Production of analogues of American FAST helmets has been established in Ukraine
Residents of Khmelnytskyi launched the production of helmets for SSO soldiers. According to ArmiyaInform, helmets for servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been produced by volunteers since 2014. After the invasion began, they began to produce analogues of the FAST Ballistic High Cut. This American helmet is used by mortars, gunners and SSO fighters. A characteristic feature of this model is cutouts for headphones.
According to volunteer Dmytro Stolyarchuk, their leader is serving in the SSO. He suggested what to pay attention to when designing helmets. In addition to the production of the FAST analogue, craftsmen from Khmelnytskyi are engaged in the modernization of Ukrainian TOR-D helmets. They install a suspension system, covers and cushions of their own production on them.
Volunteers claim that in 90% of cases, the helmet provides the fighter with protection from debris. However, several times the helmets withstood shots from a machine gun and a machine gun. It all depends on the distance of the shot and luck.
Helmets are made by Khmelnytskyi craftsmen in a garage. Since April of this year, they have produced about 800 helmets in an artisanal way.
