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Representatives of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, out of Natick, Massachusetts, had an array of combat helmets on display at the Pentagon, May 24 and 25, 2018, as part of a "Close Combat Lethality Tech Day." This helmet, a NSRDEC prototype, provides equal protection to earlier helmets but at less weight.

Lightweight helmet prototypes shown at Pentagon

Representatives of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts, displayed an array of combat helmets at the Pentagon, May 24-25, 2018. This helmet, a NSRDEC prototype, provides equal protection to earlier helmets, but at less weight. Army photo by C. Todd Lopez

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