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2. Osprey body armour - Wikipedia

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   A soldier from 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, wearing Enhanced Combat Body Armour during Operation Telic. British forces first began using body armour on a widespread basis when combatting terrorist activities in Northern Ireland during Operation Banner, [1] with this initially consisting of M52 and M69 flak vests and then the Individual Northern Ireland Body Armour vest which could be ...

3. List of equipment of the Canadian Army - Wikipedia

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   System consists of the SBAS External Carrier, SBAS Plate Carrier, and SBAS Ballistic Panel. [17] [18] [19] Military Police Body Armour Canada: Body armour: Used exclusively by Canadian Forces Military Police. [20] Tactical Vest Canada: Carrier rig 50,246 [13] Manufactured by Fellfab Ltd. [21] [22] [13] C5 CBRN Low Burden Mask [23] Canada: Gas ...

4. Combat Integrated Releasable Armor System - Wikipedia

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   CIRAS (Combat Integrated Releasable Armor System) is a modular protective vest designed for US Special Operations Forces by Eagle Industries. The vest is currently the new FSBE II system and has replaced the FSBE AAVs. It features PALS webbing, making it MOLLE-compatible and allowing the attachment of various pouches or accessories. Two ...

5. List of equipment of the British Army - Wikipedia

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   Skynet - is a family of military communications satellites, they provide strategic and tactical communication services to the branches of the British Armed Forces, the British intelligence agencies, some UK government departments and agencies, and to allied governments including the Five Eyes intelligence alliance members (Australia, Canada ...

6. United Kingdom Special Forces - Wikipedia

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   The directorate has since been expanded by the creation of the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment, and the Special Forces Support Group. [15] In 2015, the Royal Marines reported that approximately 40% of all UK Special Forces personnel were recruited from the Royal Marines. [16]

7. Individual integrated fighting system - Wikipedia

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   As secondary component of the IIFS the ammunition carrying vest (vest, ammunition carrying [NSN 8415-01-317-1622]) is intended for use by the infantry rifleman (grenadier), armed with either the M203 or M79 grenade launcher. It is constructed of a seven-ounce nylon fabric printed in the woodland camouflage pattern and weighs 2.1 pounds empty.

8. Interceptor multi-threat body armor system - Wikipedia

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   The original Interceptor outer tactical vest (OTV) variant first began to be issued to the U.S. Armed Forces in 2000, though by September 2001 relatively few had actually been fielded. [18] The first OTV carriers were first produced in woodland camouflage pattern (one initial contractor for the early OTVs was Point Blank, Inc). Quickly, a ...

9. Joint Task Force 2 - Wikipedia

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   In response, Task Force Knight — the British special forces task force in Iraq — initiated Operation Lightwater; spearheaded by B Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS), the aim of which was to find and recover the hostages; a small team of JTF 2 and Canadian intelligence experts joined the task force for the operation whilst the ...