Navy readies protective vests for aircrews.

AuthorWilliams, Robert H.
PositionTECHTALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS - Brief article

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Navy helicopter and non-fighter aircraft personnel are in the process of receiving new armored survival vests.

The vests, developed at the Naval Air Systems Command, replace bulky, two-sizes fits all configurations that did not win raves by crews. Users said that they did not like the weight, heat and other stressors associated with the older vests.

The new gear, which is called the PRU-70/P22P-18 (V), is constructed in part of a Halo-Tech, a fire retardant material and will be offered in a...

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