Avon Protection wins orders and unveils total protection CBRN system
Avon Protection’s Exoskin, left with FM50/M50 mask and quarter zip suit and right with FM53/M53 mask and full zip suit, on display at Eurosatory 2024. (Photo: Author)
The Eurosatory exhibitor has been clocking up the contract awards in recent months and one of the more notable wins was for a respirator contract worth up to US$47 million from UK MoD but the focus is also on opportunities with police and security forces.
Underwater breathing systems and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment manufacturer Avon Protection has announced another sale of its MCM100 Multi-Role Rebreather and unveiled the Exoskin total protective suit system for security and military users at Eurosatory 2024.
The MCM100 is designed for special forces and military operations and to provide enhanced diver safety and extended mission duration for operations such as explosive ordinance disposal and mine-countermeasures (MCM).
The latest sale was to the Royal New Zealand Navy and according to the company is in the low “tens of units” and it follows an order from Germany which
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