美國軍方正積極找尋新一代的生化戰鬥服裝 | US military launches challenge for fashion community

美國軍方正積極找尋新一代的生化戰鬥服裝

美國軍方化學與生物防禦聯合執行計劃辦公室（The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense）近期擴大邀請紡織技術和創新團體為軍方第一線的官兵設計服裝，希望能藉此有效地防禦化學和生物攻擊。軍方正積極尋找創新的服裝概念，以提高第一線作戰官兵的機動性，靈巧性和更符合戰術。目前的化學生物服裝的重量和體積對作戰人員的敏捷性已形成強烈的負擔。因此美國軍方化學與生物防禦聯合執行計劃辦公室希望藉由“軍事化學套裝設計評選大挑戰(Proof: The Chembio Suit Design Challenge)”能找到新的套裝設計，讓作戰人員能夠更有效率和舒適不易疲勞的方式執行所有任務。

軍方還在“軍事化學套裝設計評選大挑戰(Proof: The Chembio Suit Design Challenge)”網站上列出了一些其他要求。包括面罩、頭盔或手套的熱管理的概念，希望能防止作戰人員在執行任務時過熱和使用無縫車縫技術對抗高運動的戰鬥，並在進行各種高運動性的任務時能主動降溫。終極目標是減少作戰人員的任何負擔和危險，並提高打擊化學和生物戰爭威脅的作戰能力。

此次評選的裁判邀請到的有：美國軍方化學與生物防禦聯合執行計劃辦公室執行長Douglas Bryce;生化放射與核防禦聯合辦公室副主任Scott Estes上校; Velocity Systems公司總裁兼聯合創辦人David Strum;紡織工程師和戰略家Mark Sunderland，Under Armour技術驗證總監Matthew Trexler和工業設計師Julianne Gauron。

比賽目前還正在進行中，最終的優勝者將於2017年1月公佈。美國軍方也將提供總價值25萬美元的獎品給所有優勝隊伍，冠軍隊伍則將獨得高達15萬美元的獎品。



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US military launches challenge for fashion community

The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) of US military has invited the textile technology and innovation community to design suits for soldiers to help them effectively combat chemical and biological attacks. The military is seeking innovative ideas to increase warfighters’ mobility, dexterity and tactility.
The current chemical biological suit’s burden, weight and bulkiness restrict the warfighter’s agility, range of motion and maneuverability necessary to conduct their duties. Thus, with the ‘Proof: The Chembio Suit Design Challenge’, JPEO-CBD is seeking new suit designs to allow warfighters to complete all relevant tasks in a fast and comfortable manner, without fatigue associated with the ensemble.

The military has also listed a few other requirements on the Proof challenge website. These include ideas for heat management that reduce heat burden and actively cool the warfighter as various physical tasks are conducted, and improvement in the seamless integration between suit components, such as mask-helmet or glove-boot interface. The ultimate goal is to relieve any burdens and hazards to the warfighter and improve operational capabilities in combating chemical and biological wartime threats.

A panel of experts in the design, military and sciences departments will judge the competition. The judges are Douglas Bryce, executive officer of JPEO-CBD; Colonel Scott Estes, deputy director of Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense; David Strum, president and co-founder of Velocity Systems; textile engineer and strategist Mark Sunderland, Matthew Trexler; director of technology validation at Under Armour and industrial designer Julianne Gauron.

The competition is currently in the blitz round and its winners will be announced in January 2017. The US military will give out $250,000 worth of prizes and the winning teams will stand to win prizes up to $150,000. (KD)

Original Article: Fashion2Fashion.com