ESS Flight Deck Goggles

ESS Flight Deck Goggles. Photo courtesy Eye Safety Systems Inc. (ESS).

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COTS Combat Eye Protection: ESS Flight Deck Goggles

Physical/Functional
- Can be worn over prescription eyewear. Prescription lenses can be fit into the Striker Rx Insert which installs inside the goggle frame.
- Frame features extra soft face padding for superior comfort and a tight, sealed fit.
- Interchangeable lenses are a high impact polycarbonate design with anti-scratch and anti-fog coatings.
- Increased peripheral vision, far superior to the Sun-Wind-Dust Goggles (SWDG).
- Full perimeter ventilation and filtration system allows humidity to escape while filtering out airborne hazards.
- One size fits all.
Performance/Protection
- Ballistic impact protection meets MIL-V-43511C, paragraph 3.5.10, tested "as worn" on an Alderson head form.
- Compliant with all ANSI Z87.1-2003 optical performance and protection requirements.
- Clear and sunglass lenses offer 100% UVA/UVB protection and precise optical clarity.
- Does not provide laser hazard protection.
Components/Materials
- Frame: Grey.
- Strap: Patented Speed-Clip™ system
- Ballistic Lens: 2.4mm thick polycarbonate high-impact lens (clear & sunglass).

Designed specifically for all-day use with cranial-style helmets, the ESS Flight Deck™ is authorized by the U.S. Navy for use on flight decks and is standard issue for the Australian Navy. The patented Speed-Clip™ strap system makes strap adjustment quick and easy. Kit includes two high-impact lenses: Clear and Smoke Gray. Roomy frame is designed to fit over most eyeglasses; Striker™ Rx Insert also available.

ESS Flight Deck Goggles provide excellent ballistic protection, but does not provide eye protection from laser hazards. If a mission requires laser eye protection, the soldier must wear the Sun-Wind-Dust Goggles (SWDG), Ballistic-Laser Protective Spectacles (B-LPS), or Special Protective Eyewear Cylindrical System (SPECS) (with laser lenses).

NSN Table for ESS Flight Deck Goggles Components

Item	NSN
Flight Deck Goggle: Gray	4210-01-492-5720
Striker Series Lenses (Flight Deck): 50 Pack Clear	4210-01-492-5722
Striker Series Lenses (Flight Deck): 50 Pack Smoke Gray	4210-01-492-5725

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