The U.S. Air Force has selected two companies to make an extreme cold-weather boot for pilots as part of a long-term effort to better protect aviators from frostbite in emergencies. In August, the service awarded a contract worth up to $4.75 million to be split between Propel LLC and the Belleville Boot Company for boots designed to keep pilots' feet warm in temperatures as low as -20 Fahrenheit without the bulk of existing extreme cold weather boots, according to Debra McLean, acquisition program manager for Clothing & Textiles Domain at Air Force Life Cycle Management Command's Agile Combat Support/Human Systems Division. Read more on Military.com.
Air Force Pursuing Heated Boots to Protect Downed Pilots in Extreme Cold
