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New Australian order for TenCate Defender M

TenCate Protective Fabrics, a leading supplier of flame resistant (FR) fabrics, has received a new order for TenCate Defender M from Crye Precision to support 10,000 additional uniforms for use in a continued user evaluation for Combat Uniforms of the Australian Defence Forces. TenCate delivered TenCate Defender M FR fabric for an extensive user trial by the Australian Defence Force in May 2011. The uniforms submitted were manufactured by Crye Precision in Brook

15th November 2011

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Union City, GA

Protective

TenCate Defender M fabrics are made from a fibre blend that includes Lenzing FR Rayon.

TenCate Protective Fabrics, a leading supplier of flame resistant (FR) fabrics, has received a new order for TenCate Defender M from Crye Precision to support 10,000 additional uniforms for use in a continued user evaluation for Combat Uniforms of the Australian Defence Forces.

TenCate delivered TenCate Defender M FR fabric for an extensive user trial by the Australian Defence Force in May 2011. The uniforms submitted were manufactured by Crye Precision in Brooklyn (New York, USA) and were printed with the Multi-Cam pattern and select members of the Australian Defence Force were issued the uniforms for evaluation.

The new order for Australian Defence Force Combat Uniforms will be fulfilled with TenCate Defender M 6.5 ounce fabric for use under the harsh conditions of the combat theatre. TenCate Defender M in 6.5 ounce weight was also recently chosen from over fifty submissions, by the US Army as the only material to be used in its Flame Resistant Army Combat Uniform (FR ACU) program.

TenCate and its supply chain partners will fully manufacture the fabric that will be used to produce the new uniforms. Crye Precision will produce nearly 10,000 uniforms for the Australian order made entirely from TenCate Defender M fabric.

According to TenCate Protective Fabrics, the combination of the technical textiles expertise of TenCate and the innovative apparel design of Crye Precision ensures that the Australian forces will have the very best in protection, durability and comfort. Proven performance Since 2007, TenCate Defender M fabrics have been repeatedly chosen by the US Army and US Marine Corps for ground troops in the FR ACU and Marine Corp's Flame Resistant Organizational Gear (FROG) programs.

TenCate Defender M fabrics are made from a fibre blend that includes Lenzing FR Rayon. TenCate Protective Fabrics also provides fabrics used in other American programs such as Inclement Weather Combat Shirts (IWCS), Army Aircrew Combat Uniforms (A2CU), Improved Combat Vehicle Coveralls (ICVC), Navy Shipboard Jackets, Army Flash Hoods and several others.  

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