A new helmet system is set to be launched later this year. In an announcement by SKYDEX and Helmet Comp, it is a tactical helmet protection system that uses the SKYDEX IsoFit Helmet Protection System. This system promises a number of features for protection as well as comfort to the wearer.

The IsoFit system was developed to resolve the problem with 360 fit systems as they not all head types can be fitted comfortably. This is due to being mainly fitted by tightening around the lower head with forehead and neck pressure points, resulting into discomfort and instability for most users.

So what is IsoFit? Here is what the website says:

IsoFit is a hemispherical micro adjustment system that integrates with the helmet liner and comfort padding that provides a natural, personalized fit.

• Fit: IsoFit technology fits any head shape, ensuring the proper fit for the highest level of head protection
• Comfort: IsoFit liner and comfort padding conforms to the contours of the head evenly
• Stability: The helmet remains centered and stable on the head during activity

While all these are great features, the Stability portion interests me most as a helmet that moves side to side during movement can be annoying and distracts when the soldier needs a free hand to adjust rather than keeping hands on the weapon at most times.

With the Energy Management System (EMS), which is a a lightweight viscoelastic interface component, that connects to the IsoFit liner in the interior, they can reduce the impact energy on the head to minimize head trauma.

It is indeed interesting to see this head protection system as there is a need for the improvements in helmet systems that can reduce head and brain injuries to soldiers due to blasts and ballistic impacts. The system has been explained here, we just need to see the actual helmet design which will be done in the fall of 2021.

Press release from Skydex tells more of this upcoming tactical helmet system:

SKYDEX and Helmet Comp Team Up to Launch Revolutionary Helmet Protection System

New SKYDEX IsoFit Helmet Protection System improves operational effectiveness with industry leading protection and unique custom fit liner

CENTENNIAL, Colo., June 9, 2021 -- SKYDEX, a global leader in advanced impact mitigation and energy absorption solutions, today announced that the company has partnered with Helmet Comp to design the next generation of helmet protection and introduce the new, state-of-the-art SKYDEX IsoFit Helmet Protection System.

The combined expertise of SKYDEX and Helmet Comp will benefit the tactical helmet industry, as they partner with best-in-class technologies to improve user fit and impact protection for those in the military and law enforcement communities. With incredible energy absorbing capability and an unrivaled fit system, together these innovators aim to reshape the future of helmet protection.

"By combining the impact protection expertise of SKYDEX and the fit expertise of Helmet Comp, we will help solve the challenges tactical helmet users have faced for years and improve operational effectiveness," said Collin Metzer, Director, Blast & Ballistics at SKYDEX. "We shared a vision with Helmet Comp to create a new helmet protection system that offers users comfort without compromising protection. The early reception from industry end users has been overwhelmingly positive."

The SKYDEX IsoFit Helmet Protection System features superior impact protection with an industry-leading energy-absorption pad system that can be easily integrated into any tactical helmet. With a patented system and 8-points of adjustment, the IsoFit line provides a customized fit and unmatched helmet stability to minimize distractions while users are in action. An added benefit includes open-airflow, designed to keep heads cool and dry in hot environments, combined with superior protection and fit, all of these elements offer users a safer and more comfortable experience, improving operational effectiveness. SKYDEX has launched limited quantities of this new Helmet Protection System for pre-order, and will announce additional details in the coming weeks.

To learn more about SKYDEX's early adoption program and to sign up for the limited release of the new IsoFit Helmet Protection System available fall 2021, please visit https://www.skydex.com/product/skydex-isofit-helmet-protection-system.