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title: "Italian Navy takes Avon’s call"
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#  Italian Navy takes Avon’s call

 Written by S Johnson on 18 December 2009.

Avon Protection signed a €500,000 order with the Italian Navy for the C50 respirator. Aerosekur will ask as integrator on their mask – which must gall somewhat since Aerosekur manufacture the in-service Italian Army respirator. The C50 is based on the in-service US military JSGPM respirator.

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