More War Profiteers: Army recalls 44,000 helmets

[unhappycamper]

An All Army Activities message released May 14 orders an immediate inspection of all ACHs and the “immediate direct exchange of those ACHs manufactured by ArmorSource and Rabintex” through unit central issue facilities.


Army recalls 44,000 helmets
By Matthew Cox - Staff writer
Posted : Friday May 14, 2010 17:53:23 EDT

The Army is recalling 44,000 Advanced Combat Helmets amid concerns that they offer substandard ballistic protection.

All the helmets are made by ArmorSource LLC, formerly Rabintex USA LLC.

“There is evidence that ArmorSource and Rabintex ACHs were produced using unauthorized manufacturing practices, defective materials and improper quality procedures which could potentially reduce ballistic and fragmentation protection,” according to an All Army Activities message released May 14.

The Army-wide message orders an immediate inspection of all ACHs and the “immediate direct exchange of those ACHs manufactured by ArmorSource and Rabintex” through unit central issue facilities.

The exact risk to soldiers wearing the recalled helmets is still being determined, the Army said.

[old mark]

1. Great. More "Patriotic Americans". I wonder who owns this company..

and I wonder how much extra money they made per helmet by cutting corners and risking some person's life. Also, how long have they been doing it?

Thanks for this post-rec.
I still have an old helmet and liner from back in my army days, when they were made of steel. They were a lot heavier, but they worked pretty well.

mark

[unhappycamper]

2. Dunno.

I went to money.cnn.com to get the ticker price and it's not there. Perhaps it's a private company?

But their web site proudly claims: