As the military looks to get rid of " forever chemicals " in equipment and clothing, outerwear maker Gore hopes a lightweight jacket that uses a fleece lining, not a chemical coating, to block wind and weather will appeal to Army equipment testers.

Gore plans to submit its All-Weather Active Insulation Jacket to the Army’s Soldier Enhancement Program early next year so it can be evaluated for rapid fielding, company staff told Military Times.

The jacket aims to replace two items in the Army’s existing Extended Cold Weather Clothing System, or ECWCS: the Level III high-loft fleece jacket and the Level IV wind jacket.

At just under 17 ounces, the all-weather jacket weighs less than half of the two layers together and takes up about 40% less packing space, according to the company.

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