ROARING FORTIES™ SMA1294 Army Assault Vest is used by the Australian Commandos & Australian Special Forces and has an inflatable jacket within a closed cell foam personal floatation device (PFD) --- a Hybrid. The inflatable jacket has a buoyancy of > 156 newtons and the PFD (foam vest ) has a buoyancy > 56 newtons. Even without inflating the life preserver, the foam PFD is able to support a soldier in full uniform to a safe position. This assault vest is used for covert operations.  Bladder color is black and the valise can be olive green or black.  Features include a C-light, 33gm CO2 cylinder, mouth tube, whistle and roll back reflective tape.

Special Features

• Comfortable and Easy to Don
• Designed to float an unconscious person to a safe position with the head angled at 45º upwards in the water
• Freeboard of > 120mm
• Able to withstand 10 psi of pressure
• Reliable & Durable
• Light weight
• Designed for covert/tactical missions
• Available in Black or Olive Drab
• Available in Manual & Auto Inflation
• Service and Repair friendly