Next-gen helmet for US soldiers

The US army plans to introduce its soldiers to a new Sci-Fi looking helmet that makes motorcross meet Star Wars.

Functionally, the helmet presents major improvements from the conventional ones currently used which, asside from causing heat problems, it has a controversial design which raises safety issues.

The new hemlet is a full-head mask which incorporates eyes shield, filters out chemical attacks and biological pathogens and a screen over the eyes with real-time data, similar to Google-Glass. In addition, the headgear also include a small fan G.I.s can turn on in order to keep their heads cool.