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| Specification | FÉLIN | Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops |
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| Type | infantry combat system[source] | Combat helmet and bulletproof vest[source] |
| Designer | Safran Electronics & Defense[source] | U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center[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 |
Helmet: 1.41 kg (3.1 lb) to 1.91 kg (4.2 lb) depending on size Vest: 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) to 4.9 kg (11 lb) depending on size[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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| Place of origin | — | United States[source] |
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| In service | — | 1983–2003 (U.S. Army & Marines) 1983–present (U.S. Navy) 1985–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Used by | — | United States Navy United States Coast Guard U.S. Army (historical) U.S. Marine Corps (historical) U.S. Air Force (historical) See Users for other foreign military/law enforcement users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Invasion of Grenada (first usage) Invasion of Panama Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent Yugoslav Wars Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1975 (vest), 1977 (helmet)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Gibraltar Industries (first known helmet/vest manufacturer) Made by numerous manufacturers, such as Isratex, Inc.[source] |
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| Variants | — | U.S. Navy Flak Jacket (Mk 1, Mod 0)[source] |
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| Material | — | Kevlar[source] |
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| Protection standard | — | The shell is made from 19 layers of Kevlar , a ballistic aramid fabric treated with a phenolic resin system, and is rated at Threat Level IIIA .[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet shell, not the PASGT vest It meets the 1800 requirement of MIL-STD-662 E.[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet; the source does not supply a unit for its stated 1800 requirement Based on testing conducted for the Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing Company, former ARDEC research engineer John Ervin stated that the PASGT vest is equivalent to NIJ level II or IIA protection: able to stop multiple 124-grain 9×19mm FMJ pistol rounds to its main torso panels (front and back), but susceptible to several closely spaced rounds or shots to the thin neck and shoulder panels.[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT vest torso-panel independent-test comparison to NIJ II or IIA; the neck/shoulder limitations are retained |
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| Reported operators | — |
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