GK80



The GK80 is a Chinese steel combat helmet first developed in the late 1960s. Developed as part of a Chinese military aid to Albania in response to the Sino-Soviet split, the helmet was initially designated as the "Type 69" and was only issued in small numbers within the People's Liberation Army. An improved design was re-designated as the GK80 and was adopted as the standard combat helmet of the PLA in 1980. The move was part of a PLA modernization program immediately after encountering drawbacks in the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979, which the PLA realized the necessity to modernize its arsenal.

The GK80 in PLA service is being replaced by the aramid construction QGF02/03 helmets.

Users

 * Kachin Independence Army
 * United Wa State Army
 * National Democratic Alliance Army
 * Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
 * Sahrawi People's Liberation Army
 * National Democratic Alliance Army
 * Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
 * Sahrawi People's Liberation Army