Survival, Inc. Ace Advantage Composite Body Armor, Early Version, Black

Friday November 8th, 2024 admin

(description copied from official product sheet, 2004 version.) Ace Advantage™/Defense Force™ Composite Body Armor Vest was developed for aircrew members and other elite special operations teams who have unique missions and cockpit integration requirements that demand extraordinary consideration. These armor systems have been specifically engineered for extended wear, fully integrating […]

Army Cold Weather Flyers Glove

Saturday September 9th, 2023 admin

Cold Weather Flyers Glove Recently approved for Army Aviation use, the Cold Weather Flyers Glove is appropriate for use inside and outside of vehicles. Made of NOMEX® and GORE-TEX®, this combat glove is both fire-resistant and waterproof, yet breathable for comfort. The design of the Cold Weather Flyers Glove allows […]

Navy PRU-70/P22P-18 (V) Aircrewman’s Armored Survival Vest

Tuesday January 10th, 2023 admin

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 […]

M48 Apache Aviator Aircraft Chemical-Biological Mask

Saturday July 9th, 2022 admin

(Description copied from Technical Manual) The M48 mask protects the face, eyes, and respiratory system of the user from chemically, biologically, and radiologically toxic environments. Positive air pressure is supplied to the facepiece by the blower assembly. The incoming air is pulled through two filter canisters, which remove contaminants from […]

M45 Land Warrior Gas Mask

Wednesday October 27th, 2021 admin

The M45 Chemical-Biological Mask System was fielded and adopted in 1996 in order to replace the M43 Type II and M24 Chemical-Biological Aircraft Masks, as well as to provide a modular mask platform for USSOCOM Ground Forces. Stemming from one-mask joint branch development experimentation in the early 1990’s, the M45 […]

Aeronautic First Aid Kit (Type IV, WWII)

Tuesday August 31st, 2021 admin

Stock Number Reference: Kit, First Aid, Aeronautic, Type IV Item No Name Qty. per set 9777000 Kit, First-Aid, Aeronautic, Container 1 9103800 Burn Injury Set, Boric Acid Ointment 1 9109510 Eye Dressing Set 1 9115700 Morphine Tartrate, 1 Tube 2 9120400 Sulfadiazine, 8 Tablets 1 9121100 Sulfanilamide, Crystalline, 5, 5-Gm Envelopes […]

Experimental Aircrew Survival Armor Recovery Vest, Insert, and Packets SARVIP (1989)

Friday August 20th, 2021 admin

Label Content U.S. Army Natick Experimental Sample Autovon, 256-4569 Size: Large OT-II Check Test September, 1989 The Army’s Aircrew Survival Armor Recovery Vest, Insert, and Packets (SARVIP) is a three part system: survival vest, armor insert with carrier, and survival, signal and communication components. SARVIP also accommodates the AN/PRC-90 or […]

Navy CMU-33A/P22P-18 Aircrewman’s Survival Vest (Coyote Brown)

Tuesday August 10th, 2021 admin

The date of contract number of shown set is 2019.   Stock Number Reference: CMU-33A/P22P-18 Survival Vest (AirSave Survival Vest, Type I) Components Name P/N NSN Assign Date Qty. per set Vest Assembly 3561AS301-2C 8415-01-568-9793 2008-11-17 1 Flashlight Keeper 3561AS309-1C (N/A) (N/A) 1 Hoisting Harness 3561AS303-2C 8415-01-579-1739 2009-11-03 1 Oxygen […]

APH-5 Helicopter Helmet (Vietnam War)

Sunday April 12th, 2020 admin

In 1958 the Army officially adopted its first flight helmet for aircrew members. Unofficially worn by some Army pilots since 1954, the Navy designed Aviator Protective Helmet Number 5, or APH-5, was the Army’s first attempt at providing a helmet “capable of ultimate protection and yet [be] comfortable.” The helmet […]