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Configuration
| Specification | Ephod Combat Vest | FÉLIN |
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| Type | Load-bearing equipment[source] | infantry combat system[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | Entebbe raid 1978 South Lebanon conflict Angolan Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War 1978-79 Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Internal conflict in Peru Sri Lankan civil war First Intifada Second Intifada Rwandan Civil War Croatian War of Independence Cenepa War Kosovo War South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) Dinnieh clashes 2013 Sidon clash Bab al-Tabbaneh–Jabal Mohsen conflict 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict 2006 Lebanon War 2007 Lebanon conflict 2008 Lebanon conflict Battle of Gaza (2007) Gaza War (2008–2009) Syrian civil war 2014 Gaza War Gaza war[source] | — |
| Designer | Rabintex Industries Ltd[source] | Safran Electronics & Defense[source] |
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rabintex Industries Ltd Hagor Industries Ltd Israeli Weapons Ltd Marom-Dolphin Johsen Equipment Company ( Singapore ) Begadi GmbH ( Germany )[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976–present[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Croatia | Croatia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Cuba | Cuba[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Israel | Israel[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Nicaragua | Nicaragua[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Lebanese Forces | Lebanese Forces[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Sandinista National Liberation Front | Sandinista National Liberation Front[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Singapore | Singapore[source] | — |
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| Components | — | modified FAMAS rifle with a host of other electronics, clothing, pouches, and body armour[source] |
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| Helmet | — | integral SPECTRA helmet fitted with real-time positioning and information system, and with light amplifiers for night vision[source] |
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| Power supply | — | two rechargeable Li-ion batteries[source] |
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| Electronics | — | computer unit, manager unit, radio, man-machine interface, GPS, cables and connector[source] |
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| Communication | — | works by bone vibrations (bone conduction transducer)[source] |
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| Sight technology | — | uncooled infrared sensors, combined with adapted magnifying optics[source]FRF2precisionriflesight component only |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 2, cell 2; revision 1374575395; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Reported operators |
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