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Measured figures
Weight
Single source667–1592 g (1.47–3.51 lbs)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | FÉLIN | Future Assault Shell Technology helmet |
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| Type | infantry combat system[source] | Combat helmet[source] |
| Designer | Safran Electronics & Defense[source] | U.S. Army Research Laboratory in collaboration with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center and the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier[source] |
| Components | modified FAMAS rifle with a host of other electronics, clothing, pouches, and body armour[source] | — |
| Helmet | integral SPECTRA helmet fitted with real-time positioning and information system, and with light amplifiers for night vision[source] | — |
| Power supply | two rechargeable Li-ion batteries[source] | — |
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| Electronics | computer unit, manager unit, radio, man-machine interface, GPS, cables and connector[source] | — |
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| Communication | works by bone vibrations (bone conduction transducer)[source] | — |
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| Sight technology | uncooled infrared sensors, combined with adapted magnifying optics[source]FRF2precisionriflesight component only | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 2, cell 2; revision 1374575395; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | United States[source] |
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| In service | — | 2009–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War War on drugs Syrian Civil War Kurdish-Turkish War Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Ops-Core (a part of Gentex )[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2007 – present[source] |
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| Variants | — | ballistic : FAST Sentry FAST XP FAST Maritime (MT) FAST SF FAST RF1 FAST XR non-ballistic : FAST Bump (Base Jump) FAST Carbon FAST SF Carbon Composite[source] |
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| Material | — | ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene fibers (UHMWPE)[source] |
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| Protection standard | — | The type of UHMWPE material for the ballistic FAST models provides increased protection against NIJ Level IIIA handgun rounds.[source]Open-source estimate; ballistic FAST models with UHMWPE; bump/non-ballistic variants are not included |
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| Reported operators | — |
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