Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division received the Army’s newest helmet today, the first combat helmet capable of ...

War has been part and parcel of humanity since the proverbial beginning of time, and people have clad themselves in protective gear and armor for thousands of years. Helmets worn in combat are not a ...

Airman Alex Orquiza of the 71st Security Forces Squadron wears the next generation of ballistic helmet during a door breaching exercise at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma Sept. 15. The Air Force ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army has officially started fielding its newest combat helmet, the Next-Generation Integrated Head Protection System, to ...

A good helmet setup is never just about adding gear. It is about building a system that protects the user, supports ...

Even before World War I entered its second year the soldiers on both sides of the line were forced to dig in, and this resulted in the horrors that were to be trench war. A quick victory was a distant ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- The Army awarded a contract Tuesday for a helmet that weighs an average of 22 percent less than the one currently in use but provides just as much protection, ...

At first glance, many pieces of military equipment do not seem especially extraordinary. A rifle attachment, protective vest, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army says it is recalling 44,000 advanced combat helmets that have been issued to soldiers worldwide because they do not meet military specifications. The Army said in a ...

They sure don't make 'em like they used to. That's what a recent study at Duke University on combat helmets would have you believe. Findings from the study suggested France's World War I-era "Adrian" ...