The Army has pushed back on a study purporting to show that World War I "tinpot" helmets were just as good or, in some cases, better than the service's current Advanced Combat Helmet in mitigating ...

It's unclear how long it will take the services to field the ECH, but Army officials have said the service plans to buy at least 200,000 of the new helmets while the Marines intend to buy 38,500.

The U.S. Army has announced the recall of 44,000 helmets that it says do not meet the military's quality control standards and the recall has triggered a federal investigation.

Although soldiers have been wearing head protection since at least the 26th century BCE, the modern military helmet is a fully 20th century invention. And it's been a rapid evolution. Growing from ...

The Army fielded its new combat helmets to 82nd Airborne Division soldiers as the first unit equipped with the system. ... Get the latest military news and culture in your inbox daily.

So in 1941, in the run-up to World War II, the Army and several of its research partners rolled out the M1 helmet: which had a slight brim on its front to keep precipitation off a soldier’s face ...

A U.S. Army helmet equipped with pads engineered by Vicis.. Courtesy Vicis More than 100 NFL players and thousands of high schoolers now wear a football helmet created by Vicis, a Seattle startup ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Justice Department investigation into whether an Ohio-based military contractor took shortcuts in its production of military combat helmets has led to a massive Army recall.

While soldiers in battle have long worn headgear for protection, helmets issued during World War II were never meant to be ...

Thousands of combat helmets made for the U.S. military by prisoners and paid for by the government were defective, putting service members — including some in Afghanistan — at risk, according ...

The Army Football helmet represents "Rocky the Bulldog," the mascot designed by the world-famous Walt Disney. Just above the helmet's visor is the 3rd Infantry Division's official song name ...