protection. Helmets tested during this effort were selected from a population of items manufactured during the spanned Department of Justice investigation (1987- 2006). An initial test strategy was developed with Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Army Test and Evaluation Command, and Army Research Laboratory Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate to characterize the helmet performance using ballistic v50 test procedures.