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Russian company “Armocom”, developed protective helmets 6B47 for equipment “warrior”, which are now the main ones in the Russian army, created a new helmet. As stated by the deputy general director of the company Oleg Faustov, the new helmet is much lighter, than serial.
The Russian army may soon be armed with a new ultra-light protective helmet, made from composite armor. According to the developers, He is at 300 grams lighter than serial 6B47 from equipment “warrior”, which weighs only 1 kg. meanwhile, 6B47 is the lightest of all military helmets, used by the leading armies of the world. for example, an American helmet with the same protective characteristics weighs 200 grams more than ours.
We do not stand still and want to lighten our helmets even more.. So, we have developed a promising sample weighing only 700 gram, true, it is still too early to talk about the mass production of such helmets for mass production- quotes RIA Novosti the words of Faustov.
While a new safety helmet is in development, Therefore, it is premature to talk about its characteristics., but most likely, they are no worse, than 6B47, a, perhaps, which is better.
Center for High Strength Materials “Reinforced composites” (Armocom) educated in 1992 year at the Central Research Institute of Special Machine Building (TSNIITOCHMASH). Main stream – creation of personal protective equipment. The company develops armored helmets, bronezhiletы, protective suit type kits “Cowboy” for tankers, armored shields, etc.. used photos:Ministry of Defense
