Nordic Common Uniform System

During daytime a platoon is transported by helicopters to a drop-of-point 15 km from a village and must walk the rest of the way across hills wearing body armor. The NCU system is designed to accommodate the body armor without snagging and the soldier can easily access his equipment and personal items carried in the NCU system. The NCU system is manufactured and designed to allow ventilation, fast drying and does not create noise when worn. The rain protection is compressed and packed. When resting the soldiers can easily don and doff their reinforcement garments (insulation layers and shell layers) according to the situation.


At night it starts to rain at the wind is increasing. The soldiers have reached a forming up point near the target in order to prepare for the attack and place their insulation layer in one of their pouches where they can access it after the assault. Just before the assault the soldiers doff their weather protection, pack it in their 3-days pack and perform the assault wearing their NCU system, helmet, body-armor and war belt. During the assault heavy fighting is taking place and one of the attacking squads is hit by an improvised explosive device hidden in a car but the blast and flames from the explosion do not melt their NCU system. When climbing through rubble and window frames the soldiers’ knees and elbows are protected from cuts and bruises without hindering the soldier’s movement. Clearing a village is high intensity work but the NCU system is designed breathable and with excellent ventilation, so the soldiers do not overheat or need to drink excessive amounts of water.