Comprehensive evaluation of the protective performance of combat helmets not only involves assessing the resistance to ballistic penetration but also the secondary effects such as behind helmet blunt trauma and the effects of momentum transfer to the head and neck and related linear or rotational kinematics. Biokinetics has developed specialized test equipment to evaluate the protective effectiveness of ballistic helmets with better accuracy and relevance than previously possible. Specialized fixtures improve test-to-test repeatability while surrogate heads with more human-like response provide a more accurate description of the dynamic interactions between the head and helmet. Accuracy and ease of use are at the core of our test equipment.