BAE Systems (LSE: BA) has been awarded a $28 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agency to manufacture 120, 000 lightweight helmets (LWH) for the U.S. Marine Corps. The contract also includes an option for an additional 120, 000 lightweight helmets.
Weighing less than four pounds, BAE Systems’ LWH replaces the Personnel Armor System Ground Troops helmet and represents the latest in high-performance combat helmet protection.
“Although it may not look much different from other helmets, the LWH offers significant improvements to Marines, ” said Greg Kraak, Director of U.S. Military Programs, Personnel Protection Systems for BAE Systems’ Security & Survivability business. “Our LWH provides Marines with greater ballistic protection in a lighter, more comfortable helmet.”
