New research suggests helmets used in World War I protected soldiers against overhead artillery blasts just as well as modern helmets—and one, the French Adrian helmet, actually performed better. When ...

The Army has pushed back on a study purporting to show that World War I "tinpot" helmets were just as good or, in some cases, better than the service's current Advanced Combat Helmet in mitigating the ...

Scientists from Duke University have revealed that World War I helmets perform remarkably well against shock waves compared to their modern high-tech counterparts. One helmet, the French Adrian design ...

A 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper fastens their helmet before taking part in fall exercises at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 19, 2019. (Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Air Force) Any helmet is still better ...

A World War I French helmet offers better protection against overhead blasts than at least one modern U.S. Army helmet, researchers from Duke University found. A team of biomedical engineers compared ...

WATERLOO – The Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum, 503 South St., will present “Collections Showcase: Painted Helmets in the First World War” on March 18 with show times at 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - When the war to end all wars erupted in August 1914, the armies of Europe were stunned by the harrowing casualties inflicted by landmark advances in weaponry. The machine gun ...

When U.S. soldiers received new helmets in the early 1980s, the reaction was dismay. The Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) was supposed to offer better protection than the M1 helmet ...

A helmet used by French soldiers in World War I provided better protection from overhead blasts than a modern American model, according to a US university study. Biomedical engineers from North ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers from Duke University have demonstrated that, despite significant advancements in protection from ballistics and blunt impacts, modern military helmets are no ...

Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that, despite significant advancements in protection from ballistics and blunt impacts, modern military helmets are no better at protecting from shock waves than ...