Perspective American helmet to protect the face from shards

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The US Army has begun work on the creation of a prototype helmet with additional protection of the jaw and face from damage by fragmentation explosive devices. According to Dr. David Mott, acting engineer of the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in the process of working on this project, a large number of combinations of additional elements were tested, including overlays on the lower jaw to reduce the impact load on the soldier’s head and protective mask to protect face and eyes.

One of the areas of research conducted in the US was to protect the head of a fighter from various improvised explosive devices. It is important to note that American scientists paid great attention to the safety of the use of integrated multifunctional displays and electronic communication systems. All studies were carried out on mannequins, which were literally stuffed with ultramodern sensors, which makes it possible to achieve a realistic picture of the damage to different parts of the body. The most accurate computer simulation should help get rid of such a well-known problem as the “diving effect” - a shock wave from an explosion in the space between the head and the helmet of a soldier. The destructive impact of the shock wave should be extinguished by the protective mask and the pad on the lower jaw. They must dissipate the shock wave from the explosion and reduce the pressure on the face and eyes that is dangerous to the soldier’s health.

In this case, the protection from the blast wave will not be the only function of the new helmet. It is reported that he will protect the head of the soldier from the majority of the threats that await him on the battlefield. According to David Mott, the next stage of the research conducted by the NRL laboratory will be the close integration of a protective helmet with body armor designed for comprehensive protection of the chest and the head of a fighter.

Perspective American helmet to protect the face from shards


It is worth noting that in the United States the development of such helmets has been underway for quite some time. American soldiers want to be like superheroes from Hollywood blockbusters. To help them in this, engineers and scientists are trying to test new means of protection, including helmets. One of the latest developments in this direction, information about which leaked into the network, was the helmet of the infantryman HEaDS-UP, which somewhat resembles the helmet from the popular computer game HALO. However, HEaDS-UP or Helmet Electronics and Display System-Upgradeable Protection (modular electronic head protection system) no one would call a simple toy.

The helmet of the HEaDS-UP is the result of many years of work in the framework of the project of the American Army Research Center, which is part of the Pentagon structure. This Revision development pilot is a modification of a standard army protective helmet, but with enhanced functionality. According to Discovery, the new helmet is designed to increase the protection of the soldier’s head, face and neck from possible damage.

The prototype of this helmet was equipped with a special ballistic transparent mask that is able to withstand the hit of 9-mm bullets. It is reported that the thickness of the armored glass will be 1 cm. The presence of such protection is extremely important, since, according to statistics, 72% of all injuries to the head occur in the area of ​​the face. Knowledge of these results and forced the company Revision to develop a helmet, which would be characterized by increased protection of the face of a soldier. It is reported that the helmet HEaDS-UP in its characteristics surpasses all existing analogues today. True or not, it will be possible to be convinced only after the adoption of this helmet into service of the American army.



In addition, the HEaDS-UP helmet is impressive with the implementation of the possibility of projecting various images onto the protective mask-display. At the same time, American company specialists are not in a hurry to share all the details regarding their development. However, it can be assumed that the display may display the most important information in combat: a map of the area of ​​hostilities, marked enemy targets, information about the health status of a serviceman, etc. On top of that, the new helmet can be easily connected to smartphones running on the Android platform, which the American army had previously chosen as a communication device for soldiers.

The helmet will use GPS maps of the area. Among other things, orders from squad commanders (duplication of orders) will be displayed on the fighter’s display in text form, as well as information about the current course of the battle. Also, the soldier will be able to receive streaming video from reconnaissance drones. And this is just a basic set of possible functions. If necessary, the functionality of the helmet can be significantly expanded, including with the help of American military programmers working for. If during the battle the protective glass or display is damaged, the transparent protective shield can be easily unfastened and removed. After that, the fighter will be able to continue to fight, but in the "analog" rather than digital mode.

It is reported that only the newest materials are used in the HEaDS-UP protective helmet. In addition to providing additional protection for the soldier’s face and chin, the new helmet should reduce the likelihood of brain injuries. The helmet works on the principle of a sport boot with air chambers - it is able to absorb rather strong blows. The novelty, which has an integrated function of additional reality, is estimated at about 2 thousands of dollars.

Information sources:
http://www.popmech.ru/weapon/44876-perspektivnyy-shlem-zashchishchaet-litso-ot-oskolochnykh-raneniy
http://www.innoros.ru/news/13/10/halo-vdokhnovil-amerikanskikh-voennykh
http://www.furfur.me/furfur/all/culture/167359-amerikanskie-voennye-vozmut-na-vooruzhenie-novye-shlemy-dopolnitelnoy-realnosti
http://naked-science.ru/article/tech/10-new-military-gadgets
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  1. -5
    5 August 2014 07: 59
    It would be better if they designed a helmet for their z.adnitsy. Soon you will receive in full and from all sides.
    1. I am proud of Russia
      +2
      5 August 2014 08: 18
      Android? =) I wonder how soon this helmet will be hacked and what will be its functionality after that?
      1. +3
        5 August 2014 15: 47
        but will the soldier's attention be too scattered from the abundance of incoming information?
        and the USB input is not visible in the photo recourse
        1. +11
          5 August 2014 19: 40
          There is such a problem. But more often die from lack
          information. For example, a drone sees an ambush in front of a soldier,
          but does not have time to inform. While walking through the headquarters, soldiers die.
        2. sergey261180
          -5
          5 August 2014 20: 04
          Quote: Aryan
          and the USB input is not visible in the photo

          USB is yesterday. Right now, through the "blue-ace" they work, which is translated as "blue-point". laughing
      2. Vek
        +3
        6 August 2014 01: 43
        Android? =) I wonder how soon this helmet will be hacked and what will be its functionality after that?

