The execution of military missions is not a joke. Trying to ensure you do it successfully is enough weight in itself. Ballistic helmets ensure you are protected during your missions; therefore, you need one that protects you from increasing your burden. You need a light weighted ballistic helmet. The Integrated Head Protection System (IHPS) is your answer!

The IHPS is a ballistic helmet that’s part of the Army’s next-gen Personal Protective Equipment Systems that protects the whole face of the wearer. It is built in a way that you can attach accessories to it.

Accessories help make your mission comfortable, and the following are the best accessories for the IHPS:

• THE MANDIBLE

The protection of your face that the IHPS provides is enhanced by the mandible. You don’t want to ever end upwith an injured lower jaw because it aids mouth movement. Therefore, you certainly need to protect it. The mandible is the accessory that is your best shot at protecting your lower jaw. It is built in a way that your lower jaw is out of harm’s way.

• THE NIGHT VISION GOGGLE ATTACHMENT

You already know light makes everything easy, and on missions, you can find yourself in dark places.So, what rescues you from darkness, or what’s your escape plan in areas with low light? The night vision goggle attachment is the answer because, in dark places, it helps in the production of imagesin light levels.

• THE VISOR

This serves as a shield on the IHPS ballistic helmet because it helps with your eyes’ shielding. It can be easily attached and can be adjusted to what suits your need at that particular point.

• MODULAR BALLISTIC APPLIQUE

This can be attached to the base of the helmet. It serves as a protective layer that is meant to increase the protection the IHPS provides.

The above accessories are additional attachments of protection thatonly ease the duty of the wearer. They can be attached without stress, and they do not in any way serve as a burden to the wearer.

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Over the year, there have been notable changes in the development of ballistic helmets as well as the materials used and the process involved in its production. From the use of heavy steel, ballistic helmets are now been made with metal fabrications, ballistic-rated fiber, polyethylene, and ceramics. It is not news that a ballistic helmet’s performance is heavily dependent on the kind of materials used. Hence, in a bid to understand the performance of modern-day ballistic helmets, one must first understand its materials.

Most of the earliest ballistic helmets that can be found on the modern day combat ground have their history rooted in the WWI long. Many of them are improvements of these old helmets. Before the use of Kevlar, Aramid materials and other advanced fiber materials, ballistic helmets as well as combat armory were based on steel and heavy metal materials. This made fighting impractical due to its belaboring weight. Most soldiers had to resort to stationary fighting because their mobility was impeded by the heavy hears.

Although metal were the norm for several years, their weight soon became unbearable leading to the invention of light weighted helmets. Today, the ballistic performances of the old helmets have been drastically improved upon. But notably, the weight of ballistic helmets has drastically been reduced to few ounces.

In 1965, the rise of what would become the norm of modern day ballistic helmet began. DuPont, a manufacturing company, created the Kevlar material; a special ballistic rated fiber material. Over the last couple of decades, the Kevlar material has been used in the manufacturing of the Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) helmets. DuPont Kevlar KM2 fibers were then used for the ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet) fielded in 2003. Till today, it remains a key factor in the performance of most ballistic helmets.

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The Army of the United States of America is known for its monumental participation in the development of modern ballistic helmets. Over the last couple of decades, it has played a significant role in the development of new technologies in the areas of ballistic-rated protective gears as well as high-performing head protection gears. The M1 Helmet is one of its many breakthroughs in the development of ballistic helmets.

Used by the U.S. military from World War II until 1985, the M1 Helmet played a major role in the protection of soldiers on the field of combat. Although it was succeeded by the PASGT helmet, the M1 helmet is considered as an iconic symbol of the US military. Its design prompted the development of helmets from other militaries around the world.

The M1 is a combination of two “one-size-fits-all” helmets. The helmet was made up of an outer metal shell and a hard hat–type liner nestled inside. The outer metal shell was often referred to as the “steel pot” while the hard liner featured an adjustable suspension system. This ballistic helmet was often used with helmet covers as well as nettings in other to cover the steel shell with the extra material.

Through September, 1945, well over 22 million U.S. M1 steel helmets were manufactured by McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company alongside the Schlueter Manufacturing Company. The former was responsible for the development of the process used in the creation of the eighteen-centimeter deep bowl in a single pressing.

At this time, this method was considered to be an engineering milestone at the time. However, there were certain changes made to the design of the M1 ballistic helmet in 1944. Notably, the stainless steel helmet rim with a seam at the front was replaced by a manganese steel rim with a rear seam. The M1 helmet remains a launching pad for the creation of much more advanced ballistic helmets for the US Army.

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