The Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) was the standard issue
combat helmet of the
Australian Defence Force, introduced in 2004 to replace the M91 helmet, an Australian version of the American
PASGT
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced ) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight ...
helmet, it was replaced by the Team Wendy EXFIL Ballistic helmet from 2015
Design
The ECH is manufactured by Israeli company Rabintex, and was selected in a competition between four rival designs. It is the same shape as the U.S
MICH 2000 helmet, but is lighter in weight and has a
Bundeswehr M92 helmet-style padded headband/crown pad suspension system. It retains the 3-point chin strap that was used on the previous Australian M91 helmet.
The ECH has four sizes (Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large). It was also in service with the New Zealand Defence Force from 2009 to 2019. Its Rabintex model number is RBH 303 AU.
Users
* : used by all branches of
Australian Defence Force (replaced by the Team Wendy EXFIL Ballistic helmet as Tiered Combat Helmet.) and
Specialist Response Group of the
Australian Federal Police
* : Australian variant ACH made by Rabintex, Israel used by
Irish Defence Force.
* : Australian Enhanced Combat Helmet made by Rabintex, Israel used by all branches of
New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF; mi, Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, "Line of Defence of New Zealand") are the armed forces of New Zealand. The NZDF is responsible for the protection of the national security of New Zealand and her realm, prom ...
and
Special Tactics Group
The Special Tactics Group (STG) is the full-time police tactical unit of the New Zealand Police. The STG replaced the Anti-Terrorist Squad which was predominantly military personnel and was established to respond to high-risk situations which a ...
of the
New Zealand Police from 2009.
References
Further reading
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External links
Rabintex Product: RBH 303 AU*
Combat helmets of Australia
Australian headgear
Military equipment introduced in the 2000s
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