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The QGF-03 helmet () is a
combat helmet A combat helmet, also called a ballistic helmet, battle helmet, or helmet system (for some Modular design, modular accessory-centric designs) is a type of helmet designed to serve as a piece of body armor intended to protect the wearer's head du ...
deployed by the
People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...
in 2005. The helmet, like its predecessor the QGF-02, is made from a
Kevlar Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s as ...
composite material and replaces older steel helmets such as the
GK80 The GK80 () is a Chinese steel combat helmet first developed in the late 1960s. Developed as part of a Chinese military aid to Albania in response to the Sino-Soviet split, the helmet was initially designated as the "Type 69" and was only issued ...
for frontline troops.


History

The QGF-03 is being replaced by the QGF-11 (Type 11) and the Type 15A helmet, based on a tender notice issued by the PLA on August 4, 2017.


Development

The QGF-03 helmet was a development from the first Chinese kevlar helmet, the QGF-02, first produced in 1994 and issued to units such as the
Hong Kong Garrison The People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), responsible for defence duties in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) since the handover of Hong Kong in 1997. The garrison i ...
and the
Macao Garrison The People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), responsible for defense duties in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) since the sovereignty of Macau was transferred to China in 1999. ...
. The QGF-02 was intended to be lighter than the existing steel helmets and ballistically equivalent to the US PASGT helmet. The development of the helmet was based on the
Gefechtshelm M92 The Gefechtshelm M92 (or Gefechtshelm Schuberth B826) is the standard issue combat helmet of the ''Bundeswehr'', first fielded in 1992 as a replacement of earlier M1A1 helmets that were previously used during the Cold War. It is made from Aramid ...
. It later changed to use the MICH helmet as a basis.


Users

* * : Reportedly used by Kenyan soldiers.


References

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