The PGD ARCH helmet is trusted by special forces, military, law enforcement and civilians in over 30 countries. It is designed, manufactured and finished 100% in the EU.

The PGD ARCH is designed for extreme conditions and is NIJ lab tested to stop .44 magnum, .357 Sig and many other lesser, common threats.  Our chosen materials and process excels at greatly reducing back face deformation (BFD) and the risk of trauma associated with a ballistic strike.

The ARCH helmet begin life in Switzerland as raw Kevlar fibers from DuPont. They are converted to Aramid layers by Europes’ premier textiles research and innovation center Saati S.p.A. in Italy before pressing into the shell we know and trust.

We use a proprietary pre-preg lamination process which allows us to make a multi-hit ballistic helmet that is extremely durable at a lower weight.

The ARCH helmet weighs only M (1.30 kg) L(1.35 kg), XL(1.4 kg) for the complete helmet system. This makes the ARCH helmet one of the lightest aramid ballistic helmets on the market. The superior weight-to-protection ratio allows for a greater mobility during use without sacrificing the ballistic performance.

The ARCH is tested according to following ballistic threats:

• NIJ 0106.01 standard with IIIA 0101.06 threats: .44 magnum and .357 SIG.
• NIJ 0106.01 standard with IIIA 0108.01 threats: .44 magnum and 9 mm FMJ.
• NIJ 0106.01 standard with special threat 9 x 18 mm steel core MAK 6.0 g at velocity (335±10) m/s
• NIJ 0106.01 standard with special threat 7.62 x 25 mm FMJ 5.5 g standard lead core at (520±10) m/s
• V50 STANAG 2920: 660 m/s
• 50% reduction in Back Face Deformation (BFD) against 9 mm (HPW-TP-0401.01B IIIA)