VICIS, creator of the top-rated helmet for football safety, announced a contract to improve combat head protection with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center today. The company will work on replacing existing foam liner pads in combat helmets with its own technology.
Within the last two months, the VICIS ZERO1 helmet was awarded top marks by both the NFL/NFLPA and the Virginia Tech Helmet Laboratory. Now the Seattle-based company will turn its attention to mitigating blunt impacts in military helmets.
“The NSRDEC is excited to work with VICIS in the development of their suspension pad system for use in military combat helmets,” said Benjamin Fasel, a mechanical engineer at the NSRDEC and project manager of the VICIS contract, in a statement.