TheEnhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) was the standard issuecombat helmet of theAustralian Defence Force, introduced in 2004 to replace the M91 helmet,[1] an Australian version of the AmericanPASGT helmet, it was replaced by the Team Wendy EXFIL Ballistic helmet[2] from 2015[3]
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 aBundeswehr M92 helmet-style padded headband/crown pad suspension system.[4] It retains the 3-point chin strap that was used on the previous Australian M91PASGT 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.[5] Its Rabintex model number is RBH 303 AU.
Australia: used by all branches ofAustralian Defence Force (replaced by the Team Wendy EXFIL Ballistic helmet as Tiered Combat Helmet.[6][7][8][9]) andSpecialist Response Group of theAustralian Federal Police
Ireland: used byIrish Defence Force.[10][better source needed]
Netherlands: used by several branches of Netherlands military, andBrigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten Police tactical unit.[11]
New Zealand: used by all branches ofNew Zealand Defence Force andSpecial Tactics Group of theNew Zealand Police from 2009.[12] Replaced by NZDF in 2019. | This article about themilitary of Australia is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |