March 9th, 2010
Canadian-based Integral Designs has been purchased by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd. the parent company of Rab USA. Integral Designs is a manufacturer of technical outerwear and equipment and is well known in the outdoor industry and has some niche followers in the military mainly concentrated in the SOF community under the Integral Tactical brand. Integral Designs will remain an independent brand under Equip Outdoor Technologies while sales support, warehousing, marketing direction and other administrative functions relating will be transferred to Louisville, Colorado. The Calgary-based plant will continue to manufacture Integral Designs products until mid-2011.
Evan Jones and the current team at Integral Designs will continue to own and operate the Calgary-based manufacturing center where they will manufacture specialized non-consumer products for government and institutional accounts under the Integral Tactical brand.
So the commercial side of ID was sold and the tactical brand will remain.
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March 9th, 2010
In January we published an article with the purported front runner for the new Spanish camo pattern. Since that article the US Army selected MultiCam for use in Afghanistan and shortly after the Spanish Army announced that they are going to adopt the two patterns below. A simple glance will bring one word to mind and that is, “MultiCam”. it appears, that unlike the UK and US, they wanted to do it on the cheap. Soldier Systems Daily has verified that the Spanish military did not consult with Crye Precision in development of these patterns. Oddly, the Spanish Army is referring to this new camo as “digitized” due to the squared off edges on some of the shapes but they could hardly be considered true digital patterns when compared to UCP or CADPAT.
Quite a few countries have jumped on the MultiCam band wagon. Some have licensed the technology and unfortunately, some have not. StrikeHold! has a great article on MultiCam derivatives.
Aside from the concern over the origin of the pattern the fit seems to be at issue as well. While this new uniform closely resembles the US ACU, apparently Spanish troops are a bit unhappy about the cut of the trousers, forcing them to go “Marcando Paquetorro”.
-Miguel en Canarias contributed to this report.
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March 8th, 2010
Wonder about the armor worn by the Multi-National United (MNU) in the movie “District 9″? Designer Greg Broadmore posted an article on his blog giving some background on some of the designs used in the movie. In addition to the armor, the article also mentions the modified Toyota HiLux pickups used in the movie.
By the way, if you are looking for the patch worn by the MNU Reaction Force Bn troops, they are for sale at www.wetaworkshop.com.
Visit The King of Fatboss.
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March 8th, 2010
McNett outdoors is offering a new version of their Aquamira Frontier Pro water purification filters that fits popular sports bottles. The Aquamira line consists of numerous products capture 99.9% of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and other pathogens. Since it’s a filter, it keeps you from ingesting foreign objects that standard tablets won’t catch. Additionally, you won’t get that iodine taste so you’ll be inclined to drink more. Each filter is designed to filter 50 gallons of water.
McNett offers an entire line of tactical accessories at www.mcnett-tactical.com.
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March 8th, 2010
At the recent NAVEXFOR expo in Virginia Beach I was introduced to the Small Arms Collimator (SAC). It is an optical device that allows shooters to confirm zero and/or re-zero weapons without live fire.
Rather than batteries it relies on a Tritium light source so it can be used day or night. When properly employed the Collimator provides zero accuracies within 1 MOA. Since no rounds need be fired zero can be checked in the field and the SAC is not only compatible with iron sights but with optical and night vision sights as well. Additionally, it is available for a wide variety of small arms including the M16 family of weapons.
The SAC is manufactured in the UK by Pyser-SGI, Ltd and offered exclusively in the US by Telluric Group. Visit Telluric Group for additional information on the Small Arms Collimator.
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March 7th, 2010
OP Tactical is selling Guns and Coffee patches in honor of the idea that a certain java joint is sticking to their guns despite pressure from the Brady bunch. So show your support for second amendment rights by wearing a Guns and Coffee patch and go drink a cup of lifer juice. Even better, $2 of each patch will go to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Patches are available in 2.75″ and 3.5″ in full color as well as a MultiCam-compatible color scheme.
www.optactical.com
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March 7th, 2010
V-lite has added the revolutionary Manta Strobe to their website and it will be available beginning in April.
vliteusa.com
Tags: V-Lite
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March 6th, 2010
Popular Science has made their 137 years of archives available online.
Visit www.popsci.com/archives.
Tags: Popular Science
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March 6th, 2010
We ran across this one on Gizmodo. It’s a speaker system mounted in a .50 ammo box. The speakers light up and it’s lined with vibration dampening material to ensure clear sound. It is iPod ready and integrates a rechargeable battery so that it is self-contained. I mean at 350 euros (Kevlar speakers 475 euros) it’s a real steal right?
Visit www.thodio.nl.
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March 5th, 2010
Soldier Systems Daily is offering a FREE iPhone app available now for download at iTunes.
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