The Gentex LX9 Liner System is an affordable, drop-in liner upgrade compatible with a broad range of ground combat helmets, including ACH, ECH, and NG-IHPS models. Lightweight, durable, and ...

The new helmets were required to provide 35 percent more protection than the current helmet. The Pentagon had planned to buy 242,000 of the new helmets; 200,000 for the U.S. Army, 42,000 for the ...

(Army) The service expects to field 190,000 next generation IHPS by 2028, Elgort said. The new helmet comes in small, medium, large and extra large sizes.

That year, Army equipment officials “quietly fielded” 150 of the next-gen IHPS helmets to soldiers at Fort Riley, Kansas along with the first issue of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars.

The first NG-IHPS units were fielded to around 2,000 soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, on Monday, the service said.

The NG-IHPS is the Army's newest combat helmet, replacing the previously fielded Integrated Head Protection System, the Advanced Combat Helmet, and the Enhanced Combat Helmet.

CARBONDALE, Pa., June 02, 2025--Gentex Corporation is pleased to announce the Gentex LX9 Liner System, available now. This drop-in replacement liner is compatible with a broad range of commonly used ...