Frag Out! Magazine
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We presented the history of Revision Military in more detail in the arti- cle about the Viper P4 series helmets in FRAG OUT! #20, so without fur- ther ado, we'll go straight to presenting the Revision's submission for the US SOCOM SPEAR Family of Tactical Headborne Systems (Coxswain Helmet System). SPEAR FHTS In 2017, USSOCOM announced that they were looking for a modular head protec- tion system for their combat boat crews, the Coxswain Helmet. The initial news that USSOCOM was looking for new helmets to current Ops-Core FAST MT (aka Maritime, and now, according to the manufacturer, referred to as Super High Cut – you can read about these helmets in FRAG OUT!#01), for the first appeared in documents around 2015. The program was called Next Generation Helmet, and the phase of technical dialogue lasted from July 2016. Revision was then award- ed a development contract for the delivery of the first test batch of new helmets. It is worth mentioning that the name Coxswain Helmet seems to be a little con- fusing, because the desired helmet is a helmet which will become a new helmet for all SOF units and will replace all the current bump and ballistic helmets. The requirements set out in the program are as follows: the basis is to be a bump non-ballistic protection helmet with the possibility of providing ballistic pro- tection by attachment of ballistic appliques, with additional accessories such as mounting rails, night vision mounts, visors, and mandibles (ballistic and anti-im- pact). It is to maintain full compatibility with current 3M Peltor Comtac commu- nication headsets, gas masks, and other equipment. The winner of the tender will receive a five-year contract worth up to $95M. www.fragoutmag.com