        ARM processors are used in tablets, I'm not a super-duper programmer, but something like this: at the most primitive level, this means that data and code are in different address spaces (this is called such a byaka Harvard architecture), which in turn means that you cannot spoil it with malware data the program code itself. To spoil the executive commands of the code, you need to directly insolently enter a piece of "evil code" in a place specially designed for storing the program - in the program memory (to be honest, this memory is almost impossible to change, well, of course, but engineers say that there is no such possibility Um ... In short, these processors are fundamentally more secure (but their functionality is weaker than Intel)
        What is so funny you saw in android?
        You pick up malware on a civilian smartphone if you download it disguised as some kind of nyatka. A military tablet, I believe it will not be possible to download any bullshit from the playmarket.
        1. Vek
          0
          7 August 2014 18: 03
          This explanation concerned purely the level of equipment of the lowest (assembly) level, that is, how to explain it to an ordinary user .. Eh-uh ... I can't tell you a whole course in microelectronics ... Ie. what is important to know: the ARM microcontroller is such a thing for which the "android" operating system was invented. To understand the "quality", you need to know at least the general principles of building an OS. And if you understand the principle of an OS device, then never in your life you will have thoughts like:
          Quote: Proud of Russia
          Android? =) I wonder how soon this helmet will be hacked and what will be its functionality after that?

          By the way ... Android has an absolutely open code for its device, which even a homeless person can get on the Internet via Wi-Fi of his train / station ...
  2. +27
    5 August 2014 08: 01
    A new age of armor begins.
    1. +18
      5 August 2014 10: 06
      A new age of armor begins.
      That's just a matter of honor, no success.
      1. +1
        5 August 2014 13: 03
        Only the price tag in 2000 is embarrassing, with such functionality from such materials .. I do not believe it !! Zero will add yes and deuce to five will change then yes ..
        1. Vek
          +1
          6 August 2014 01: 47
          And you do not mind the price of 100-150dol for a smartphone on the 4th android?
    2. 0
      14 October 2014 20: 31
      Quote: Yoon Clob
      A new age of armor begins.

      Perhaps ... However, the inability of helmets of ANY layout and configuration to reflect even an automatic bullet of 7.62 caliber will be an insoluble problem, despite all the attempts. (At least for the next 10-20 years)
  3. +17
    5 August 2014 08: 09
    So many minds are working on creating murder weapons and defending against them ...
    Now, if all these "attempts", but for the PROSPERITY of HUMANITY ...
    1. 0
      6 August 2014 09: 32
      and what ever was different? If you want peace, get ready for war. And not only in people. On any channel about nature, you can see programs about murder in the animal world, even among the most herbivorous.
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  5. +25
    5 August 2014 08: 12
    The external appearance reflects the inner world. A little more and they will look like soldiers of the "Death Star" - may God rest their souls ...

  6. +11
    5 August 2014 08: 14
    The first and obvious question is how convenient it is to aim in this helmet. The cheeks are covered with massive pads, it seems to me it is not too convenient to attach to the butt. In general, the idea is good.
    1. +9
      5 August 2014 08: 20
      Yes, this question immediately arises, or will there be an integrated aiming system combined with an aim on the weapon, where I pointed it, I see a cross there .. Well, just the same Robocop ..
      Probably soon we will really see something like that.
      1. +9
        5 August 2014 08: 57
        Quote: Letnab
        Yes, this question immediately arises, or will there be an integrated aiming system combined with an aim on the weapon, where you pointed it, you see a cross there ..

        Most likely it will be so, because it is classically impossible to actually aim in a helmet, the right cheek should be open. Or you need to change the ergonomics of the weapon under the helmet.
        In principle, it is now quite possible to combine a helmet and a weapon ...
      2. +2
        7 August 2014 09: 47
        Quote: Letnab
        Probably soon we will really see something like that.

        Prototypes Already Have
    2. +4
      5 August 2014 11: 42
      Quote: Slon1978
      The first and obvious question is how convenient it is to aim in this helmet. The cheeks are covered with massive pads,
      But what if we go further and make the target with the display function, on which various information will be displayed, including an aiming mark.
    3. +11
      5 August 2014 12: 51
      The first and obvious question is how convenient it is to aim in this helmet.
      The second obvious question is how comfortable is it to breathe during the sprint, even if it is short? An extremely important question. In blind visors after explosive physical activity for 5-10 minutes, a pre-faint state begins in spite of any breathing holes. Especially if you have 20-30 kg of equipment.
      The third obvious question is how convenient is it to crawl in Plastunsky? That is, throw your head up. Especially when behind a backpack with equipment. Or, like in films, a die-hard hero rushing to a frontal attack, hoping for impenetrability of a combat suit?
      1. +3
        5 August 2014 14: 35
        And estimate how much it weighs? If there is protection against AKM + an integrated air filter + battery + forced air circulation against a fainting state. A decent helmet without all these bells and whistles weighs a little more than a kilogram and you’ll run horseradish in it. And here kilogramm 4 will turn out, if all of composites and titanium and without blowing.
      2. +2
        5 August 2014 14: 57
        Quote: abrakadabre
        The second obvious question is how comfortable it is to breathe during the sprint.

