Photo: US Army SGT, Christopher Vann, 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Here, you can see an S&S Precision Plate Frame being used at the Fuerzas Comando competition in Colombia. The frame is holding a Protech ESAPI plate with soft armor backer sandwiched together and wrapped with one of their SOCS we wrote about during Warrior West.
Photo: US Army SGT, Christopher Vann, 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
If you’re in Germany, we’d like to let you know that Pol-Tec is the distributor for many brands including:
-FirstSpear
-Smith Optics
-XGO
-S&S Precision
-Eagle Industries
-Action Target
-Recon Robotics
-Surefire
You can find products from these vendors as well as others in their new Webshop at www.pol-tec.de
Named in honor of former Under Secretary of the Army, James R. Ambrose, for his recognition of the valuable contributions made to national defense by industrial companies, NDIA presents the Ambrose Award periodically when a manufacturer delivers superior products that meet required operational capabilities and support a high level of force readiness in the conduct of warfighting activities or homeland defense.
“The Ambrose Award is not an annual award, rather it is an award presented only when an extraordinary circumstance prevails,” said Steve Faintich, NDIA Small Arms Executive Board secretary. “Winchester was specifically cited by both the NDIA Board and the U.S. Department of Defense for demonstrating its unique responsiveness and capability in meeting a need or adding capability to U.S. and/or Allied national security.”
“At Winchester Ammunition, we take great pride in the products we provide the United States Armed Forces and we’re honored to receive this award,” said Tom O’Keefe, Winchester Ammunition president. “We have a long and storied history of supporting our military and will continue to manufacture high quality ammunition that our troops can count on.”
Criteria used to determine recipients of the Ambrose Award include:
– A track record of continual demonstration of emerging technologies
– The development of products and systems
– The establishment of enhanced production capabilities
– The integration of innovative weapons systems and supporting products and services required by the U.S. Department of Defense and Allied countries
For more information about Winchester Ammunition, visit www.winchester.com
If you’ve got a great concept or technology that you think will help USSOCOM conducts its core activities more effectively, you might want to consider answering their recently released Broad Agency Announcement. Step 1 is as simple as a white paper. We’ll cover a few of the highlights but make sure you read the full BAA to get an idea of what they are looking for and how to submit. The BAA will only remain open until July 13, 2012.
At the most generic level, they are looking for improvements in:
-Energy and Power Systems
-Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems
-Scalable Effects Weapons
-Mobility Platforms
-Improved Moving Target Lethality
-Comprehensive Signature Management
-Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
-SOF Small Unit Dominance – Many of you will fit in here and it’s pretty broad
-Night Vision/Electro-Optics – I like that they are interested in MultiSpectral and Out-of-Band technologies
Red the entire BAA at www.fbo.gov.
Come on down and join Chief Bronson & Sons for AYCE Wings at Va Beach’s No#1 Wings joint; Lendy’s Cafe – 1581 General Booth blvd, Suite 101 (757) 491-3511 June 9th, Saturday – Commencing promptly at 1400 (2pm) and securing at 2000 (8pm) for 25.00 per person. 20.00 for folks between 15yo & 20yo & 15.00 for 14yo & under!!! First 150 Paying guests thru the door will receive a Goodie Bag, hhuummm wonder what’s inside? (Word is last event Chief Bronson & Sons hosted, the goodie bags were worth more than the entry fee – maybe these goodie bags will be the same???) While you’re enjoying the Best Darned Wings in the Beach for how many years runnin’ now? You can break out some of that hard earned cash & Enter some of them Chinese Raffles – tickets will be on sale from the time the event kicks off, until 1830 (6:30pm) Winning Ticket’s will be posted at 1845 (6:45pm) so be sure to get you some of them Raffle tickets as soon as you show up for your chance at winning some of them nice prizes! Like a Nice New Beach Bike from FAT FROGS!!! Everybody who pays the entry fee will receive a FREE Door Prize Ticket! Three Door Prizes will be given out – during the evening – Must Be Present to WIn a Door Prize!!!
100% of all proceeds from the Buffalo/BBQ/HOT/Garlic etc – Wings, Raffles, oh and did I mention there was a Silent Auction going on at the same time? Well guess what – there is – make sure you check out them items because word is there’s going to be some really special stuff/kit/gear you can bid on! Highest Bid when Silent Auction closes wins! Joe Heilman, local musician is going to be singing LIVE – Check your calendars and mark the date Jun 9th to be at Lendy’s for a good time, great wings, entertainment & good company – while Helping raise Money for the Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation – Hope to see you there!!!
Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation.
The Replay XD1080 camera is a serious contender in the market of mountable HD cameras such as GoPro and Contour. It features a water-resistant, hard anodized, aluminum mil-spec housing with a double o-ring sealed lens bezel, rear cap, and top push buttons that allows it to operate through any number of adverse conditions. A two-button activation also allows for easy and fast operation, with built-in LED and vibration feedback that alerts the user when the camera is active.
It records using a custom designed 135º wide angle lens, giving it a flatter, clearer picture when compared to similar cameras currently on the market. The front lens bezel can be removed and replaced with a 37mm adapter for aftermarket lens and filter kits. As for audio, the internal microphone has been specially designed to capture the most realistic audio possible while cutting down on wind noise. For situations where an external audio device is preferred, the unit comes with a standard 3.5mm mini-jack adapter.
The XD1080 is supported by a wide range of mounting options, including the HardCore Billet Picatinny mount which features 2-way, 360° positioning and 10° incremental camera ring positions.
The Replay is available from ustacticalsupply.com/replayxd1080.
In concert with Kwikpoint, makers of waterproof basic language guides currently in use in theater, ADS is offering a pocket users guide describing PCU components, environmental conditions and a wheel to help the user correlate components with conditions. Although the aide memoire depicts the Block 1 version of PCU the garments of Block 2 are quite similar and function in the same way. In fact, it is a must for users of any multi-component environmental clothing system.
We took these photos during SOFIC in a behind-closed-door unveiling of several new Ops-Core technologies. Despite rumors to the contrary, Ops-Core is thriving and has developed several new products that will be rolling out soon. These photos in particular, showcase the new Super Light Armor Applique Plate developed for the Ops-Core FAST Ballistic Helmet by Velocity Systems.
One of those new technologies we mentioned is this skeleton VAS shroud just peeking out from under the SLAAP. You can also discern the design of the SLAAP. You may notics that the plate is slightly raised around the VAS.
Below, you can see the SLAAP dismounted from the helmet and the Velcro strips used to hold it fast.
Remember, the Super Light Armor Applique Plate works in conjunction with the Ops-Core FAST Ballistic Helmet to defeat the 7.62 x 39mm FMJ with mild steel core penetrator threat.
