We have you a teaser last week of FirstSpear’s patent pending NOC (Non Official Cover) armor developed in conjunction with Renegade Armor. We promised some additional info and here it is.
Archive for 2014
Details on the New NOC Armor from FirstSpear / Renegade Armor
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014SHOT Show -TNVC
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
SHOT Shot – Team Wendy
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014The new Exfil Ballistic helmet being previewed at SHOT Show is a polyethylene hybrid solution. It integrates their Exfil rail 2.0 system as well as a Wilcox shroud.
The first thing you’ll notice is that it shares geometry with the Exfil Bump Helmet. The lines are quite distinctive,
The boltless cam fit system is quite versatile and accommodates a custom fit.
Based on the work they have done with shell manufacturer Armor Source they plan to meet ACH level protection at under 2 lbs shell weight and 2.5 lbs total weight with suspension, chin strap, rails and shroud.
SHOT Show – S&S Precision
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
SHOT Show – Tactical Assault Gear
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014The IHV (Integrated Hybrid Vest) is a new item from Tactical Assault Gear. It is a plate carrier that was designed for Level stand alone plates but will accept plates with backers.
It integrates comms cable routing on either side of the integrated admin pouch.
The mag pouches are integrated into the design with internal access to the bungees through a zipper at the bottom of the plate pocket. The pockets will accept 2x M4 mags on the outboard pouches and singles on the two inboard pouches. The mag pouches will fit many radios as well. TAG also integrated a dual pistol mag pocket into the design as well as a small GP pouch that will fit a tourniquet or a dip can.
The cummerbund is PALS compatible and relies on Austrialpin Cobra buckles.
SHOT Show – OTTE Gear
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014OTTE Gear gave us a tease of their Patrol Parka in the Brookwood Army Improvement Effort Woodland variant submission.
What do you think guys? Should they do it? I’d buy one.
SHOT Show – Princeton Tec
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Princeton Tec showed us a Switch Rail mounted to the Team Wendy helmet via Picqtinny rail section. The Switch Rail we unveiled last SHOT show is now shipping.
It offers 10 lumens for up to 24 hours and is waterproof to 1m. Offered in Red/White and IR/Red combos.
SHOT Show – LBX Camo
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
For SHOT 2014 LBX Tactical is disrupting the commercial camouflage market with the introduction of four highly effective patterns designed for Winter/Urban, Desert, Woodland and Transitional environments. Working in cooperation with Leading Edge Ventures and HyperStealth Biotechnology Corporation, the goal of the LBX Camo project was to improve upon the vulnerabilities of several of the most popular brands of camouflage and offer the improved capabilities of patterns previously only authorized for use by special mission units within the US Military.
LBX- features the latest advances in camouflage research for reduced signatures to allow for enhanced survivability. Current Uniform Digital Patterns such as MARPAT, CADPAT and AOR1/2 use similar square and rectangular pixels but the smaller size of the larger Macropattern (or Spatial Frequency – blotches) tend to blend into one color as distance from the target increases.
The proprietary 3-dimensional pattern was added to the larger Macropattern regions to subdue to the large Spatial Frequency of the pattern and allow for different aspects of the pattern to work at different distances. This added feature also creates a semi-horizontal natural flow texture and the illusion of depth and more than seven colors from a distance. The horizontal flow of the pattern will help to mask horizontal movement at various tactical distances.
LBX Camouflage addresses these limitations providing one of the most advanced tactical camouflage pattern sets in the world. Using a large Macro pattern, LBX Camo colors are selected with optimum hue and contrast to allow the configuration to have distinct contrasting arrays, which will blend with the natural background while causing the adversary to look past or look through the pattern. Special proprietary algorithms were applied which creates an illusion of 3-dimensional layering. Additionally Sniper Instructors from Naval Special Warfare and the US Marine Corps were consulted to ensure the operational effectiveness of the patterns were validated and optimized.
SnowRaptor ™ (LBX SnowRaptor)
Mantis™ (LBX Mantis)
See the patterns on display at SHOT show booth #31307
