US DoD increases order for Avon's M50 gas mask
The award is in addition to the 100,000 mask systems per annum which the respiratory protection systems provider currently supplies under the fixed portion of the full rate production contract.
Avon has already delivered over 600,000 mask systems to the DoD under this contract. The M50 JSGPM mask will be delivered in time to replace all existing masks within the four services of the US armed forces.
Above: Lance Cpl. Noah Koehl, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clears his M50 JSGPM (Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask) during annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence training at the Marine Corps Base Gas Chamber on Camp Lejeune. Marines train with the new M50 JSGPM which has been replacing the 1980s-era M40 Field Protective Mask across the Marine Corps since September 2009. (Official USMC Photos by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim)
Peter Slabbert, Avon’s Chief Executive said: “This award demonstrates the accelerating demand for our world leading product and gives us excellent revenue visibility against this contract for 2012."
