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Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 38440, tabled on 14 March 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35848 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, if he will list (a) all types of current in-service ear defence and (b) their NATO Stock Number issued to service personnel in (i) Royal Navy, excluding Royal Marines, (ii) British Army, (iii) Royal Air Force and (iv) Royal Marines.

Answered on

20 March 2025

According to the information officials have been able to gather, the types of ear defence currently in service are as follows:

System

NSN

Issued to

Peltor Ear Muff

4240-99-301-1294 (H540B) 4240-99-957-6913 (H540A) 4240-99-773-1232 (H515FB) 4240-12-382-5630 (H540P3)

“All”:

  • Royal Navy, excl. Royal Marines
  • British Army
  • Royal Air Force
  • Royal Marines
  • Royal Marines

GS Ear Plug (3M EAR Classic)

6515-99-126-3570

  • All

3M EAR Ultrfit 20

6515-99-282-2905

  • All

S72KCEMOD Sana 30

4240-99-340-8839

  • All

S71KCEMOD Sana 25

4240-99-340-8840

  • All

JSP Sonis C SNR 31 Helmet Mounted

4240-99-938-2453

  • All

ERMP9-15BN Etymoyic Research Music Pro 9-15

6515-99-375-9841

  • All

ERMP9-15P Etymoyic Research Music Pro 9-15

6515-99-375-9842

  • All

Surefire EP4

6515-99-862-1696 (Small) 6515-99-861-8175 (Medium) 6515-99-706-0764 (Large)

  • All

ComTac XPI

5965-25-161-5983 (headset) 5895-99-984-8647 (headset with boom microphone) 5965-12-418-3075 (92EU connector)

  • All

ComTac XP

4240-99-282-2906

  • All

Invisio S10/X5

5965-99-669-6055

  • British Army
  • Royal Air Force
  • Royal Marines

Helmet, Aircrew Mk4A4

22C/8415-99-7703105 (S) 22C/8415-99-7703106 (M) 22C/8415-99-7703107 (M/B) 22C/8415-99-7703108 (M/L) 22C/8415-99-7703109 (L)

  • British Army
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

Helmet, Aircrew Mk4B/4L

22C/8415-99 0005550 (S) 22C/8415-99 0005551 (M) 22C/8415-99 0005552 (M/B) 22C/8415-99 0005553 (M/L) 22C/8415-99 0005554 (L)

  • British Army
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

Helmet, Aircrew Mk10C

22C/8415-99-1991270 (S) 22C/8415-99-1433127 (M) 22C/8415-99-7627299 (M/L) 22C/8415-99-2459207 (M/B) 22C/8415-99-5352834 (L)

  • Royal Air Force

Helmet, Aircrew Mk10R

22C/8415-99-9375695 (M) 22C/8415-99-9935237 (M/L) 22C/8415-99-1528368 (M/B) 22C/8415-99-0006146 (L)

  • Royal Air Force

Helmet, Aircrew Mk10R(RAFAT)

22C/8475-99-4197926 (M) 22C/8475-99-8419081 (M/L) 22C/8475-99-4944883 (M/B) 22C/8475-99-9690333 (L)

  • Royal Air Force

Helmet, Aircrew Mk10RW

22C/8415-99-8753314 (M) 22C/8415-99-8753315 (M/L) 22C/8415-99-8753316 (M/B) 22C/8415-99-8753317 (L) 22C/8475-99-3480594 (XL)

  • British Army
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

Helmet, Aircrew Mk10SAR

8475-99-551-4929 (M) 8475-99-551-4930 (M/L) 8475-99-551-4931 (M/B) 8475-99-551-4932 (L)

  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

Helicopter users’ helmet Mk 15

8475-99- 973-6861

  • British Army
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

Passenger helmet – Mk 15

8475-99- 509-7355

  • British Army
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

HGU25-P Helmet, helicopter passenger

22C/8415-99-9773990 (size 6 ¾) 22C/8415-99-9773991 (size 7) 22C/8415-99-9773992 (size 7 ¼) 22C/8415-99-9773993 (size 7 ½)

  • British Army
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

Vented Aviation Moulded Protection System

5895-99-4767555 (Apache) 5895-99-8439096 (Standard)

  • British Army
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

In Ear Communication Device (mini-CEP)

5965-01-6313875

  • British Army
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force

ANR Headset Assy HM091

5965-99-2164091 5965-99-5513468

  • Royal Air Force

ANR Headset Hawk 128, 9.5 Ohms HM115

5965-99-4979219

  • Royal Air Force

ANR Headset Assy HM115

5965-99-8761576

  • Royal Air Force

ANR V4.1 Headset 9.5Ω HM152

5965-99-1558313

  • Royal Air Force

ANR Headset Assy HM114

5965-99-7422387 5965-99-2441205 (Switched)

  • Royal Air Force

V4.2 ANR Headset Non-Switched 150Ω HM157

5965-99-1870613

  • Royal Air Force

ANR Headset Switched 150Ω HM157

5965-99-8722541

  • Royal Air Force

HEADSET, ANR CREWBRIEF

5965-99-225-5010

  • British Army

ANR COMBAT HEADSET, MK2

5965-99-994-7128

  • British Army

ANR CREWGARD HEADSET

5965-99-551-5288

  • British Army

GENTEX HEADSET KIT, COMPLETE TO BES

5965-99-564-4677

  • All

Gentex Headset (GHCS)

5965-99-876-2259 5965-99-671-4687

  • All

CEP FOAM Ear Tips (Standard)

5965-01-588-6709

  • All

CEP FOAM Ear Tips (Slim)

5965-01-588-6710

  • All

CEP FOAM Ear Tips (Short)

5965-01-588-6715

  • All

Gentex NFMI Ear Plug Kit

6515-01-694-5367

  • All

Racal RA101 (JetGard)

5965-99-739-9311 5965-99-893-1188

  • All

Atlantic

5965-99-383-2112 5965-99-251-6054

  • All

Atlantic Mk2

5965-99-483-7471 5965-99-608-9281 5965-99-793-2757

  • All

Ampligard

5965-99-953-5231

  • All

INVISO HEADSET KIT, COMPLETE TO BES

5965-99-493-1233

  • British Army

RA7500-2001

5965-99-665-1507

  • British Army

RA7500-2000

5995-99-665-1508

  • British Army

RA7500-1000

5995-99-512-3019

  • British Army
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