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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Farnsworth of the 419th Operations Support Squadron adjusts an F-35 helmet during an optical fit training at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on July 10, 2021. Each helmet is inspected every 105 days and has a 120-day fit check to ensure its functionality and safety. (Senior Airman Erica Webster/Air Force)

F-35 helmets that fix ‘green glow’ are on their way — but not to the Air Force

Aviators first reported green glow was an issue on the F-35 in 2012.

By Rachel S. Cohen

18 months ago

Why BAE Systems doesn’t want a real cockpit in its Tempest

BAE is gambling on a specific cockpit design.

By Aaron Mehta

5 years ago

NFL helmet maker wants to help curb head injuries of soldiers and Marines

The creator of the innovative football helmet that performed best in NFL testing the past two years is taking concussion-reducing technology to the battlefield.

5 years ago

AFRICOM is investigating ISIS claims that it has video of the 4 US soldiers killed in Niger

U.S. Africa Command is investigating a series of posts by a Twitter user claiming to have footage from the October ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

MISFIRE: $400,000 helmet fails

The latest thing to go wrong with the $1.5 trillion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

By Military Times Editors

6 years ago

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