German industrial group Rheinmetall has announced that Baltskin Viper helmet solution has been chosen as the next Specialised Forces Helmet (Helm SpezKr schwer; Specialised Forces are Ranger-type units of the German Army). The details were given in an 11 December media release, to announce Rheinmetall and its strategic partner, the North-American helmet maker Galvion, have […]

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Military support to Ukraine is at the center of a scandal that threatens to engulf the Trump administration amid concerns about the 2020 election. Approximately five years earlier, the United States Air National Guard (California) has supplied a batch of newly issued fighter helmets, including masks and support equipment, for the Ukrainian Air Force. The […]

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