Future Soldiers May Get Improved Helmet Padding (IMAGE)

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Future Soldiers May Get Improved Helmet Padding

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Sgt. Johnny Bonilla, a gunner and cannon crewmember with the173rd Airborne Brigade, wears a combat helmet first fielded in the 1980s. Army researchers explore 3-D printing and new materials with the goal even greater performance for reducing blunt impact injury.

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U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort

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