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Configuration
| Specification | FÉLIN | M-1956 load-carrying equipment |
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| Type | infantry combat system[source] | individual load-carrying equipment (ILCE)[source] |
| Designer | Safran Electronics & Defense[source] | developed by the U.S. Army[source] |
| Components | modified FAMAS rifle with a host of other electronics, clothing, pouches, and body armour[source] | — |
| Helmet | integral SPECTRA helmet fitted with real-time positioning and information system, and with light amplifiers for night vision[source] | — |
| Power supply | two rechargeable Li-ion batteries |
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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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| Introduction | — | early 1960s[source] |
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| Configuration | — | quickly configured, using no tools, to accommodate various mission and ammunition loads[source] |
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| Historical service | — | The M-1956 LCE remained in service through the 1980s and set the standard for future United States military load-carrying equipment.[source]Own lead US-developed/issued equipment service history; current exact Thai/Philippine/Cambodian list observations retained separately |
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| Material | — | olive drab cotton webbing[source] |
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| Attachment system | — | Slide keepers were used to attach the various pouches of the M-1956 equipment to the pistol belt.[source] |
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