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| Specification | Advanced Combat Helmet | Type 07 |
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| Type | Combat helmet[source] | military uniforms[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | — |
| In service | 2003-present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | In U.S. service: Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war In non-U.S. service: Mexican drug war[source] | — |
Without cover: Less than Small
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Single sourceWithout cover: Less than 3 lb (1.36 kg) (Small) 3 lb (1.36 kg) (Medium) 3.3 lb (1.50 kg) (Large) 3.8 lb (1.72 kg) (X-Large)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | ArmorSource Gentex MKU[source] | — |
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| Variants | Generation II Lightweight Advanced Combat Helmet[source] | — |
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| Material | kevlar and twaron[source] | winter style made of heavy-weighted cotton fabric material and a summer style made of polyester and cotton twill fabric[source]Type07combatuniformseasonaloptions |
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| Military user | — | People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the paramilitary Chinese People's Armed Police Force[source] |
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| Introduced | — | Introduced in 2007[source] |
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| Replaces | — | Type 87 service uniforms[source] |
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| Current replacement | — | combat uniforms are slated to be replaced by newer Type 19 uniform with the Xingkong camouflage pattern[source]Future replacementintent notcompletedretirement |
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| Components | — | coat , trousers , a soft cap and black leather boots[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 9, cell 3; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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