The Army intends to start issuing a new combat helmet made of a special plastic capable, for the first time, of stopping penetration by enemy rifle rounds.
Officials from Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment plan to buy 200,000 Enhanced Combat Helmets that depend on “ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene” instead of ballistic fibers such as Kevlar and Twaron used in the current Army Combat Helmet.
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