Rohde & Schwarz offers a wide variety of signal
monitoring, collection, and processing equipment and software such as the R&S MNT100 seen above. It can monitor between 600 MHz and 6 GHz but there receivers for other bands as well. Here, it is paired with a DF antenna.
Units and agencies can procure Rohde & Schwarz products by contacting Atlantic Diving Supply.
Trango Systems offers a wide variety of modular range infrastructure including the barricade seen above which has a swappable top. The barricade’s lightweight construction allows it to be moved easily between training areas or to adjust for different training scenarios.
The barricade supports different rifle placement, directional fire, and target acquiring patterns applications.
Panels are manufactured from Panelo-O-foam, a ricochet free and highly durable material.
Units and agencies can procure Trango Systems products by contacting Atlantic Diving Supply.
Another Promo?! We Must Be SiCo
August 2, 2021 — West Valley City, UT — SilencerCo is at it again, launching their new (and obviously improved) promo, featuring the SilencerCo billet AR-15 lower receiver, the SCO15. From August 2 – September 10, 2021, when you spend at least $799 before tax, you will qualify for a free SCO15 Lower (MSRP $249).
In order to receive a free SCO15 Lower, customers must include at least one SilencerCo suppressor in their $799 purchase. To make sure the minimum dollar amount is reached, SilencerCo accessories can be included in the purchase. Customers are limited to five free lowers per person at the rates listed below:
• Spend $799 before tax, must include one suppressor – receive a free lower
• Spend $1598 before tax, must include two suppressors – receive two free lowers
• Spend $2397 before tax, must include three suppressors – receive three free lowers
• Spend $3196 before tax, must include four suppressors – receive four free lowers
• Spend $3995 before tax, must include five suppressors – receive five lowers
All products must be purchased through a retailer between August 2, 2021 and September 10, 2021 in order to qualify. Customers must then use their submitted Form 4, receipt or proof of purchase, and a copy of the dealer’s FFL to register on the SilencerCo website. The closing date for registration is no later than October 1, 2021.
“We learned a lot from our last summer promo,” said SilencerCo Founder & President, Jonathon Shults. “Our customers are our number one priority, and we are implementing all of the important lessons we learned in order to make it a smooth process this time around.”
For more information on the details of this promo or to register your purchase, please visit silencerco.com.
SCO15 Lower Features:
• Integral ambidextrous anti-rotation QD sling cups at rear of receiver
• Proprietary ambidextrous bolt catch/release (included)
• Enlarged integral trigger guard
• Flared magazine well
• Designed for use with standard mil spec lower parts kits and buffer assembly
• 45 to 90 degree fire selector window for short throw fire selectors
• Rear tensioner bolt hole (bolt not included)
• Machined in-house by SilencerCo out of 7075 billet aluminum
For more information on the SCO15 lower, click here.
The company Long Range Accuracy is pretty well known in the precision shooting community, but many don’t know that their bipods will also work on the M240.
Specifically, it’s the Lite Tactical Long Sleeve model. Made in the USA, it offers single handed leg length (Carbon fiber legs adjust from 6.6”-10”), angular positioning (0°, 90°, 180°), and rifle leveling.
Units and agencies can procure Long Range Accuracy products by contacting Atlantic Diving Supply.
A few weeks ago we put out a call for boot testers on behalf of Gore, the makers of GORE-TEX, who is seeking US military personnel to try out cool weather boots made by Altama. They still need candidates for boot testing, particularly with smaller sized feet, sizes 8-9.
This Altama boot integrates two Gore technologies most of you have never encountered until now. GORE-TEX Thermium™ is a new insulation combining Gore’s expertise in polytetrafluoroethylene and silica aerogel, the world’s lightest solid element and best solid thermal protector which was developed by NASA. Thermium is ultra-thin, low-bulk, and non-compressible resulting in a lower profile boot than you’d expect for cold weather. The insulation is thermally mapped to target only areas where needed: around the toes, since they become cold first.