        The main "problem" when performing such cyclic exercises as running is the lack of oxygen. It can be solved, but only by installing an additional breathing apparatus.
        If you equip the "robocop" with a small cylinder (depending on the estimated duration of the march 3,5,8 liters) and a "mixing unit" with ambient air, which is turned off when passing through smoky areas.

        An increase in the total weight of the equipment will require increased oxygen consumption by the body and rapid general fatigue ...
        Vicious circle... what
        1. 0
          19 August 2014 13: 04
          The main "problem" when performing such cyclic exercises as running is the lack of oxygen. It can be solved, but only by installing an additional breathing apparatus.
          It can’t be solved like this because of:
          1. It is not known in advance how much stock is required. In an hour-long battle, you can lie down for an hour pressed to the ground under hurricane fire. And you can run all hour sprint from cover to cover. A limited supply is very difficult for the unit.
          2. Carrying a high-pressure oxygen cylinder is not only tiring, but also extremely dangerous. After all, pure oxygen, but under fire ... In case of damage, absolutely everything will burn like a sparkler in this torch. Even steel parts of equipment and weapons
    4. +3
      5 August 2014 13: 13
      Quote: Slon1978
      In general, the idea is good.

      I do not agree.
      The most valuable part in the head is the cranium (not all).
      Clever and so buried. A stupid and armored suit will help. Carry excess weight, extra volume ??? And during the war with us, for example, all communication is clogged.
      Take off your helmet - go home, because You cannot use weapons and communications.
      Another washing.
      1. 0
        19 August 2014 13: 06
        And during the war with us, for example, all communication is clogged.
        Not only communication gets clogged smile
        When crawling in the trenches and on the bushes from the mud, breathing holes become blocked. Followed by a swoon.
    5. +2
      5 August 2014 15: 05
      Quote: Slon1978
      The first and obvious question is how convenient it is to aim in this helmet.

      Before being mass-produced, numerous tests are carried out under different conditions. Such things are not done from the bay.
      1. -4
        5 August 2014 16: 10
        in such a hat it’s dangerous to fart! stop
    6. 0
      1 May 2015 17: 49
      In a helmet from MAXIMI, it’s convenient to naughty (
  7. +12
    5 August 2014 08: 14
    When looking at this helmet for some reason, I recall the game Halo. The future is right on the march, so soon we will reach sane exoskeletons!
    1. +2
      5 August 2014 10: 11
      But another comes to me: what is our life? A game.
    2. +7
      5 August 2014 12: 44
      so soon we’ll reach sane exoskeletons!
      Creating an exoskeleton is not a problem. The problem is to create a battery for him.
    3. +2
      6 August 2014 00: 20
      In my opinion, this helmet is nothing but a copy of the classics:
  8. -2
    5 August 2014 08: 17
    Americans, about armored diapers do not forget. .
  9. -4
    5 August 2014 08: 18
    well, damn it)))) make me put on such a kettle on a boshka in karakum, for example, who is there))) in the Ural forest where the wind ate and aspen does not blow, and sometimes the grass is waist-deep under power lines with a teapot on my head ... and the fragments if not in "T" are just scars!
  10. +2
    5 August 2014 08: 35
    And how to wear a gas mask?
    1. avt
      +9
      5 August 2014 09: 27
      Quote: PeaceByForce
      And how to wear a gas mask?

      But nothing .. All this is a helmet, and an exoskeleton, and all kinds of electronic stuffing are elements of a combat suit. But until the main question has been resolved - from which energizers will all this move?
      Quote: andrey70179
      Americans, about armored diapers do not forget. .

      Also not an unimportant detail! And then, as in one science fiction novel, a native with a spear will fit and put it in a point. laughing So rot in super armor.
      1. +6
        5 August 2014 15: 03
        Quote: avt
        a native with a spear will come up and put it in a point.

        belay laughing good This is not humane, the State Department will say. So you can’t wage a war ... First you need to bomb a little so that there are no natives ...

        And we at KSF used this one. "The natives with a spear" immediately scattered themselves as soon as they saw this on their beaches. wink laughing
        1. sergey261180
          +2
          5 August 2014 20: 07
          Demobilies will now have a new fashion - ex-file! laughing
  11. 0
    5 August 2014 08: 43
    This will not help from our soldier.
  12. +8
    5 August 2014 08: 46
    In fact, their work is going in the right direction. And what will be the result, it will become clear in 6-7 years. After all, bulletproof vest once also seemed superfluous. And now, without him, infantry will not be sent into battle. In any case, they should not.
    1. +2
      5 August 2014 10: 12
      the new CoD shows the main direction of militaristic thought
    2. +3
      5 August 2014 15: 10
      Quote: erased
      And what will be the result, it will become clear in 6-7 years.

