ADRIAN HELMET

Feb. 17, 2020

A new research by biomedical engineers of Duke University has found that the Adrian helmet performs better than modern military helmets in protecting the head from shock waves created by overhead blasts.

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  • During World War I, the first combat helmet was issued to the French Army. Called the Adrian helmet, and introduced in 1915, it is often described as the first modern steel helmet.

  • It was designed to protect French troops in trenches from head wounds from falling shrapnel. 

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