Archive for September, 2013
Happy Birthday US Air Force
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013TacApps – TACNAV Now Available For Android
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013Jonathon Springer, creator of the popular Tactical NAV app informed me that it is now available for Android. Look for it on Google Play.
Features
-Military quality GPS tactical navigation system
-WGS 84 standard
-1:50,000 map scale overlay (1km by 1km gridsquares)
-Waypoint plotting functionality
-Fully editable waypoints
-Location and waypoint sharing via email with other users
-Compass lock function with fast user switching between degrees, Mils, elevation, latitude/ longitude, and MGRS coordinate data
-Camera mode with heads-up data displayed in real-time with photo stamping ability
-One-button night mode function
-“Go to Grid” option
www.tacticalnav.com or www.facebook.com/TacticalNAV
SHM Ray for M&P Pistols Now Available
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013Recently, Snake Hound Machine unveiled the Ray inside the waistband holster, designed for use with the Inforce APL light but they only released models for use with GLOCK pistols. You asked and they answered. Now, the SHM Ray IWB Light Bearing Holster is now available for the Smith & Wesson M&P line of pistols.
Specially designed to be slim and compact yet still hold a full size pistol and Inforce APL light, the Kydex SHM Ray features a sweat guard so it doesn’t sit directly against the skin. Offered in Storm Grey with Black fittings, it is available for 9/40 full size and compact models as well as the .45.
store.snakehoundmachine.com/shm-ray-iwb-light-bearing-holster
AustriAlpin Releases New Hybridized D-Ring COBRA
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
Close your eyes and imagine the synergistic hybrid of two gold-standard pieces of safety industry hardware… the Parachute D-ring and the Cobra Buckle. Rated at 18kN – 4000lb MBS (Straight pull / frame test method). 36kN Loop config. Far and wide exceeds ANSI Z359.1, CSA, EN, UIAA, and NFPA standards.
Made from 12mm – 7075 aluminum alloy. Stainless Steel adjuster, rivets, components and D-ring. Brass Clips. CNC Machined for flawless precision, reliability and safety. No sharp edges.
APPLICATIONS:
*Military, Para-Sport, Industrial Safety, Offshore Rigging, Flight suits, riggers belts and just about anywhere else you find D-ring fastener / buckles.
Tactical Distributors – Gear Girl 2014 Calendar Pre-Order
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
Tactical Distributors in conjunction with Chris Costa has produced the first Gear Girl calendar. The calendar ships mid-October, and can be pre-ordered now from Tactical Distributors.
www.tacticaldistributors.com/catalog/product/view/id/15026/s/gear-girl-2014-calendar-pre-orders/
Remington Announces SOCOM PSR Contract Award
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013Although announced by DoD in April, Remington made their formal, corporate announcement this past Friday the 13th of their award by USSOCOM for 5,150 Precision Sniper Rifle Systems in a 10 year contract worth over $79 Million. This was a long process. The solicitation was released way back in November, 2011.
Remington Arms Co., LLC., Madison, N.C., is being awarded a ten year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase of the precision sniper rifle (PSR) system for U.S. Special Operations forces. The estimated contract value is $79,717,783. The maximum quantities for this requirement are projected to be 5,150 PSR systems and 4,696,800 rounds of ammunition. The work will be performed at Remington facilities in Ilion, N.Y., and Elizabethtown, Ky., and the ammunition at Barnes Bullets facility, Mona, Utah. The expected completion date is March 7, 2023. The contracting activity is U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., (H92222-13-D-0003).
Madison, N.C. -The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded the Remington Defense Division of Remington Arms Company, LLC (“Remington”) – a subsidiary of Freedom Group Inc. (“FGI”) – a $79.7 million dollar Firm Fixed-Priced (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide up to 5,150 Precision Sniper Rifles (“PSR”) and 4.6 million rounds of precision ammunition. This award is the result of full and open competition conducted by USSOCOM.
Remington Defense will serve as the system integrator for the PSR, which is a durable sniper system capable of providing accurate target engagement and modular capabilities in barrel length and caliber conversion. Remington Defense will utilize two other FGI companies in the production process; Barnes Bullets will produce ammunition and Advanced Armament Corporation (AAC) will manufacture muzzle breaks and suppressors.
Remington Defense already holds the U.S. Army’s $28M contract for 3,600 XM2010 enhanced sniper rifle systems. Remington Defense will be able to leverage its sniper management, workforce, and supply base to ensure the delivery of quality and highly-effective PSR systems.
The PSR award further establishes FGI’s dominance in sniper system expertise, technology, and manufacturing capability for the U.S. Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies. FGI has the ability to produce a fully integrated sniper system consisting of firearm, suppressor, and ammunition products. FGI’s capabilities provide customers with unparalleled product affordability, quality, and technology.
“We are proud to provide our military Special Operations Forces with top-of-the-line technology,” said George Kollitides II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Group and Remington Arms. “The expertise, quality and centuries of experience at Remington are clearly recognized. This award not only represents a new era in precision sniper systems, but also proves that an American manufacturing company can still expand its product offerings and compete in this modern age to provide best in class weapons, ammunition, and suppressors to our troops defending freedom around the globe.”
“Members of our armed forces, and especially those on Special Operations teams, are our Country’s first line of defense,” said John Day, Vice President and General Manager of Military and Law Enforcement. “They deserve the highest quality and newest technology available. Every aspect of the PSR was designed with this in mind.”
Over the past four years, Remington Defense invested in its ability to compete in the government small arms space by modernizing production facilities, focusing research and development on end-user requirements, and ensuring consistent and repeatable quality in a high-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment.
