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The SPECTRA helmet is the ballistic helmet currently in use in the French military as well as in the armies of several other countries. Built by CGE Gallet (the producer of the F1 helmet for firemen), it weights 1.360 kg, is available in two sizes, and made of Dyneema fibers licenced from AlliedSignal. The SPECTRA helmet is capable of stopping shrapnels of 1,102 g at 680 m/s, a 80% improvement over the preceding Modèle 1978 helmet. Image File history File linksMetadata Casque-spectra-2. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Casque-spectra-2. ...
Organization The French armed forces are divided into four branches: French Army, including Chasseurs Alpins Foreign Legion Marine troops light aviation engineers Navy, including Naval Air naval fusiliers and naval commandos Air Force, including territorial Air Defense air fusiliers National Gendarmerie (military police force) Every year on Bastille Day, a...
F1 helmet Back cover of the F1 The F1 helmet is a modern firefighters helmet made by the French company Gallet (the producer of the SPECTRA military helmet). ...
Dyneema® is a synthetic fiber based on UHMWPE, 15 times stronger than steel and up to 40% stronger than Kevlar. ...
AlliedSignal was an aerospace, automotive and engineering company that acquired and merged with Honeywell for $15Bn in 1999, after which the new group adopted the Honeywell name. ...
Comparison of a shell fragment from a HE shell, of that of two different types of shrapnel balls Shrapnel is the term used to describe the spherical shot or musket balls dispersed when a shrapnel shell bursts. ...
History
 The first models were made for UN peacekeeping operations, and were blue in the mass. The SPECTRA helmet is the result of 1990 studies intended to design the helmet for the French Army of the 2000s. In 1992, the conflict in ex-Yugoslavia put large numbers of French Blue Helmets in contact with well-trained and well-equipped opponents, especially snipers during the Siege of Sarajevo, where heavier protection than the Modèle 1978 helmet was proved necessary. The Army requested an emergency study for the new helmet, and tests were made, which selected the Dyneema fiber. The company Gallet drafted model based of the "Fritz helmet" in usage in the US Army, and produced a first series of 5000 which was immediately made available to the Blue Helmets in ex-Yugoslavia. These first models were blue in the mass. Later models used the NATO green colour. They gradually equipped all French troops, with a priority given to the units on missions in foreign territories. Image File history File linksMetadata Casque-spectra-ONU.JPG Photograph by Martial Grenot Source: http://msgrenot. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Casque-spectra-ONU.JPG Photograph by Martial Grenot Source: http://msgrenot. ...
This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...
Norwegian Blue Helmet during the Siege of Sarajevo, 1992 - 1993, photo by Mikhail Evstafiev. ...
French soldiers of the IFOR in Mostar, 1995. ...
Norwegian Blue Helmet in Sarajevo, 1992 - 1993, photo by Mikhail Evstafiev. ...
The term sniper is attested from 1824 in the sense of sharpshooter. The verb to snipe originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India in the sense of to shoot from a hidden place, in allusion to snipe hunting, a game bird known for being difficult to sneak up...
The only airplane visible on Sarajevo airport, beyond repair since the beginning of the war. ...
Dyneema® is a synthetic fiber based on UHMWPE, 15 times stronger than steel and up to 40% stronger than Kevlar. ...
The Personal Armor System Ground Troops Helmet (PASGT, pronounced Pass-get) and also known as the Fritz helmet after its resemblance to the German Stahlhelm is a kevlar helmet issued as standard infantry combat wear in the US Military. ...
The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...
Description The helmet is made of Spectra fibres, a lightweight armour material like example Kevlar or Twaron. It is said that Spectra fibres is, to date, the strongest artificial fibre that exists. However the helmet is not bullet-proof. It is a fragmentation helmet and it has a maximum distortion (loss of shape) of 20 mm from a 9 mm FMJ (Full Metal Jacket) bullet of 8 g (124 gr) travelling between 390 and 420 m/s on impact. It has a resistance to fragments in accordance with NATO Standardised Regulation ("STANAG") 2920, V50 mini, which is 640 m/s. Resistance to shock-impact in accordance with the EN397 standard, which is a protection standard for industrial helmets. Dyneema® is a synthetic fiber based on UHMWPE, 15 times stronger than steel and up to 40% stronger than Kevlar. ...
