Denmark’s Defence Materiel and Procurement Agency (FMI) has ordered more than 40,000 M/20 High Cut combat helmets from Canadian manufacturer Galvion. About half have already arrived in Denmark, the agency said on 28 October.
— There are modern quality helmets in stock for everyone, in either mid-cut or high-cut design, said Thomas Øgendahl Knudsen, head of FMI’s Land Division.
The first helmets were delivered in 2025. The high-cut model is gradually replacing the mid-cut as the standard helmet in the Danish Armed Forces and the Home Guard.
According to FMI, the main reason for the switch is better fit with hearing protection and headsets. The mid-cut version sits lower around the ears, which can make that equipment fit poorly.
The high-cut shell gives the same ballistic protection but covers less around the ears. It is also lighter, but FMI says weight was not the main reason for the change. Rails and brackets take night-vision goggles, helmet lights and battery packs.
Units receive the helmets in turn under the armed forces’ rollout plan. Because demand is high, some soldiers have not yet been able to get a high-cut helmet from their depot.