KOMENDA, SLOVENIA (5 JANUARY 2023)—Tactical clothing manufacturer UF PRO today announced the availability of its new Delta Eagle Gen.3 Tactical Softshell Jacket.
“The Delta Eagle Gen.3 Tactical Softshell Jacket offers outstanding lightweight protection, maximum comfort, and optimal fit and performance for wearers embarked on missions in humid chilly environments,” said UF PRO Head of Product Development Armin Wagner. “We’re confident that operators will find it incredibly soft and warm, and that they’ll appreciate how fast it dries as well as how much easier it makes accessing their belt-carried gear and holsters.”
Wagner said the Delta Eagle Gen.3 Tactical Softshell Jacket overcomes a variety of problems common among competitors’ jackets in this category, such as comfort-impairing construction, mobility reducing material stiffness, function-limiting design, and a tendency to cause wearers to overheat while engaged in strenuous activities.
“The Delta Eagle Gen.3 Tactical Jacket is a softshell that actually lives up to the name softshell,” he said. “That’s because we’ve broken the rules of softshell construction in order to produce a softshell jacket that’s genuinely soft and that employs the best microfleece technology available on the market.”
Wagner explained that traditional softshell jackets are made of three elemental layers glued together—a face fabric, an inner membrane, and a microfleece lining. This construction formulation, he said, results in “a rather thick and heavy jacket. However, by breaking the rules and redefining the established concept, by keeping the three elemental layers separated and replacing the adhesive with a layer of air, we’ve delivered a softshell jacket that has better breathability along with improved thermal insulation characteristics that translate to greater warmth. Moreover, this new approach to jacket construction yields a softer, higher-performance material that is less restrictive, quieter, and more easily compressed for packing compared to older softshell materials.”
Built into the Delta Eagle Gen.3 Tactical Jacket’s shoulders is UF PRO’s acclaimed air/pac® buffer system. This, said Wagner, provides an extra layer of insulation by putting air between the fabric and the wearer’s body. “It also prevents the shoulder straps of a backpack or plate-carrier from coming into direct contact with the body—this results in a continuous drying effect,” he indicated.
“Also, we designed this jacket to provide easier access to gear you’re carrying on your waist belt,” Wagner continued. “At the hip is a press button—open it, unzip the lower hem, and fix the jacket to your holster with the jacket’s drawcord. Doing this puts your handgun or knife within hands’ reach always, even as the jacket is working to keep you protected from the elements.”
Wagner called attention to a strategically placed, two-way zipper that runs along each side of the jacket from the hem to approximately elbow height. “The purpose of these zippers is to let wearers more effectively manage their body temperature,” he said.
Another novel attribute of the jacket is its Hood/Harness® hood packing/unpacking system, designed for fast application and intended to keep the wearer’s neck warm when the waterproof hood is packed into the collar, Wagner said.
Key features of the Delta Eagle Gen.3 Tactical Softshell Jacket include:
• Fully windproofed, highly water-repellent construction employing a durable nylon ripstop face fabric and an ePTFE-based inner membrane
• Moisture-wicking COCONA® 37.5™ microfleece technology for superior management of body vapours
• Fixed UF PRO air/pac® shoulder inserts to prevent thermal bridging
• Waterproof hood connected via UF PRO’s innovative Hood/Harness® system
• Dual front and upper-sleeve pockets
• Pen pocket
• Long Vislon® side zippers for easier opening and closing
• Press-button for improved access to belt-carried gear
• Waist, collar, cuff, and hem adjusters for a more precise fit
• Velcro® cover
For additional information, please visit ufpro.com or contact support@ufpro.si.
