Ephod Combat Vest
| Ephod Combat Vest | |
|---|---|
Israeli female recruits wearing the late-model version of the IDF Ephod combat vest, May 2002. | |
| Type | Load-bearing equipment |
| Place of origin | Israel |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Entebbe raid 1978 South Lebanon conflict Angolan Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War 1978-79 Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Internal conflict in Peru Sri Lankan civil war First Intifada Second Intifada Syrian civil war Rwandan Civil War Cenepa War Kosovo War South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) Dinnieh clashes 2013 Sidon clash Bab al-Tabbaneh–Jabal Mohsen conflict 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict 2006 Lebanon War 2007 Lebanon conflict 2008 Lebanon conflict Battle of Gaza (2007) Gaza War (2008–2009) 2014 Gaza War Gaza war |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rabintex Industries Ltd |
| Designed | 1970s |
| Manufacturer | Rabintex Industries Ltd Hagor Industries Ltd Israeli Weapons Ltd Marom-Dolphin Johsen Equipment Company (Singapore) |
| Produced | 1976-Present |
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The Ephod Combat Vest, also designated variously the A10 Model Infantry Load-bearing Rig, Individual Carrying Equipment, and "New style" Load Bearing Equipment, is a personal equipment system issued to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of the State of Israel since the mid-1970s. It replaced the modular-based 1950s "Old style" tan-khaki cotton canvas equipment (similar in design to the British Army's 58 pattern webbing) and a variety of load-carrying waistcoats and assault vests used by Israeli infantry and elite units during the 1967 Six-Day War, the 1967-1970 War of Attrition, and the 1973 Yom Kippur War.