Military personnel are exposed to extreme environmental and physical threats, so textiles for military uniforms face a complex set of challenges when it comes to performance: they must offer maximum endurance, comfort, and protection.

Insights into testing military performance textiles

In our performance textiles application insight, technical specialist Peter Goodwin from James Heal explores the growth in demand for testing military textiles, the types of testing required and new innovations in fibre and materials technologies that are pushing the boundaries of function, comfort and performance.

What we’ll explore in this testing insight:

• The function and performance challenge for military textiles
• Importance of comfort
• Testing for performance: how is ‘comfort’ evaluated for military textiles?
• Applications for military testing
• Future outlook: Innovation in military textiles