Kevlar is the DuPont Companys brand name for material made out of synthetic fiber of poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide which is constructed of para-aramid fibers that the company claims is five times stronger than the same weight of steel, while being lightweight, flexible and comfortable. ...
Chemical structure of Kevlar. ...
Fragmentation is a term that occurs in several fields and describes a process of something breaking or being divided into pieces (fragments). ...
STANAG is the NATO abbreviation for Standardization Agreement, which set up processes, procedures, terms and conditions for common military or technical procedures between the member countries of the alliance. ...
The helmet can be worn with earmuffs and an individual radio system. Further equipment, like night vision, can be added; the new infantry combat equipment of the French army, the FELIN system, is partly based on amenagements of the SPECTRA helmet. Earmuffs are objects designed to cover a persons ears for protection. ...
A FELIN suit being demonstrated FELIN (Fantassin à Équipement et Liaisons Integrées, Integrated Equipment and Communications Soldier) is the name for the French infantry combat system of the 2000s. ...
In Video Games The bare (black) SPECTRA Helmet is available in the PC Game Jagged Alliance 2 and it's expansion, Unfinished Business. The SPECTRA helmet provides the best of all protection, and can be further enhanced with 'Compound 18'. A full SPECTRA BDU is available (Armoured pants and vest), also upgradable with the mythical Compound 18 and also in black.
Models Official designation of CGF Gallet is Série 8320 casque de combat TC "D" and they are made in three size; - 008320-VKM
- 008320-VKL
- 008320-VKXL
The "V" is for French "vert" (Green). "M", "L", "XL" is the size.
The helmet is also available without the visor, as to facilitate the use of night vision equipment, and with added protection for law enforcement.
Helmet covers
 Danish helmet with the standard helmet cover The removable cover allows to change the pattern of the camouflage. For instance, the Danish army uses three different covers: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 373 KB) Danish M/96 Combat helmet (CGF Gallet Combat Helmet TC D). Photo by Lasse Jensen, 2nd April 2005. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 373 KB) Danish M/96 Combat helmet (CGF Gallet Combat Helmet TC D). Photo by Lasse Jensen, 2nd April 2005. ...
- Helmet cover "Dk-version". An early version produced probably locally in Denmark. Almost identical to the CGF Gallet 900076 version but without a rubber rim, instead it has a drawstring to keep it tight to the helmet. The loops of the drawstrings on top of the helmet sometimes are quite big. M/84 camouflage pattern. Still in use in some places until roughly 1998 or 1999.
- M/96 Helmet cover. CGF Gallet 900076-VSxx (x = XL, L, M). This is the standard cover in the Danish army. M/84 camouflage pattern and a big rubber rim to hold it tight to the helmet. Made of the same fabric as the M/84 Combat uniform (67% cotton & 33% polyester).
- M/03 Helmet cover. MSA Gallet 501814-JJxx (x = XL, L, M). With M/99 Desert camouflage pattern and a large rubber rim to hold it tight to the helmet. Made of the same fabric as the M/03 Desert uniform (90% cotton & 10% polyester)
Spectra helmet with the camouflage cover of the French Army Image File history File linksMetadata Casque-spectra-cam. ...
French soldiers of the IFOR in Mostar, 1995. ...
| Spectra helmet, for the back, with the insignia of the French Foreign Legion Image File history File linksMetadata Casque-spectra-derriere. ...
Légionnaires in dress uniform. ...
| the Spectra helmet with electronic equipment of the FELIN system Image File history File links Download high resolution version (844x1512, 297 KB) Copyright © 2005 David Monniaux File links The following pages link to this file: SPECTRA helmet ...
A FELIN suit being demonstrated FELIN (Fantassin à Équipement et Liaisons Integrées, Integrated Equipment and Communications Soldier) is the name for the French infantry combat system of the 2000s. ...
| Spectra helmet used by the military of Denmark currently deployed in Iraq Image File history File links Download high resolution version (961x1087, 144 KB) Danish M/96 Combat helmet (CGF Gallet Combat Helmet TC D) with M/99 camoflauge pattern. ...
| anti-riot version of the Gendarmerie Mobile Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3456x2304, 4047 KB) Picture by Traroth Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: SPECTRA helmet Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...
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