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Measured figures
Fully loaded with ballistic plates; not 5 lb relative weight reduction · Mass
Single source25 lb (11 kg)[source]Fully loaded with ballistic plates; not 5 lb relative weight reduction
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Configuration
| Specification | Modular Scalable Vest | PMK gas mask |
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| Type | Body armor[source] | gas masks[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | — |
| In service | 2018–present[source] | — |
| Used by | U.S. Army , U.S. Air Force[source] | Soviet Armed Forces , and later by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation[source] |
| Configuration | The MSV has a four-tier configuration, allowing it to be scaled up or down depending on the threat and mission requirements |
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| Materials | Concealable soft body armor Hard armor plates and soft body armor Carrier with ballistic plates and soft armor[source] | — |
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| Protection | built in neck, shoulder and pelvic protection and a belt system to move items from the vest to the hips.[source]Fourth-tier ballistic combat-shirt configuration | toxic gases or radioactive vapors or aerosols, as well as biological agents[source] |
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| Mask component | — | MB-1-80 mask[source] |
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| Filter component | — | EO-1-15-01 filter[source] |
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| Filter connection | — | 40 mm GOST threads[source] |
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| Drinking system | — | drinking tube[source] |
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| Material | — | rubber is exclusively black coloured[source] |
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| Design and production context | — | The PMK gas mask represents a family of gas masks used by the Soviet Armed Forces , and later by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation . The MB-1-80 mask and the EO-1-15-01 filter are used.[source] |
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| Origin reported by inventory | — | Soviet Union[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 22, cell 4; revision 1377727163; retrieved 2026-09-30 Russia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 23, cell 4; revision 1377727163; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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