      I don’t know how it will be with them, but we will laugh for another 5 years and after scratching the crown we will rush to catch up.
  13. +26
    5 August 2014 08: 52
    This is how a helmet should look like a promising American helmet to protect your face from shame.
  14. +8
    5 August 2014 09: 03
    Even without electronic bells and whistles, such a helmet will find its customers. I have my own paintball club, and according to statistics, most of the hits in the face are real. But there are also disadvantages of such a helmet, to understand what, just put on a paintball helmet, a reduced view, fogging the glass, especially in winter, but it’s better than a splinter or a bullet in the face .......
    1. +3
      5 August 2014 10: 14
      the problem is solved by a special glass, the overview projected by the picture, aiming, combining the sight with a helmet like in pilots.
      1. Crimea-nyash
        +5
        5 August 2014 18: 17
        and a tank battery, on the back of the cart.
    2. 0
      7 August 2014 01: 25
      Quote: IZUM
      ... but still it's better than a splinter or a bullet in the face .......

      For an intermediate cartridge, that helmet, that "muzzle", that just a panama - completely parallel. An exoskeleton for the neck will appear in order to carry an adequate helmet, this will already be a qualitative step forward in terms of head protection.
  15. megapatriot
    +1
    5 August 2014 09: 06
    May they send their motorcycle helmets as maydauns to the new ally as military aid.
  16. _Alien_
    +3
    5 August 2014 09: 23
    science does not stand still, any development is a movement, no matter how practical it is and how it will be implemented. they have achievements and the ability to apply them if necessary, not necessarily in this form.
    and what do we have?
  17. +3
    5 August 2014 09: 36
    the lower part of the face is protected, but the face itself, the neck, probably should not be completely armored and the collar is armored, otherwise the neck artery or vein will be damaged and alice kaput.
    1. scary ukr
      -1
      6 August 2014 19: 17
      understand, although your idea is necessary but it will be realized in four years, not earlier, but when this idea is improved (something that absorbs bullet energy instead of the cervical vertebra, because even if you create a miracle helmet that can withstand cord or M2 from 10 meters, then, from a shot from 10 meters from such a machine gun at a soldier in a miracle helmet, the soldier will be turned off his neck) it remains only to create armor for the arms that does not hamper the movements and massively produce both complexes. After that, the American soldiers will be given more powerful automatic rifles and they will sit somewhere in the dugout to drink a Coke and stick out only their hands and the top of the toe tube to knock out Russians who will occasionally run up to 100 meters in vain hope and kill at least one amer from RPG7. But for an offensive on foot you have to add an ekzoskeleton such as Perseys. This will complicate life, since during the lossless Russians knocking out for themselves it will not be possible to drink Coke. request request
  18. +2
    5 August 2014 09: 37
    Now there are non-sweatshields and goggles. A good helmet, and the right one. I remember when germaki appeared for motorcyclists, and our industry did not release them yet, articles appeared in our newspapers. on the dangers of face protection helmets. one of the arguments. In an accident. a person not protected by a visor, serves as an additional shock absorber, in front of the brain, he personally read it. In general, such a helmet is a very necessary thing.
  19. -1
    5 August 2014 09: 41
    Discovered America.
    Well, really a helmet.
    Already do not know how to recover from.
    Is the horse feed against VANKA?
  20. Urkinday
    +2
    5 August 2014 09: 42
    It seems to me alone that in the first photo it was screwed to the neck with ordinary furniture black self-tapping screws? :)
  21. +5
    5 August 2014 09: 51
    In a decade or so, they’ll put in the night-vision function there. A thermal imager. Aircraft and art guidance systems ... (and a bunch of gadgets that will increase the effectiveness of the fighter) And we will all laugh and fight in the helmets of our grandfathers
  22. +9
    5 August 2014 09: 53
    I don’t understand why everyone is kidding? The thing you need! The life of a soldier depends on such a helmet! Ours also would not hurt to develop such a hat ...
    1. Victor-cort
      0
      10 August 2014 14: 21
      Quote: Agent 008
      I don’t understand why everyone is kidding?

      But they still have to do it, since it’s not DARPA for you. You don’t have to expect a serious exhaust .... so just make fun.
  23. padonok.71
    +5
    5 August 2014 09: 54
    The problem of infantry in the loss of mobility due to overload, is now very relevant. And this applies to us and the Americans and everyone else. It seems that in 5-7 years the infantryman will generally lose mobility. The way out is an exoskeleton and I think in the foreseeable future this will become a reality.
  24. +1
    5 August 2014 10: 03
    in the first photo, the jaw on the plastic holds, I suspect that the fasteners will cost more than a helmet and break regularly.
    1. +1
      5 August 2014 10: 16
      This is a specialist most likely. so that during the hit you don’t have your head torn off, made as in a car, compensating zones.
      1. 0
        5 August 2014 16: 56
        Quote: Syrdon
        on the first photo the jaw on plastic holds, I suspect

        On metal, the visor can recline to the top, you can see the fastening. In the second photo, the visor is only being removed.
  25. +3
    5 August 2014 10: 40
    It seems that in years through 5-7 the infantryman will generally lose mobility
    And it will turn into a walking tank, which has its own RPG.
  26. 0
    5 August 2014 11: 54
    We can tear off our head and with a helmet)
  27. +1
    5 August 2014 12: 05
    ... the display may show the most important information in the battle: a map of the combat area, marked enemy targets ... orders will be displayed in text form from the squad commanders (duplication of orders), and information about the current course of the battle will be displayed ...

