Futuristic Tactical Helmets: A move beyond protection

Thanks to technology, many tactical helmet manufacturers are now becoming much more advanced and exciting.

For instance, Russian’s United Instrument Corporation (UIC) recently developed a tactical helmet with a headset that can be used as part of the soldier outfit. This helmet makes use of one of the latest technology that transmits sound through ‘bone earphones’, rather than the ears and traditional microphones. Amazing, right?

How does this work? So, whenever a soldier is trying to or receives an order, the sound is transmitted through the bones of his skull. This is done via the temples of his head, rather than his ears and traditional microphones.

This new technology hardware is able to detect the sound vibrations and transmit it. This way, the soldier can simultaneously receive orders by radio and hear what is happening on the battlefield. This headset also allows quality signal reception and transmission without unwanted sounds.

One good thing about this new technology is that it improves the soldier safety by using body’s natural ability to transmit sound through bone conduction. Having this cool technology incorporated into future integrated helmets would take soldier protection to the next level.

Here’s another cool technologically advanced tactical helmet. Recently, China debuted a new-generation helmet during the China-Malaysia joint military exercise a couple of years ago.

It features a pair of goggles, a cuttlebone which is installed in front of the helmet as well as a night-vision goggle installation.

This new-type helmet shares some features with the US Army TC-2001 helmet. For example, it has a similar tactical guide rail on both sides meaning that it is able to serve as the head communication and detection carrier.

One cool thing about this Chinese helmet is that it uses nylon-reinforced resin, glass fiber and aramid fiber as fragmentation resistance materials.

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