A defence company based in Melksham has secured a multi-million-pound contract to supply protective equipment to a European Ministry of Defence.
Avon Protection, which operates from Hampton Park, has been awarded an order worth around $20.6 million to supply military gas masks and filters through a NATO procurement programme.
The order will see the company provide FM50 respirators and filters designed to protect personnel against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, in line with NATO standards.
The latest deal takes the total value of Avon Protection’s FM50 contracts through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to more than $100 million since 2020.
Steve Elwell, President of Avon Protection, said, “The FM50 is the most operationally proven and widely deployed battlefield respirator in the world, and we are pleased that a key European MoD has elected to continue protecting its personnel with this world-leading respirator.”
Avon Protection was awarded a 10-year NATO contract in 2020, allowing member nations and partners to purchase respirators, filters and related equipment.
To date, the company has supplied more than 100,000 FM50 respirators to over ten NATO countries.
Pictured: Avon Protection’s FM50 respirator
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