    Just like in computer shooters. smile And the minimap with the plotted course will be?
    ... the display may show ... information about the health status of the soldier ...
    .
    Which soldier? What is wearing a helmet? If so, then this soldier cannot determine if he has extra holes in the body? For the notification of the status of colleagues, the thing is needed, no doubt. What will it look like: a strip of health, a strip of endurance, a strip of experience, as in the same shooters? smile
    Quote: bmv04636
    the lower part of the face is protected, but ... the neck doesn’t probably have to be completely armored and the collar is already armored, otherwise the neck artery or vein will be damaged and Alice Kaput.

    Also noticed. On all systems, they try to protect the head, body, limbs. I think you can’t protect your neck by 100%. Some Kevlar will protect you from penetrating wounds, but a bullet strike
    anything, one hell, it hurts. Not the spine, so the trachea.
    About the bullet resistance of the helmet. The gunsmiths report bravo: "The helmet can withstand a direct hit from a 9mm bullet." Where will the kinetic energy of the bullet go? With the helmet described in the article, it is more or less clear, with ordinary helmets - not very much. I read in the magazine "Soldier of Fortune" this advice (literally): "If you are wearing a stupid army helmet, in no case tighten the chin strap. Otherwise, if the bullet even casually touches the helmet, its impact force will break your neck." Who has experience?
    1. padonok.71
      +3
      5 August 2014 12: 18
      There was a fragmentation "Cherkash" on SSh68 - I felt nothing. There is a shallow (2-3 mm) "furrow" on the helmet.
    2. 0
      6 August 2014 15: 42
      "If you are wearing a stupid army helmet, by no means
      do not tighten the chin strap "////

      This is extremely strange advice, as the helmet is not glued to the head.
      If you don’t tighten the strap, it will quickly fall off your head or
      will fall over the eyes or the back of the head.

      "Otherwise, if the bullet even casually touches your helmet, its impact force will break your neck." ////

      I myself did not receive anything besides the ricochets of stones in a helmet (God was merciful).
      But the co-worker had a bullet touch on the helmet (judged by the mark).
      There was, as he told, a short shock (I thought that - the end! Wounded!) But the neck did not break.
  28. padonok.71
    +9
    5 August 2014 12: 10
    Quote: Venier
    And it will turn into a walking tank, which has its own RPG.

    Is this a mockery? The soldier is already overwhelmed. Armor protection is good, but it is not a solution to the problem of l / s security. The soltat is competent, able to look for and use shelters, highly maneuverable, knowing the enemy, has a much higher chance of staying alive than the "lunakhod" booked on the very top.
    I am not against protection, in principle. But I think now we need to think about dividing the infantry into "light" and "heavy".
    The creation of exoskeletons, armored suits, etc., would greatly advance the concept of a heavy infantryman and there are certain developments on this topic. But the absence of a compact, powerful, "long-playing" energy carrier puts an end to this topic.
    1. -2
      5 August 2014 15: 14
      Quote: padonok.71
      Is that a mockery? The soldier is already overloaded.

      It is necessary to apply modern lightweight materials.
      1. padonok.71
        +1
        5 August 2014 17: 19
        This is only part of the problem. And what about the personal / group weapons / BK, means of IZ, communications, auxiliary. All this separately does not weigh so much. It's all about quantity. Too damn everything you need in modern combat. And these are really necessary things. What to do with this?
        1. 0
          7 August 2014 00: 39
          And where to stuff it all, so as not to interfere, but so that you can quickly
          take out when needed ...? We have soldiers sewn to harness-patronage-bronik
          all sorts of pockets, pouches and front and rear. But then you get confused - it’s unpleasant when
          instead of a grenade in your hand, a hard case from sunglasses belay And good,
          when it’s just a teaching.
        2. 0
          7 August 2014 06: 18
          Listen, which one is ... minus us? I just don’t understand - what did we say wrong ???
      2. 0
        5 August 2014 23: 57
        It is necessary to apply modern lightweight materials.
        Of course, you can dream of modern armor, especially after watching star wars, but you need to keep in mind that the destructive ability of modern weapons is much higher, the stopping ability of defense equipment. You can count on good fragmentation protection, protection against some types of small arms ammunition, which of course is in some degrees will increase survival, but this is maximum. Hoping that you will be like an indestructible terminator on the battlefield is not worth it. Such are the realities.
    2. 0
      5 August 2014 23: 24
      Is that a mockery? The soldier is already overloaded. Armor protection is good, but it is not a solution to the problem of security l / s.
      Dear, you are directly proving to yourself something.
      The soltat is competent, able to look for and use shelters, highly maneuverable, knowing the enemy, has a much higher chance of staying alive than the "lunakhod" booked on the very top.
      And I’m talking about the same thing. And what’s more, this RPG will have its own RPG.
  29. RN40Y45
    +6
    5 August 2014 12: 18
    you can throw shit at the fan as much as you like, talk about gas masks, etc., but I periodically go to http://vk.com/militarymedicine and after viewing photos of people without faces, the tendency to develop and introduce such helmets becomes clear. it’s easy to laugh while sitting on the couch, it’s more difficult when part of the face is in the bushes.
  30. buser
    +4
    5 August 2014 12: 52
    the Americans have their own opinion on this topic, although they overdo it in this regard, ex, we would also not be hindered by moving forward in terms of protecting the infantry ... As for the futurism of these helmets, the "Steir AUG" also looked like a space blaster, but the Austrians were still right !!! Bullpup has a right to life, doesn't it ???
  31. +4
    5 August 2014 13: 59
    The idea may not be bad, the positive aspects are voiced in the pack, but:

