SPECTRA helmet
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The SPECTRA helmet or CGF Gallet Combat Helmet is the PASGT-style ballistic helmet in use with the French military, and the armies of several other countries. Built by CGF Gallet (producer of the F1 helmet for firemen), it weighs 1.4 kg (3.1 lb), is available in three sizes, and is made from ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene Spectra fibers, produced under license from Honeywell.
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SPECTRA F2 helmet | |
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Type | Combat helmet |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1992–present |
Used by | Bangladesh, Canada, Denmark, France, Morocco |
Wars | Bosnian War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Mali War |
Production history | |
Designer | CGF Gallet (Currently MSA Gallet) |
Manufacturer | CGF Gallet (Currently MSA Gallet) |
Variants | See Variants |
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The SPECTRA helmet can stop shell fragments of 1.1 g (0.039 oz) travelling at 680 m/s (2,200 ft/s), an 80% improvement over the Modèle 1978 helmet it replaced.