Eurosatory 2022: Avon Protection eyes data integration into CBRN equipment
Avon Protection MCM100 multi-role rebreather. (Photo: Sam Beal)
Users of CBRN protective equipment are increasingly looking to integrate and display mission-critical data.
CBRN protective systems specialist Avon Protection exhibited its new EXOSKIN-G1 tactile CBRN gloves and EXOSKIN-B1 high-traction CRBN boots during Eurosatory 2022 in Paris on 13-17 June.
Justin Hine, CBRN project director at Avon Protection, demonstrated the ambidextrous EXOSKIN-G1 glove to Shephard by seamlessly browsing through his smartphone e-mails.
The EXOSKIN-B1 boots are tailored according to end-user feedback, explained Hine. ‘You want a tread that is grippy as possible, but when you’re in muddy environments, you don’t want it to build up too much,’ he added.
‘We’ve used a car tyre-like technology that when pressed in the centre, is going to
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