The Air Force is nearing production of a new helmet for fixed-wing aircraft pilots that promises to ease neck pain and fit more noggins. California-based LIFT Airborne earned the OK to move forward ...

This article originally featured on Task & Purpose. Most people update their wardrobe every once in a while, and after 40 years, the Air Force is looking to do the same with one of the most important ...

The U.S. Air Force is redesigning its helmet for fixed-wing aircrews for the first time in nearly 40 years. (Courtesy: U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte) The U.S. Air Force says its ...

The U.S. Air Force has selected a prototype for its new helmet for fixed-wing aircrew. LIFT Airborne Technologies will continue with prototype development for the Air Force’s new helmet, the Air Force ...

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (WKRG) — Pilots and engineers at Eglin Air Force Base are some of the first to try out the LIFT-manufactured helmet Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet. The new helmet is set ...

(Tribune News Service) — Air Force helmets offer pilots more capabilities than ever — greater visibility, mounts for night-vision goggles and much more. But they also offer their share of challenges, ...

PHOENIX — Luke Air Force Base recently issued its first-ever unique mounting system for fighter jet helmets, according to a new press release. The base issued its first Generation III F-35 Helmet ...

Defenders at installations across the Department of the Air Force are set to don the Security Forces NextGen Helmet 2.0 later this year. Following a recent contract award by the Air Force Security ...

When we imagine the working life of an Air Force pilot, we generally imagine it as one filled with wonderful moments spent in a medium not accessible to most of us, but also, in some cases, extreme ...

Fighter pilots are testing a new, cooler, lightweight helmet that could allow for better visibility when engaging enemy jets. The helmet also fits female pilots more readily. The new design is called ...

Each year, both the Navy Midshipmen and the Army West Point Black Knights go to great lengths to put together creative uniforms and helmets that honor a particular part of each branch’s service for ...