Credit
Jane Benson, US Army · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Weight
Single source667–1592 g (1.47–3.51 lbs)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Future Assault Shell Technology helmet | Galileo (satellite navigation system) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Combat helmet[source] | Civilian , commercial[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| In service | 2009–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| 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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| Designer | 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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ops-Core (a part of Gentex )[source] | OHB[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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| Country/ies of origin | — | European Union[source] |
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| Operator(s) | — | EUSPA , ESA[source] |
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| Status | — | Initial services[source] |
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| Coverage | — | Global[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 20 cm (public since 24 January 2023)[source] |
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| Nominal satellites | — | 24[source] |
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| Current usable satellites | — | 28[source] |
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| First launch | — | 28 December 2005[source] |
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| Last launch | — | 17 December 2025[source] |
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| Total launches | — | 14[source] |
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| Regime | — | 3 × MEO planes[source] |
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| Orbital height | — | 23 222 km[source] |
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| Orbital period | — | 10 ⁄ 17 sd (about 14 hours 4 minutes 45 seconds)[source] |
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| Revisit period | — | 10 sidereal days[source] |
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| Cost | — | €10 billion (initial constellation)[source] |
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| Website | — | gsc-europa.eu (European GNSS Service Centre)[source] |
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| Origin reported by article | — | European Union[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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