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Valkyrie Advanced Development Group

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Although Valkyrie Advanced Development Group is a new company they bring decades of experience to the table in a variety of tactical arenas including apparel, armor, and personal equipment to vehicle development. Using a skunkworks approach to product development, below you can see their inherent capabilities. With location in Mesa, Arizona and Ouray, Colorado, Valkyrie can conduct extensive test and evaluation on solutions they have developed.

Take for example this trailer, developed for a mobility requirement. It was designed to increase the load capacity and range of a prime mover tactical ground vehicle for small units. Look for a more in-depth article on this technology here in the near future.

Interested parties should contact Valkyrie Advanced Development Group directly whether seeking solutions or opportunities to invest.

valkyrie-adg.com

Revision Exoshield Caption Contest

Monday, November 7th, 2011


This a photo of a Revision Military fan from their Facebook page. He is skydiving while wearing Revision’s excellent Exoshield extreme-low profile eyepro. While they were originally designed for use while jumping, their low profile design makes them also great for use with NVGs.

So, are you interested in winning a set of clear and smoke Exohsields? Two, yes two, lucky SSD winners will receive a set of clear and smoke lens Exoshield extreme-low profile eyepro based on the best captions for the photo above. The contest will be open from now until 0001 Zulu (GMT) on 11 November, 2011 so we can announce the winners on Veterans Day!

To enter:
-Place your caption for the photo above in the comments section of this post on SSD.
-Must provide valid email address.
-One entry per email address.
-Void where prohibited.
-Good Luck!

Receive all the latest news, special offers, and promotions from Revision by clicking the link and signing up for the Revision e-mail list. Please note that you ARE NOT required to sign up for the e-mail list in order to be considered eligible for the caption contest.

www.revisionmilitary.com/exoshield

Remember This?

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

High Gear Axio Max Stealth

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

If you’re looking for a good deal for a field watch, the High Gear Axio Max Stealth might be just the one for you. It not only tells the time but also features chronograph, compass, barometer, thermometer and altimeter functions.

It seems made for tactical operations. For example, it is set up for dual time, is water resistant to 30m and offers a full suite of tools to navigate and stay alert of weather conditions. Also available in a Desert version.

www.extremeoutfitters.us/highspeedgearaxiomaxstealth

MG Peter Fuller Relieved

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

After leaving PEO Soldier earlier this year, Major General Peter Fuller was assigned to as Deputy Commander for Programs
NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan
.

Yesterday, he was relieved of duty by GEN John Allen, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, for making what were characterized as “inappropriate public comments” on Thursday to the website Politico. Specifically, MG Fuller referred to the Afghan government as “isolated from reality,” and was critical of Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai.

In a statement of contrition, GEN Allen commented, “These unfortunate comments are neither indicative of our current solid relationship with the government of Afghanistan, its leadership, or our joint commitment to prevail here in Afghanistan…The Afghan people are an honorable people, and comments such as these will not keep us from accomplishing our most critical and shared mission — bringing about a stable, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan.”

I have to say, I like MG Fuller. Unfortunately, the system eats its own and he will probably be forced into retirement. However, if this happens, I fully expect to see him in industry before long.

Stuff We Didn’t Write About

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

For Civilians Who Want Military Style

Why can’t Hollywood get military uniforms right?

How Hi-Tech Robots Will Prevent the Next IDF Soldier Kidnapping

AFMC restructures to cut overhead, make command more efficient

Carinthia Sleeping Systems and Cold Weather Clothing

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

I’ve known about Austria’s Carinthia bags for years but this commercial definitely jogged my memory. Those big packs remind me of my time in LRS in the late 80s.

Carinthia’s Observer Plus bivy has seen extensive use by European Snipers and Recce troops.

Carinthia Catalogue

www.military-sleeping-bags.com

USSOCOM Precision Sniper Rifle

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Yesterday, USSOCOM finally released the solicitation for the Precision Sniper Rifle.

The PSR system is designed to address the operational effectiveness and SOF sniper survivability over the current inventory of sniper weapons. The major components of the PSR system are: rifle, ammunition, magazines, sound suppressor including a mirage mitigating device, operator manual, sling, cleaning kit, bipod, drag bag, and hard carrying case. These items have been determined to be a commercial item and are intended to fulfill the approved USSOCOM requirement for a PSR.

In order to see the actual requirements you have to have explicit access meaning you have to be registered on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and be registered with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 332994 for small arms manufacturing and/or 332992 small arms ammunition manufacturing.

The previous entry on FBO will no longer be used for this solicitation.

www.fbo.gov