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Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii tackle obstacles in February 2017, while evaluating a new, lighter weight uniform. (U.S. Army photo )
The U.S. Army is developing a lightweight hot weather alternative to the current Army Combat Uniform (ACU) and new jungle boots.
Weighing about 1.4 pounds, the current ACU has lots of pockets and multiple layers of fabric. This means that “when it gets wet, it tends to stay wet,” the Army explained, in a statement released this week. “And when it’s hot out, it tends to keep Soldiers hot,” it added.
The answer is the Improved Hot Weather Army Combat Uniform, which has fewer pockets, layers of fabric and Velcro, the Army said. The new uniform also uses a lighter fabric.
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