VIDEO: British SAS Testing Out New ‘Boba Fett Helmet’

By Tactical-Life

Special forces units get all the cool toys. The British SAS (Special Air Service) is reportedly using a new helmet that looks like it’s straight out of Star Wars. So much, in fact, that elite soldiers have appropriately nicknamed it the “Boba Fett helmet.”

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Developed by a Japan-based company called Devtac Designs, the “Boba Fett Helmet”—also known as the Devtac Ronin Kevlar Level IIIA Tactical Ballistic Helmet—weighs in at 4.5 pounds. According to the hype video—which you can check out above—the full Kevlar shell boasts 7mm ballistic plates supplemented by N50 neodymium magnets. Also included are replaceable polycarbonate lenses with built-in microjet fans, creating an air-flow system that prevents condensation from collecting. In addition, a NVG mount and Picatinny rail are thrown in.

The helmet is reportedly capable of stopping a .44 Magnum round. That’s some serious dome protection.

But that’s not all it does.

According to the Daily Mirror, the Devtac Ronin “Boba Fett helmet” features a GPS system that enables troops to bring up maps and check positions. There’s also an infrared setting that helps the end user find enemies in …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life