Avon Protection Systems, part of Avon Rubber p.l.c., has been appointed by the US Government to supply M50 military respirators to all four US armed forces under the US Joint Services General Purpose Mask (JSGPM) program. The deal is worth $112 million.The multi-year contract will involve the supply of 100,000 M50 respirators a year for the next five years as they are phased in for military us