Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
Also known as MOLLE
Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment, or MOLLE (pronounced ), is the current generation of load-bearing equipment used by the United States Army.
Key facts
- Military gear.type
- Load-carrying equipment
- Military gear.origin
- United States
- Military gear.service
- 2001–present
- Military gear.manufacturer
- Specialty Defense Systems
- Military gear.variants
- MOLLE (aka MOLLE I) MOLLE II
- Military gear.image
- Molle Rucksack NG0805 1179.jpg
- Military gear.caption
- A US Army soldier wearing MOLLE II gear in Universal Camouflage Pattern
- Military gear.designer
- US Army Soldier Systems Center
- Military gear.wars
- Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War
- Military gear.used_by
- US Army (2001–present) US Marines (2001–2009) US Navy US Air Force
- Military gear.name
- MOLLE and MOLLE II
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Background
- ALICE and IIFS packs
- Development
- Front-end analysis
- FEA survey
- Testing and evaluation (1997–2000)
- Fielding
- Criticisms
- Attachment technique
- Terminology
- Attaching system
- Derivatives
- Components
- List of components
- See also
- References
- External links
Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment, or MOLLE (pronounced ), is the current generation of load-bearing equipment used by the United States Army.
MOLLE equipment uses Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS)-type webbing – rows of heavy-duty nylon stitched onto the gear – to attach pouches. This method has found use on civilian gear, and as a result, the term 'MOLLE' is used outside the military for any equipment generally using PALS-type webbing. The system's modularity results from the PALS allowing for the attachment of various compatible pouches and accessories. This method of attachment has become a de facto standard for modular tactical gear, replacing the All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) clips and webbing used in the earliest modular vest systems.