    1) The sight, for ordinary military units, can also be realized (a cross on the screen, glasses), maybe even better, the aiming time is reduced ... But for snipers? Campaign without ....
    2) Into intelligence with such a helmet? In it, probably not a fig is not heard, it is possible to hear the enemy without even seeing it. Of course, if external microphones are not integrated into it.
    3) With all this stuffing? How long will the battery last? Excess weight! Working hours?
    4) unmask? Enlarges the silhouette?
    5) In the event of a hit and a failure, are all systems not available, from communication to a map of the area? duplication? reserve systems?

    In short questions of a horseradish cloud ...
    1. +1
      5 August 2014 15: 18
      Quote: ViRUS-007
      In short questions of a horseradish cloud ...

      This is good when questions arise, not thoughtless denial and ridicule. Everything is solvable. Many ordinary things for us once seemed fantastic.
    2. +2
      5 August 2014 17: 29
      yes, plus
      according to item 2. - Special forces have been using active headphones for a long time.
      the truth is there is a huge minus - the hearing sets in very quickly.
  32. +1
    5 August 2014 14: 04
    How much does this helmet cost? And how much is a pound of TNT with a fuse? In general, no matter how you weigh yourself, the explosives still continue to maintain their position. A good way to counter the technical superiority of the enemy, if the war is on your territory. I just do not understand why this was not taken into account by the civil defense. If it was planned to defend, it was necessary to prepare explosive engineers, sappers, and not cannon fodder with machine guns. This back in the 60s became clear.
    1. +3
      5 August 2014 15: 21
      Quote: brn521
      How much does this helmet cost?

      No matter how much it costs, a soldier is more expensive!
  33. olega211
    +2
    5 August 2014 15: 05
    If Bosko tears off. There and the helmet will not help.
  34. +2
    5 August 2014 16: 30
    if only in this magic head the target guidance system will also be. who shot in the winter with a snowmobile in a germak on his head, he will understand me. you can only aim at this bell with a pistol or slingshot.
  35. 0
    5 August 2014 16: 42
    the main thing is the availability of materials that can really withstand and protect the fighter’s head from bullets and fragments. In the meantime, there is no really strong material. The helmet can then be constructed and stuffed with any gadgets. but agree that there isn’t much point even in a super modern helmet that even 800 doesn’t keep a bullet from ak at a distance
    1. 0
      5 August 2014 17: 38
      Quote: JonnyT
      but you see, there’s no point in even wearing a super modern helmet that doesn’t even keep a bullet from ak at a distance of 800m

      Well, we’ll fight in a skullcap - it won’t save, so at least it won’t bake your head!
  36. 0
    5 August 2014 17: 14
    If you shoot from an RPG, then the helmet will not help wassat
  37. pevjav2
    +1
    5 August 2014 17: 44
    Even along the tangent fragment to the jaw area - as a rule - a fracture of the base of the skull or displacement of the cervical vertebrae. Kirdyk. The whole blow is on the neck. And there is not much to do. If there wasn’t this hell of a shit, it would have cost a heroic scar on his face.
    1. +2
      5 August 2014 18: 07
      Depends on the application point. From the corner. From speed. From weight.
      Yes, much from what ...
      Somewhere the "heroic pot" will change the trajectory of the shard, and the owner will be thrown away. And where the unprotected jaw is so hooked that it will fly away with him.
      Here is the "scar" .... Brrrrrr ....
  38. netwalker
    -3
    5 August 2014 17: 52
    Suppose that this helmet protects from everything that is possible, but it certainly will not save from the stupidity of the designers of the American ones.
    The fact is that the bullet, even the one that goes along the tangent, transfers a huge amount of kinetic energy at the point of contact, which leads to a broken neck of the fighter - so you can throw your progressive helmet in the trash of Lord Anlo-Saxon.
    1. +4
      5 August 2014 22: 42
      The fact is that the bullet, even the one that goes along the tangent, transfers a huge amount of kinetic energy at the point of contact, which leads to a broken neck of the fighter - so you can throw your progressive helmet in the trash of Lord Anlo-Saxon.
      12.7 which?)))) So she can also pierce the armored personnel carrier's turret) From other bullets, especially at a long distance, the good old Steel Helmet saves quite well, while oddly enough, no one breaks his neck. On the OSHP, I plopped from a helicopter onto a frame made of 76mm steel pipes, leaning my head from a height of 4m on the pipe. The well-worn ShM1M2 saved my head from breaking, while the pipe was crumpled and my neck "pulled" a little. Many thanks to the designers of this helmet, now I would not sit in front of the computer, but lay in the land ...
  39. 0
    5 August 2014 19: 45
    Gentlemen - the real battlefield is not a comp. If you want to survive, you will run fast, change position, hammer into any gap like a cockroach, looking for cover and devote all your attention to the battlefield. You start looking at the "funny pictures" - you look either in the hospital or in heaven, because despite all the electronic bells and whistles and computerization, there will be no reboot (as well as saving) - in general, a complete GAME OWER
  40. -4
    5 August 2014 20: 38
    Quote: rotmistr60
    It would be better if they designed a helmet for their z.adnitsy. Soon you will receive in full and from all sides.

