MSA Safety wins $35M breathing apparatus contract with U.S. Air Force

MSA Safety announced it was awarded a $35M contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide its air base fire brigades with new respiratory protective equipment. The contract covers the supply of MSA‘s G1 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus model along with related facepieces, chemical warfare component masks, and supplied-air respirator kits, which enable the SCBA to be used as a longer-duration airline device. The units will replace older model MSA air masks and will be used by U.S. Air Force fire brigades operating at U.S. air bases around the world. Production work in support of the U.S. Air Force units began this fall at the company’s Murrysville, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility. The company expects deliveries to continue through year-end and extend into 2024.