Physical Augmentation Utility Armor

 is a special body armor.

It is a hybrid of and, equivalent to what would be  or  of the same Mk level, though this combination of modifiers are only found on environmental suits, not standard armor.

Obtaining
The  is a scaling mission reward from the Cardassian Struggle mission, available to all factions. It was previously a reward from the now-removed cross-faction mission.

Since this item is not unique, players can obtain it more than once via episode replay. Replaying this mission at higher levels will grant a level-appropriate Mark version of this weapon, up to and including Mk XI.

Modifiers
s do not come with modifiers suffixes; its unique characteristics arguably count as its two built-in modifiers. This item was not upgradeable prior to the Cardassian story revamp of Season Eleven: New Dawn, but can now be upgraded using Ground Gear Tech Upgrades. It will receive an additional modifier on successful quality improvement: