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Defender M - Light shades
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Defender® M
Light shades

Designed to adapt

Designed to adapt

TenCate Protective Fabrics Defender®M is developed to serve as the ideal component to our family of highly effective, protective fabrics for the military. Combining flame resistance, durability and breathability, Defender®M sets the standard for military fabrics today.

As an everyday performance fabric, Defender®M is lightweight, breathable and uses Coolderm™ technology to wick moisture and perspiration away from the skin, minimizing discomfort in high-heat environments. Inherently FR, this proprietary blend, including Lenzing® FR fibre, is created to give troops an extra margin of protection.

Once the heat source is removed, Defender®M extinguishes itself quickly. No matter how many times the uniform is laundered or how long it is worn, the patented FR qualities of our Defender®M will not wash away or wear out.

Responding to the unique needs of the military, our new research and development around the revolutionary Defender®M fabric includes the integration of an innovative, anti-static fabric designed specifically for military and air crews called StaticSHEILD™.

Light shades

Product name Composition Weight (+- 5%) PPE requirements
Defender® M - DM 9180 Lenzing FR®/para-aramid/polyamid/anti-static 180 g/m² F S C
Defender® M – DM 9190 Lenzing FR®/aramid/ polyamide/anti-static 190 g/m² F S C
Defender® M - DM 9210 Lenzing FR®/para-aramid/polyamid/anti-static 210 g/m² F S C

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