6B7 helmet

6B7
6B7-1M ballistic helmet
Type	Combat helmet
Place of origin	Soviet Union Russian Federation
Service history
In service	2000-present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Annexation of Crimea War in Donbass Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designer	NII Stali
Manufacturer	NII Stali
Produced	1998-2005
Variants	6B7, 6B7-1, 6B7-1M
Specifications
Weight	1,2 kg

6B7 is a ballistic helmet of the Russian Armed Forces. Being the first aramid helmet in the Russian army, it was fielded as a replacement of SSh-68 helmet. It was adopted in the year 2000 as part of Borit-M program.

Design

6B7 helmet was developed as part of Borit-M program in 1990s by NII Stali. ^[1] Borit program has been started sometime in the second half of 1980s with a task to develop a new composite helmet for the Soviet army as a response to US PASGT helmets. ^[2]

6B7 is the first generation composite helmet in service with the Russian army, being made out of a composite of aramid fabric and polymer. Discarding steel as a material allowed to make the helmet lighter compared to the previous SSh-68. ^[3]

The helmet provides Br1 protection according to Russian GOST system. ^[3]

Variants

• 6B7 – original helmet by NII Stali.
• 6B7-1 – helmet developed and produced by Armokom on the basis of 6B7. ^{[3] [4]} Main changes were done to the suspension system. ^[1]
• 6B7-1M – modification of 6B7-1 by Armokom. ^[5] Shape was slightly changed, as well as weight slightly reduced (1.1–1.15 kg depending on the size). ^[6] Further improvements to suspension system. ^[1]

Users

•   Russia
•   Uzbekistan ^[7]

Former

•   Syria

See Also

• PASGT helmet

References

1. "От 6Б7 до 6Б47 Современные Российские шлемы | ОБЗОР ШЛЕМА". Youtube. 12 December 2016.
2. "6Б7-5 Советский ответ Американскому PASGT-H | ОБЗОР ШЛЕМА". Youtube. 27 October 2017.
3. "WorldMilitary - Защитный шлем П7 (6Б7) Вооруженных Сил России #2". worldmilitary.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
4. "Защитный шлем 6б7-1". Планконспект (in Russian). 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
5. "WorldMilitary - Общевойсковой арамидно-композитный бронешлем 6Б7-1М ВС России". worldmilitary.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
6. "Бронешлем "6Б7-1М" общевойсковой защитный ". www.bnti.ru. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
7. "imgur.com". Imgur. Retrieved 27 January 2024.^{[ better source needed ]}

External links

• Общевойсковой полимерный защитный шлем 6Б7 (обр. 1998 г.)
• Общевойсковой шлем 6Б7-1
• Общевойсковой шлем 6Б7-1М