NATO vs Russia: a helmet crash-test

NATO vs Russia: a helmet crash-test Rostec State Corporation – Russia’s state arms manufacturer – has conducted a crash-test of five armored helmets, including three used by NATO troops, a Russian-made protective helmet and another made by an unknown maker. Let’s see which helmet turned out to be the most reliable. The helmets were tested for compliance with the Br-1 and Br-2 protection standards. During the tests, Russian-made Stechkin and Serdyukov 9mm automatic pistols fired shots at a distance of five meters from the helmets, which were placed in various positions at a shooting ground. The helmet by the unknown producer, as well as a NATO-standard trophy helmet, a US-made PASGT DELTA helmet, and the Philippines-made NATO-standard AB-ACH FC helmet – were all penetrated by the bullets fired from both the Stechkin and the Serdyukov. ?Meanwhile, the Russian-made Bars-L helmet withstood the impact of all the bullets, which only left a slight dent on the helmet’s surface. Designe... Source: Sputnik International