diff --git a/code/datums/uplink_item.dm b/code/datums/uplink_item.dm
index 6ada0f10c28..cafbb579f34 100644
--- a/code/datums/uplink_item.dm
+++ b/code/datums/uplink_item.dm
@@ -902,33 +902,49 @@ var/list/uplink_items = list()
 	cost = 9
 	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
-/datum/uplink_item/device_tools/space_suit
-	name = "Space Suit"
-	desc = "The red and black syndicate space suit is less encumbering than Nanotrasen variants, fits inside bags, and has a weapon slot. Nanotrasen crewmembers are trained to report red space suit sightings."
+//Space Suits and Hardsuits
+/datum/uplink_item/suits
+	category = "Space Suits and Hardsuits"
+	surplus = 40
+
+/datum/uplink_item/suits/space_suit
+	name = "Syndicate Space Suit"
+	desc = "This red and black syndicate space suit is less encumbering than Nanotrasen variants, \
+			fits inside bags, and has a weapon slot. Nanotrasen crewmembers are trained to report red space suit \
+			sightings, however."
 	reference = "SS"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/space
 	cost = 4
 
-/datum/uplink_item/device_tools/hardsuit
-	name = "Blood-red Hardsuit"
-	desc = "The feared suit of a syndicate nuclear agent. Features slightly better armor. When the helmet is deployed your identity will be protected. Toggling the suit into combat mode \
-	will allow you all the mobility of a loose fitting uniform without sacrificing armor. Additionally the suit is collapsible, small enough to fit within a backpack. \
-	Nanotrasen crewmembers are trained to report red space suit sightings, these suits in particular are known to drive employees into a panic."
+/datum/uplink_item/suits/hardsuit
+	name = "Syndicate Hardsuit"
+	desc = "The feared suit of a syndicate nuclear agent. Features slightly better armoring and a built in jetpack \
+			that runs off standard atmospheric tanks. When the built in helmet is deployed your identity will be \
+			protected, even in death, as the suit cannot be removed by outside forces. Toggling the suit in and out of \
+			combat mode will allow you all the mobility of a loose fitting uniform without sacrificing armoring. \
+			Additionally the suit is collapsible, making it small enough to fit within a backpack. \
+			Nanotrasen crew who spot these suits are known to panic."
 	reference = "BRHS"
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/hardsuit
 	cost = 8
 
-/datum/uplink_item/device_tools/elite_hardsuit
+/datum/uplink_item/suits/hardsuit/elite
 	name = "Elite Syndicate Hardsuit"
-	desc = "The elite Syndicate hardsuit is worn by only the best nuclear agents. Features much better armoring and complete fireproofing. \
-	When the built in helmet is deployed your identity will be protected. Toggling the suit into combat mode will allow you all the mobility \
-	of a loose fitting uniform without sacrificing armoring. Additionally the suit is collapsible, small enough to fit within a backpack. \
-	Nanotrasen crewmembers are trained to report red space suit sightings; these suits in particular are known to drive employees into a panic."
-	reference = "ESHS"
+	desc = "An advanced hardsuit with superior armor and mobility to the standard Syndicate Hardsuit."
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/elite_hardsuit
 	cost = 8
+	reference = "ESHS"
 	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 
+/datum/uplink_item/suits/hardsuit/shielded
+	name = "Shielded Hardsuit"
+	desc = "An advanced hardsuit with built in energy shielding. The shields will rapidly recharge when not under fire."
+	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/shielded_hardsuit
+	cost = 30
+	reference = "SHS"
+	gamemodes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
+
+
 /datum/uplink_item/device_tools/thermal
 	name = "Thermal Imaging Glasses"
 	desc = "These glasses are thermals disguised as engineers' optical meson scanners. They allow you to see organisms through walls by capturing the upper portion of the infra-red light spectrum, emitted as heat and light by objects. Hotter objects, such as warm bodies, cybernetic organisms and artificial intelligence cores emit more of this light than cooler objects like walls and airlocks."
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/uplink_kits.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/uplink_kits.dm
index 096879d267e..71d488672aa 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/uplink_kits.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/uplink_kits.dm
@@ -118,7 +118,16 @@
 	..()
 	new /obj/item/clothing/suit/space/rig/syndi/elite(src)
 	new /obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/space/rig/syndi/elite(src)
-	return
+
+/obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/shielded_hardsuit
+	name = "Boxed Shielded Syndicate Hardsuit and Helmet"
+	can_hold = list("/obj/item/clothing/suit/space/rig/shielded/syndi", "/obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/space/rig/shielded/syndi")
+	max_w_class = 4
+
+/obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/shielded_hardsuit/New()
+	..()
+	new /obj/item/clothing/suit/space/rig/shielded/syndi(src)
+	new /obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/space/rig/shielded/syndi(src)
 
 /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/conversion
 	name = "box (CK)"