Coming Soon: 'Enhanced Combat Helmet' Can Stop a Bullet At Point Blank Range

It’s coming this fall, and it’s made of plastic. But don’t let that fool you. It has “stopped zero-degree rifle bullets at point-blank range, and has stopped 7.62mm rounds, as well.” They cost about $625 a piece and the Army is planning on buying 200,000 of them. Marine Corps efforts to find a new helmet have not been nearly as successful. After testing 5 different models in 2009, they couldn’t find one that would do the job. They are still developing their own helmet.