United Shield Olympian EOD Bomb Suit Complete Ensemble

United Shield Olympian EOD Bomb Suit Complete Ensemble

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Olympia Bomb Suit is a complete EOD ensemble comprising trousers; jacket with sleeves and collar, three part (neck, chest and groin) blast plates; hand mitts; over boots; helmet with visor, comfort liner, search light, ventilation/demister and integral communications; air blower, cooling suit, hardwire or wireless communication system, back protector and carry bags.

The suit is constructed from Nomex Delta T, ripstop, certified flame retardant material which is available in a selection of colours. Other materials are available on request.

The zonal armour system provides optimum protection with maximum flexibility and comfort. The highest protection level is afforded to life critical areas of the body with V50 ranging up to 1,900 m/sec. These levels of protection can be adjusted to suit individual client needs.

Features:

• Zoned armour system.
• Integral groin/lower abdomen protector provides enhanced protection.
• Three part blast plates for increased protection to neck, chest & groin.
• High performance helmet with visor, integral ventilation and communications.
• Two part knee joints for maximum flexibility and manoeuvrability.

2. COMPONENTS:

• Adjustable trousers with braces and over boot inserts
• Trousers rear with integral groin protector and zip closures
• Jacket with integral collar, hand mitts and quick release system
• With three part blast plates fitted (neck, chest and groin)
• Quick release system allows rapid jacket removal
• Helmet with comms, visor, light & demister
• Blower housing on rear of helmet
• Excellent articulations at knee and elbow

3. FRAGMENTATION PERFORMANCE:

The Olympia Bomb Suit V50 protection levels have been tested in accordance with
STANAG 2920 (17gr FSP) protocols. All testing has been carried out by independently
authorised and accredited test centres.

4. HELMET:

The Olympia bomb suit helmet has undergone a rigorous design and development programme and incorporates all of United Shield’s experience and expertise as one of the leading manufacturers in the world of ballistic helmets. It has a streamlined profile resulting in reduced radial and linear head acceleration in a blast situation. The liner provides accurate sizing and fit for users, while ensuring maximum comfort. The helmet uses a closed face visor which provides an excellent field of vision with minimal distortion.

Ventilation for the helmet is provided by an assisted air purification system. It consists of a waist mounted battery powered air blower with two high efficiency particulate (HE) filters.

The blower assembly is powered by 1 Ni-MH 4.8 volt rechargeable pack.

The assisted air purification system provides a minimum of 145 litres per minute constant airflow through the helmet and over the visor, this prevents misting up and provides cooling.

5. COOLING SUIT:

The Cooling Suit is designed to offer a safe and cool environment for people who must maintain a high level of efficiency and concentration under extreme heat. The system is ideally suited for personnel involved in EOD/IEDD operations.

The Cooling Suit uses ice cold water to remove body heat produced during strenuous work, especially in hot environments. It requires no hazardous pressurised canister or toxic cooling agents, the Cooling Suit also offers protection against heat and flash fire. Testing of the Cooling Suit on the effects of over pressure, fragmentation, ballistic, body impact and heat have shown it to be suitable for wearing under bomb suits, chemical suits and many other applications where body heat removal is desirable.

Construction

It is a one piece fire resistant garment with cooling tubes and external connectors, and is worn as close to the body as possible to obtain the maximum benefit. It has a head hood with connectors, which connect to corresponding connectors on the neck of the garment. There is an external pump and ice/water bottle container which is housed in a self contained carry bag attached to the left hand side of the suit. The cooling suit is made from machine washable fire retardant Nomex.

Performance

• Heat removal Rate: 270 watts (full suit).
• Endurance min.: 45 minutes at 35ºC (95ºF).

Weight

• Weight of Cooling Suit: 1.3Kg.
• Weight of Battery: 0.9Kg.
• Weight of Pump, Control Unit & Bottle: 1.5Kg
• Suit, battery, pump, control unit, 2 bottles & storage bag: 4.6Kg.

Cooling Suit Pump

• Flow rate: Fully adjustable up to a maximum of 500 ml/min.
• Self contained NiCad rechargeable battery power supply.
• Running time at normal flow rate: 2 hours and 30 minutes.
• The cooling pump is powered by 12 volt 2.2 Amph rechargeable batteries.

6. COMMUNICATION SYSTEM:

Hardwire Communication System PTT

The Olympia bomb suit communications system provides full duplex communications between EOD Commander and EOD Operator over 100m of field cable, and is designed for simplicity in use and ease of deployment.

The Integrated Helmet Communications Headset consists of twin ultra low profile earpieces and a noise cancelling microphone, which connects to the common user unit via a rugged 80mm Press To Talk (PTT) unit with clothing clip. The helmet connector is a quick dis-connect Nexus plug and socket, whilst the 80mm PTT connection to the user unit is via military spec amphenol plug.

The EOD Commander’s headset is a military style robust single sided headset with flexible boom microphone and a mesh head strap, an in-line PTT with clothing clip.

The user unit is common to both EOD Commander and EOD Operator, powered by standard AA batteries for maximum flexibility, the unit is turned ON whenever a headset or 80mm PTT unit is connected. Each unit has user volume control, LED power ON indication and mil spec amphenol socket for headgear connection. The easy connect line termination posts are suitable for screw-down connection of cable, or banana plug use.

7. BACK PROTECTOR:

• CE certified EN1621-2 Level 2
• Thickness 18mm
• Breathable through Air Wave technology
• Waterproof
• Non-toxic
• Weight 505g

8. WEIGHTS:

9. WARRANTY AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:

Warranty

United Shield warrants the ballistic element of the Olympia Bomb suit for a period of five years. The garment itself is warranted for a period of 18 months. Other components, such as the Cooling Suit and Hardwire Communication System, are warranted for 12 months.

Product Development

United Shield has a policy of continual product development, consequently product descriptions and specifications are subject to change without prior notification.