24/02/2026
CWU-45 - Alpha Industries.
In the mid 1970s, the Government laboratories had designed a series of fire-resistant flight jackets made from Aramid fibre developed by the DuPont Company. These jackets replaced the nylon flight jackets used since the 1940s. The CWU-45 jackets became famous in the 80s and have become an iconic silhouette ever since.