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 pieces in its catalog: the helmet aircrew ...

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 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 forwar ...

The U.S. Air Force has picked California-based LIFT Airborne Technologies‘ AV 2.2 helmet to serve as the Next Generation Fixed Wing helmet. LIFT Technologies’ offering was competing in the ...

“When we were given this two-year project, we knew it could become a game-changing helmet for our Air Force pilots,” said Krueger, who has been accepted into the Air Force flight training ...

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 ...

Raptor pilots are now testing a new type of flight helmet. The U.S. Air Force is finally testing a new helmet design for fixed wing pilots, developed around pilots’ needs and feedback from using ...

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 ...

Another service branch, the Air Force Falcons, has a helmet up for the award, as well. Voting is live through Wednesday, with the winner to be announced on March 10. Navy’s helmet for the ...

the AFSOC is a special operations component of the Air Force that "is always ready to answer our nation's call and provide forces for worldwide deployment." The helmet features the official AFSOC ...

confirms to have received the first production order of carbon shells for the Next Generation Fixed-Wing Helmet (NGFWH) of LIFT Airborne Technologies, for the United States Air Force. For Racing ...