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SOFIC 2018: Combat assault vests for US Navy SEALs

16th May 2018 - 14:21 GMT | by Andrew White in London

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US Navy SEAL teams are set to receive an uplift in personal equipment with a contract award confirmed on 27 April to supply operators with additional Combat Swimmer Assault Vest (CSAV) solutions. 

Announced by the Federal Business Opportunities website, the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded Aqua Lung a five-year contract, worth up to $650,000, to deliver an undisclosed number of systems to support maritime special operations.

The commercially available multi-purpose buoyancy compensator provides a life preserver and tactical vest capable of being integrated with Mk16 and Mk25 Underwater Breathing Apparatus for inser-tion/extraction from dry deck shelters and dry

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