A ballistic protective helmet including a helmet dome formed from a metal material, wherein the helmet dome has an inside facing the head of the wearer and an opposite outside. The ballistic protective helmet further includes a layer arranged on the outside of the helmet dome, which layer is formed from a fiber composite material.

The present invention relates to a forehead shield for a ballistic protective helmet, which is adapted to move with a visor of the protective helmet when the visor is opened and closed.

A system and method for an armor system for protecting the groin. While the system is useful for either gender, it is particularly valuable to protect male genitalia which are particularly vulnerable to damage. The system utilizes at least one, and commonly two, armor components. One armor component is a specifically designed armor plate of the type and construction common to plates in plate carriers that is generally worn external to the pants. While the plate or over armor can be used alone, in an embodiment of the system, the plate is worn over a high impact ballistic cup which is inside the pants. The cup is designed to absorb impact from the over armor against the body to further protect the groin area.

The invention relates to helmets designed to protect their wearers from ballistic impacts and shrapnel. Such helmets are well-known, and are the current standard for law enforcement and military use alike. Whereas such helmets used to be made solely of steel, combat helmets are today manufactured primarily from polymer composites such as aramid and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, and metal helmets have been largely superseded in common use, if not considered entirely obsolete, since the 1980s. The present invention, described herein, allows for the production of a modern steel helmet which is lightweight and exhibits excellent ballistic performanceperformance which is comparable if not superior to that exhibited by the best polymer composite helmets of our day.

The present invention relates to a ballistic protective helmet (1), comprising a helmet dome (2) formed from a metal material, wherein the helmet dome (2) comprises an inside facing the head of the wearer and an opposite outside GO. The ballistic protective helmet (1) further comprises a layer (3) arranged on the outside (4) of the helmet dome (2), which layer is formed from a fiber composite material.

A system and method for an armor system for protecting the groin. While the system is useful for either gender, it is particularly valuable to protect male genitalia which are particularly vulnerable to damage. The system utilizes at least one, and commonly two, armor components. One armor component is a specifically designed armor plate of the type and construction common to plates in plate carriers that is generally worn external to the pants. While the plate or over armor can be used alone, in an embodiment of the system, the plate is worn over a high impact ballistic cup which is inside the pants. The cup is designed to absorb impact from the over armor against the body to further protect the groin area.