英国《每日邮报》3月29日报道,美军全新头盔设计将使用超高分子量聚乙烯,头盔减重22%,更加轻巧但依旧强硬,能够抵挡9 mm手枪和多种弹片的袭击,这将有助于士兵在无需缩减保护设备的情况下提高战斗效率。第二代头盔的减重与具体的尺寸相关。最常见的大号头盔仅有约1.1 kg,比现在美军使用的头盔减重约0.34 kg, British Daily Mail reported on March 29 that the new US military helmet design will use ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, a 22% lighter weight helmet, lighter but still tough, able to withstand 9 mm pistol and a variety of shrapnel attacks, which Will help soldiers to improve combat efficiency without reducing protective equipment. The weight loss of the second generation of helmets related to the specific size. The most common large helmet is only about 1.1 kg, which is about 0.34 kg lighter than the helmets used by the U.S. military.