The Ops-Core R1 is the first in a range of rifle protective helmets to be commercially offered by Gentex. Gentex has supplied over 100.000 rifle protective helmets to customers worldwide. It builds on proven and fielded ballistic solutions and incorporates leading edge Gentex / Ops-Core innovations in protection, comfort, stability and modularity. The Ops-Core R1 is the first in a range of rifle protective helmets to be commercially offered by Gentex.

Gentex has supplied over 100.000 rifle protective helmets to customers worldwide. It builds on proven and fielded ballistic solutions and incorporates leading edge Gentex/Ops-Core innovations in protection, comfort, stability and modularity.

The R1 out-performs all other commercially available composite “rifle” helmets on the market and is lighter than a traditional Aramid ACH. The R1 out-performs all other commercially available composite “rifle” helmets on the market and is lighter than a traditional Aramid ACH. Rifle level protection level for the R1 is for 7.62×51 M80 Ball, Resistance to Penetration (RTP) @ 732m/s, with a V50 @ 792m/s. Fragmentation level for the 1.1FSP V50 is @ 972m/s. The R1 superior protection from numerous other handgun threat such as NIJIIIA, Tokarev 7.62 x 25mm and Makarov 9mm x 18mm.

In addition to the ballistic performance above, Gentex helmets continue to perform in the wide range conditions laid out in US Army ACH Helmet CO/PD05-04: 2007 Specification, such as:

Ops-Core is continuously innovating in the field of protective helmets and is proud to announce that they have passed FAT testing for a new capability protecting against “most common arms threat” in theatre.