Rotarywing Advanced Tactical Helmet

Less weight, detachable headsets, improved protection and venting: the next-gen solution for rotary-wing flyers.

RATH carbon fiber helmet with NVGs on a helicopter landing deck at dusk

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Aviation Helmet

RATH

Rotarywing Advanced Tactical Helmet

All the performance of the RATH, for less

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Communications

Headsets

Stand-alone or built into your helmet

Ballisitc applique, face protection, lights, goggles and more

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Why it matters

In a survey of air rescue, police and military helicopter pilots, 2 out of 3 reported flight-related neck pain in the past year.

Source: Posch et al., BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019. Survey of 104 helicopter pilots in Austria, mostly air rescue and police.

Flying with night vision goggles nearly doubles those odds. A 2019 Department of Defense report to Congress put the cost of each permanently grounded aircrew member at $600,000 to $2 million. The legacy helmet that was designed to save them on their worst day was quietly ending careers. RATH was designed in partnership with US Special Operations Command to address the cumulative effects of wearing a helmet and NVGs without compromising crash protection.

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About VNE Aero

The future of aviation headborne protection, designed and built in Tennessee

VNE Aero designs and builds our products at the Tri-Cities Airport (KTRI) in Blountville, Tennessee. Our team is passionate about aviation and designing great products for flyers.

Tell us what your crew needs with an info request, and we'll come back with pricing, lead times and anything that needs a conversation.

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