    Yes, it’s very good, let them take care of their faces, it will be easier to identify - both in the morgues and in court! laughing
  41. padonok.71
    +1
    5 August 2014 21: 50
    No additional protection is not bad. The only thing is, while there are no amplifiers, exoskeletons, servos, the protection / mobility balance must be observed. Indeed, at the moment, the best defense of a soldier is the terrain. You must admit that any mound, ravine, wall of a house is a better defense than the most sophisticated armored man or headset. And in order to have time to take advantage of this protection, you must be quick and easy.
  42. +2
    5 August 2014 22: 33
    At a right angle from a machine gun bullet anyway, no helmet will save, except of course light "towers". I had to use exclusively our ShM1M, Sphere-S and Skat, and of course ShS-58) once put on the "Warrior" armored set, there really was a "tower" with triplex.
  43. 0
    6 August 2014 06: 24
    judging by how advisors and mercenaries from the Yankees are guided in the territory of Ukraine, in such a helmet the Yankees can only fight in their own territory, and then no further than Nework and Washington ...
  44. 0
    6 August 2014 10: 47
    Quote: Bayonet
    No matter how much it costs, a soldier is more expensive!

    How much is more expensive? We have a soldier like ammunition. If you find yourself in a war zone, then consider already written off. A soldier with a machine gun lost during a database is a common thing. Lost just one machine - a disaster.
    In general, whatever helmets you invent, the bulk of our army will not see them in the eye. So the life of a soldier costs as much as it cost. And all these gadgets are for the elite. An interesting article of course, and the device is curious. A lot of people are now dying precisely from fragments and shell shocks. But it is likely that we will not have to wear these helmets, but rather, crumble those who wear them.
    Quote: padonok.71
    The way out is an exoskeleton and I think in the foreseeable future this will become a reality.

    The exoskeleton is a dead end. A man is too weak and vulnerable, no matter how you weigh him. So either autonomous or remotely controlled mechanisms remain. For example, several sniper turrets + control and coordination system + operator with assistants. If the turret is single, then it is possible without helpers, the whole structure is tied into a bale, the mass of which in the 90s was already within 30 kg. And now there should be a lot of opportunities there. And cost much cheaper.
    Quote: basmach
    If you want to survive, you will run fast, change your position, hiding in any crevice like a cockroach, looking for shelter and devote all your attention to the battlefield.

    A bunch of conscripts-cockroaches, on the slits hovyvaemy, against some button presses with a thermal imager, all hung devices. Yes, this is really a game, you cannot name it otherwise. But slightly change the rules. We’ll throw a few high-explosive high-explosive charges disguised as garbage, like crumpled tins, to conscripts. The chances are sharply aligned. When you can tear anything, anywhere, anytime and from anything, it is unrealistic to fight in such conditions, no matter what body kit you have. The advantages of the one who planned and laid the charges are too great over all the others. Even if this someone did not see modern sophisticated devices in his eyes.
    Quote: padonok.71
    Agree, any mound, gully, wall of the house is better protection than the most sophisticated armored person or headset

