New shipboard suit with materials from Gore-Tex The Bundeswehr's clothing system will be supplemented this year by a new suit programme for the navy: the shipboard and combat suit with PYRAD technology for flame protection from Gore-Tex. W.L. Gore & Assoc. supplies the textiles to clothing manufacturers and brand partners such as DNS Alpha, Goldeck-Carinthia, Schöffel...
It's supposed to be more practical, but it's already chic! It came as a surprise to many when the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan-Christian Kaack, announced at the 63rd Historical-Tactical Conference of the Navy on 11 January: "This year will see the first prototype of a new combat suit - without a light blue shirt." The subsequent...
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