New Product Highlight: Hard Head Veterans ATE Gen3 Ballistic Helmet

The team at Hard Head Veterans has always focused on keeping prices down, but in the past, that meant outsourcing manufacturing to China. It’s a strategy that most brands in the shooting industry tap into to some degree, but that doesn’t mean customers are thrilled about it.

If that’s you, I have good news.

The Hard Head Veterans ATE Gen3 ballistic helmet offers improved protection at a reasonable price – and it’s made in Sweetwater, Texas.

Hard Head Veterans’ newest helmet offers NIJ Level IIIA protection that’s capable of stopping handgun rounds up to and including .44 Mag. It’s also designed to mitigate fragment and blunt force threats.

Hard Head Veterans ATE Gen3 Ballistic Helmet

$799

at Hard Head Veterans

Prices accurate at time of writing

$799 at Hard Head Veterans

Prices accurate at time of writing

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The ATE Gen3 comes with a base impact padding system with two sizes of comfort pads, an A3S Lite night vision mount, M-LOK accessory rails, and an adjustable quick-detach chinstrap.

Hard Head Veterans manufactures this helmet’s predecessor, the ATE Gen2, in China using ballistic material from the U.S. or the Netherlands. The ATE Gen3 is all-American; design, materials, and manufacturing all come from right here in the U.S.A.

“We are beyond excited to start production of the Gen3 ATE helmet at our facility in Sweetwater, Texas,” Dub Robertson, the plant director of Hard Head Veterans, said.

“Since day one, our mission has been to provide the highest quality products to our military, law enforcement, and first responder communities at prices they can actually afford, and the Gen3 helmet will provide that option while simultaneously having the American-made manufacturing our customers demand.”

Hard Head Veterans lists an MSRP of $799.62.

Check out our review of the HHV ATE Gen 2 Ballistic Helmet + Micro Lattice to get a feel for what this company offers.

What do you think of the new Hard Head Veterans ATE Gen3 ballistic helmet? Let us know below. New to body armor? Let us teach you how to set up your helmet for night vision shooting.