So the answer is an absolute YES! Bulletproof helmets are meant to protect the wearer against different combat-based threats such as fragments, gunshots, shrapnel, explosions, etc. However, a gunshot is not always from normal range during combat.

Are army helmets effective?

(A soldier wearing any of the helmets is five to 10 times less likely to experience bleeding in the brain from an overhead blast than someone without a helmet, according to the study.) The 1915 French “Adrian” helmet provided the most protection, researchers found, even more than that of modern helmets.

Is SAF helmet bulletproof?

The new helmet offers the same ballistic protection as the previous one, even with the lighter weight and high-cut design, said LTC Ho. ... Servicemen in the SAF Volunteer Corps have also been equipped with the new helmet and the belt component of the LBS since March this year.