    "A promising American helmet for face protection from shrapnel." Precisely that from the fragments. The blasting action of the explosive is limited to approximately 10-15 radius of the explosive charge. Shock wave of 50-60 radii. Well, then there are already fragments. Any object can suddenly bring a "surprise". So the right device, the right name.
    1. scary ukr
      0
      6 August 2014 19: 33
      and if you already wear sapper armor on existing exoskeletons?
  45. 0
    6 August 2014 11: 55
    Until the issue is resolved with the power supply of these devices, you will not get far from the outlet. In airplanes, tanks there is a generator. We must also work to create mobile generators working well, I don’t know from the energy of the body, or something. And in general, all sighting systems, communication, night vision, infrared, it’s time to build in the skull box to look for there is a place for these devices.
  46. 0
    6 August 2014 12: 16
    Provides protection to the face, jaw from fragments. Type: Handsome men should not be disfigured by scars. Interesting in time coincidence with the permission for the service for gays. More weight on the head, bulkiness, closed ears .... Debatable.
    It is impossible to fully protect a fighter, while retaining at least some kind of mobility. Yes, they protected the bread slicer, but how many fatal wounds are in the jaw? And the neck was left open. And the vertebrae and arteries. But it looks cool, futuristic and intimidating. Almost like in science fiction films. Cool outwardly in one word. Probably on the external effect and is designed primarily.
    A passion for electronic gadgets ... Good in Africa, of course. But I don’t think that ammunition with GPS will work on the Chinese territories, I hope on the Russian ones too. I think the individual electronics of the fighter will also be disabled primarily by an electromagnetic pulse, jammers or otherwise.
  47. +1
    6 August 2014 15: 29
    Hardly the infantry. When aiming, everyone is accustomed to lay his cheek on the butt, otherwise you will have to significantly raise the line of sight on the weapon. The helmet is not combined arms, but for special forces, and obviously not for multi-day reconnaissance and sabotage operations, and obviously not for rough terrain, mountainous, or mountainous-wooded, but short-term assault operations (urban development conditions, inside buildings and complexes), and where armored shields and laser target indicators fit in. In other cases, where the intensity and density of fire is greater, for greater protection and information (and firepower) in the troops there are military armored vehicles.
  48. 0
    7 August 2014 01: 30
    and doesn’t protect the neck?
  49. -1
    7 August 2014 06: 56
    Probably a good thing if you ride in bronics with air conditioning and walk on foot across the battlefield. And if the march is a throw, well, 6 km. what then ????? Where the snot will go. Drown in it from your own snot.
    1. -1
      8 August 2014 19: 19
      Something with ...... minus, and others. The sofa is certainly good, but sometimes it is necessary to make a march to understand the homespun truth. Everything is fine, just to fight in this crap is not very. Look, the same militias - mostly go without helmets. speed and onslaught. And here you can see for now, especially with lateral vision - you are in the ass and stuck a pill. Why in the forehead ?? He is protected, so in the ass will be that. And the march throw in full uniform in this ??? - This is actually the execution of our infantryman brother.
  50. 0
    8 August 2014 09: 10
    An interesting thing, HEaDS-UP is also a gas mask right away ...
    By the way, what if you beat it with a butt?
    1. 0
      4 February 2015 21: 53
      I don’t know where the butt is ... but an explosion of a 152mm howitzer shell 3 meters from a soldier doesn’t save a helmet from fragments)
  51. -1
    8 August 2014 19: 28
    I actually really read the comments. I get it, people writing here are either into paintball or playing games and haven’t even sniffed gunpowder in their lives. Such ammunition will definitely work for paintball, but war is not a game. They kill there. That’s why I’m writing, think before you put pluses and minuses. Life. The same militias don’t look particularly like that, but they sweep the Armed Forces of Ukraine as they should. And we all want to keep up with the states. Ours are much better without this kit..
  52. 0
    8 August 2014 19: 40
    The new product, which has an integrated augmented reality function, is estimated at about 2 thousand dollars
    Just not additional, but supplemented.
  53. vladikaus
    0
    9 August 2014 23: 08
    Make an article about land warrior and warrior equipment
  54. Ansoldatow
    0
    11 August 2014 16: 32
    You can play around as much as you like, but the idea is good - protecting a soldier, but it is still expensive and overly sophisticated...
  55. waggish
    0
    16 August 2014 18: 01
    For helicopter pilots they have Air Warrior! A remarkable thing!
  56. 0
    26 August 2014 13: 22
    Hmm, are they saving money in the USA again? So you can lose your army. And Ukraine is all about them.
  57. 0
    14 October 2014 20: 35
    Quote: ia-ai00
    So many minds are working on creating murder weapons and defending against them ...
    Now, if all these "attempts", but for the PROSPERITY of HUMANITY ...


    Considering the horror of war, of course I agree. However.. human nature, the approaching overpopulation, and the puppeteers... Beautiful, but utopian.. (I apologize if I offended you - but it’s true nonetheless)
  58. 0
    4 February 2015 21: 51
    The first question to the dreamers from the school of knife fighting, etc.. is this how you will pierce him with a knife? especially if they also add a collar against splinters?))
    But seriously... in the case of the Gaza team, will he film this crap? Well, to put on a gas mask? or will he be wearing a gas mask right away by default?)) if right away with a gas mask then oh... they somehow forced us to wear gas masks on the parade ground... then it’s still a pleasure))
    Regarding exoskeletons... a lot of things can already be done BUT! the main problem in the form of POWER POWER for this voracious system has not yet been invented... so until micro-nuclear batteries appear or whatever... all this is exotic... because even TESLA electric cars have a large battery that will not last long and also weighs more than an exoskeleton with a person)
  59. 0
    April 30 2015 20: 48
    EMNIP, armored glass can only be straight. How can they make helmet glass that will hold 9mm?
  60. 0
    18 August 2017 19: 31
    It all comes down to weight and convenience: something tells me that at plus 50 it won’t be sweet.

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