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Bomb Disposal Suits
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Posted: Sunday, July 28, 2013 - 10:42 PM UTC
Darren Baker shares with us some images of two bomb disposal suits in use by the British Army.

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Posted: Monday, July 29, 2013 - 09:04 AM UTC
Great reference Darren.
Do you know what the function of what looks like a remote on the left sleeve is?

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Posted: Monday, July 29, 2013 - 12:30 PM UTC
I was told it was for controling the robots Tom.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 06:32 PM UTC
That looks to be the Med-Eng EOD 9 bomb suit....made in Canada by the way and saving lives around the world!

The helmet remote control module pad on the left arm is for controlling the helmet ventilation speed, helmet speaker volume, heated face shield, and hands free lighting. It's not for controlling robots.
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Posted: Saturday, August 03, 2013 - 05:12 AM UTC
I once saw a program with a bomb disposal man being asked what he thought of the (then) new Kevlar body armour suits. "It lets them bury you in one piece" was his reply!!
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