Avon is internationally renowned as a market leader in the design and manufacture of high performance Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) protection respirators for the military, special forces, police and civil defence sectors. As the supplier to a number of nations in the Middle East, Avon will be displaying the FM12 and CT12 respirators at IDEX 2003, together with a comprehensive range of respirator accessories. The theme of our stand in the UK Pavillion will be complementary equipment compatibility and specification to meet individual unit requirements in a tri-service environment. In preview of the next generation of NBC respiratory protection Avon will be exhibiting the U.S. military XM50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask.