Frag Out! Magazine
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During AUSA 2011 and MILIPOL 2011, the Revision has unveiled its first combat helmet system with additional equipment under the Battlskin name. But their first success was a 2012 contract award from United States Army for 100,000 units of Advanced Combat Helmets (ACH). The Revision bought the MSA Safety North America responsible for the helmet ma- nufacturing and became independent helmet manufacturer. Also in 2012, the Revision Battlskin Cobra helmets were chosen by Danish Armed Forces. Following, in the 2015 was the British Armed Forces contract award. But the most important from the business point of view was the contract award announced on 21st March 2017, when Revision was chosen as a supplier of Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II. This five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) helmet contract (W91CRB-17-D-0008), awarded on a full and open competition basis to Revision, has a maximum value of $98,111,803 and estimated completion date of March 6, 2022. Revision's ACH helmet solution is up to 24 percent lighter than the legacy ACH helmet system (in Large sized helmet, in Small and Medium sized helmets that sa- ving is around 21 percent) and this contract represents the first large-scale, significant advancement in ACH technology in 15 years. Except the ACH delivery, the Revision is currently on of the competitors in the USSOCOM Family of Tactical Headborne System (FHTS) known also as a "Coxswain Helmet" were the latest Caiman helmets were submitted. But this story will be about other predator, the Viper P4. SHELL The Viper P4 helmets family consist of three different shells designs, all made from advanced UHMWPE (Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethy- lene) which exceed U.S. military specifications for ballistic threats, blunt impact, and blast fragmentation, so it is offering an extremely high bal- listic resistance and relatively small weight. The shell material is basically the same as in the ACH Gen II helmets, so the Viper P4 could be considered as an export or commercial development of the ACH. A main difference is the suspension as the ACH features the standard four-point chinstraps and adjustable shock absorbing pads. There are following variants of the shells: Full Cut, the classic MICH/ACH style with full ear coverage, step-cut Mid Cut and High-Cut with high cut-outs in the ear area for maximum weight reduction and compatibility with almost all communication or protection headsets available. www.fragoutmag.com