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Breach Bang Clear Seeking Zombie Stories

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Fancy yourself a writer of zombie fiction? Or maybe it’s not fiction at all but rather a tell all expose on our Government’s war on the undead, so long as those undead are hippies. Either way, Breach Bang Clear is seeking your story for their upcoming anthology, “Attack of the Hippie Zombies”. It’s a first for us too, combining the hippie and undead genres. Submissions should be 800 to 20,000 word (unless it’s so good and full of zombie killing, hippie stomping goodness it makes them want to make an exception) and should be set in the era between 1965 and the present.

Would-be authors will be donating their proceeds to support the Independence Fund and veterans who have suffered extensive traumatic injury. It’s for a good cause guys.

The rules get a little complicated so make sure you visit www.breachbangclear.com for full details.

ADS Launches Expeditionary Catalog ADS

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

This latest specialty catalog from ADS features mobile non-permanent shelters, soft-sided tents, rigid wall shelters, power systems, armored shelters, perimeter and security equipment, and individual tent and sleep systems. All-in-all it’s pretty impressive. I try to keep up with what they are up to and I had no idea how many different shelter solutions were available. But it’s not just tents and shelters, my review revealed generators, showers, flooring, light kits and a whole myriad of equipment needed to get a base up and running.

Download your copy from www.adsinc.com.

Canada Chooses Brown Boots

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Despite experimenting with camouflaged boots, it seems that Canada has settled on Brown. To be more exact, they appear to be Brown full grain leather combined with Cordura upper with a Goodyear Welt and Vibram Sole. Notice they didn’t use any of that Norwegian welt nonsense.

Photo: Canada DND

Product Sneak Peek from Mission First Tactical

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Mission First Tactical’s assaulter/operator driven designs are products made exclusively in the USA through a partnership with DuPont’s Military Plastics division. These new materials allow them to offer components that are a third the weight of traditional polymer without degraded quality. We’re offering you a sneak peak at just a few of the first releases from Mission First Tactical’s highly anticipated product line.

This is the React™ Short Grip, a forward grip featuring minimal profile footprint and covered with MFT’s own Tac Skin™ texturing. It also boasts a secure water tight plugged storage with a foam block with a quick access tab to diminish rattle, as well as a flat non slip bottom surface that aids in supported firing positions. At 2 oz you can barely tell it is there.

For more info visit missionfirsttactical.com or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/missionfirsttactical.

High Ground PRC-152 Pouch

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Officially named the Single-Hand, Drop-Down PRC-152 Pouch this new radio pocket from relative newcomer High Ground offers some innovation not found anywhere else. We say relative newcomer as they have been flying below the radar for about a year now and really concentrating on the JTAC community. We mentioned them last year in our piece on their Instant-Access Frag Grenade Pouch which is cool as hell but we haven’t heard much since then, until recently.

High Ground’s version is unlike any other handheld radio pouch we have seen. The point of the design is to stay “head up, eyes on the enemy”. It does this in several ways. For example, it can be opened and closed with only one hand. Additionally, you have unfettered access to the radio screen, buttons, and battery. Finally, the battery can be changed without removing the radio completely from the pouch.

www.highgroundgear.com

Velocity Systems and Mayflower Research & Consulting Combine Forces

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Remember the old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercials, “Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together”? Well, that’s exactly what has happened here. They’ve been working together for some time and finally decided to make it official.

Velocity Systems has acquired a minority share of Mayflower Research & Consulting, LLC. This acquisition will strengthen their ability to bring high-quality tactical gear to their extremely valued customers. Velocity Systems and Mayflower R&C have had a long-term friendship and a strong professional relationship which has led Velocity Systems to manufacture Mayflower products for the past several years and for them to collaboratively develop products together. The Velocity Systems patent pending SwiftClip® system, which is available on all Velocity and Mayflower vests, allows all of their auxiliary equipment to fit on all platforms, armor vests and plate carriers.

The synergy achieved by this acquisition will result in cutting edge highly-compatible products for the Warfighter. The compatibility and scalability of their products is second to none. Many of their valued customers are already utilizing this compatibility and their goal is to bring you much more of this in the near future. If you look at what they have already achieved together, just imagine what lay ahead. In fact, look for several new product releases from both Velocity Systems and Mayflower in the near future.

www.mayflower-rc.org www.velsyst.com

HP White Opens New Environmental Test Facility for Personal and Vehicular Armor

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

HP White Labs, world renown for ballistic testing excellent announced yesterday the opening of Cooper Main, a new Environmental Test Facility for personal and vehicular armor. The facility is named in honor of the company’s longest standing employee, Lois Cooper, who has been employed by HP White Laboratory for 53 years. Over her tenure, Cooper has held a variety of positions throughout the organization, ranging from ballistics technician to controller. Lois Cooper joined HP White Laboratory in 1958, following graduation from North Harford High School. During 53 years of service with HP White, Cooper has been a QC manager, ballistics technician, statistician, inventory manager, FSO, and most recently, company controller. Cooper will retire from HP White in the summer of 2011.

“Lois Cooper’s strength and longevity are hallmarks that underscore the H.P. White brand,” said Mike Parker, president, H.P. White Laboratory. “Over five decades Cooper demonstrated uncommon loyalty and adaptability to best serve customers’ needs and the lab’s.”

The new laboratory houses four Environmental Conditioning Chambers capable of achieving temperature ranges from minus 75 degrees C to 150 degrees C, and humidity ranges from 10% to 98% for hard and soft armor samples up to 39.4”x35.5”x39.4”. What’s more, the new facility provides a 575-square-foot sample storage room maintained at between 25-degrees C and 20%-50% humidity for compliant storage of samples awaiting testing.

With the addition of Cooper Main, HP White now provides vehicular and personal armor manufacturers with one-stop environmental conditioning and ballistics resistance testing required by multiple standards and regulations, including National Institute of Justice (NIJ), MIL STDs, UL 752, STANAG, military hard and soft body armor standards, and a host of other domestic and foreign protocols that require environmental conditioning. Manufacturers and suppliers can validate armor packages for research and development, certification, and acceptance testing. For hard and soft armor manufacturers whose armor must pass environmental conditioning requirements, Cooper Main represents significant cost and time efficiencies.

For more information visit www.hpwhite.com.

Multispectral Signature Management from UTE

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Unleashed Tactical Equipment is launching their new proprietary textile product called FGM4 that offers multispectral signature management. Primarily it provides disruptive concealment in thermal infra red, near infra red, and visual spectrums. Additionally, FGM4 boasts to provide Thermal Management and Protection as well as Antimicrobial and Antistatic Protection. FGM4 is available in standard weight, stretch, flame retardant and high strength options.

FGM4 Information

FGM4 can be seen beginning later today at Techtextil 2011 at Messe Frankfurt in Germany.

Trade inquiries please contact www.unleashed-tactical.com.