In addition, these boots also feature GORE-TEX Extended Comfort technology. Like all GORE-TEX, these boots will keep your feet dry from external water, but they are engineered with the next generation of footwear laminate technology for warm conditions which has a breathability ~2x higher than the existing technology. More breathability means more sweat can evaporate through the laminate, and more evaporation means more heat loss and less clamminess.
See the details here.
Originally introduced to the US market in 1998, the SL8 is a version of the G36 but was discontinued tied in 2010. This latest version is all Black in color with a Red H&K logo on the stock. It features a cold-hammer forged barrel with a recessed crown. The free-floating bull barrel is manufactured with HK cannon grade steel. The G36/SL8 short-stroke gas piston, also featured in the HK416, ensures smooth, clean, reliable operation. The SL8 also features a short MIL-SPEC optics mount, match trigger, and an adjustable stock.
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TNVC and 4D Tactical are excited to announce the release of a highly requested, highly sought after new product, developed in collaboration with 4D Tactical!
Developed exclusively for TNVC, the 4D Tactical DELUXE Ops-Core Vented Lux Liner (VLL)/Lux Liner Retrofit kit combines some of the very best helmet comfort pads with the best helmet liner/suspension system currently on the market, providing the ultimate in comfort, protection, and heat mitigation currently on the market.
While the Vented Lux Liner/Lux Liner system installed in most high end Ops-Core/Gentex helmet systems, including the FAST SF and USSOCOM FTHS is already one of the most comfortable helmet liner systems currently available, many users have expressed an interest in utilizing our popular 4D pad kits with their helmets.
However, because the Ops-Core Lux Liner/VLL is a fully integrated system, it is not directly compatible with other 4D Retrofit Pad Kits without removal of the Lux Liner and the excellent impact protection it offers. While the 4D Pads themselves offer excellent impact protection in lieu of the Lux Liner, it can be frustrating to have to remove the Lux Liner simply to install new pads. Moreover, depending on the type of Lux Liner, removing it can also interfere with the fit and function of the Ops-Core Fit Band suspension system, which again, is the best helmet suspension currently available on the market in terms of headborne systems and load stabilization and carriage.
To address this, TNVC has once again teamed up with 4D Tactical to develop a new DELUXE Retrofit Combat Liner which is a direct replacement for the existing Ops-Core Comfort Pads supplied with the FAST SF and other helmets utilizing the Vented Lux Liner or legacy Lux Liners, and while they are much thinner than traditional stand-alone 4D pads, the VLL/Lux Liner kit shares the same pedigree as all of the 4D Tactical pad kits. Originally developed for USSOCOM, these pads meet and exceed specification for ACH Blunt Impact and Ballistic Protection – even exceeding many standard issue, OEM, and aftermarket suspension system offerings (according to independent and DoD lab testing (USMC SMART-TE ACH Test).
The 4D Tactical Zero G DELUXE Ops-Core VLL/Lux Liner Retrofit Kit comes in one (1) configuration that is universally adaptable to ALL Lux Liner variants and helmet configurations, and includes:
1. Front/Brow Pad
2. Ops-Core Nape Pad
3. Ovals (2)
4. Half Ovals (2)
5. HIVE Pads (2)
6. Ops-Core Universal Nape/Rear Pad
The Universal Nape Pad is a brand new custom pad developed for the VLL/Lux Liner kit, and designed to work with the new optional Ops-Core Universal Nape Pad that can be used to either replace the standard small Ops-Core Nape Pad, or be used as a rear pad on the inside of the Lux Liner in conjunction with the standard nape configuration, and features stitched ventilation channels, offering superior flexibility to conform to the most variable part of users’ skull geometry in addition to improved cooling.
This nine (9) pad DELUXE Kit can be configured in multiple different configurations depending on the user’s preferences and Lux Liner/suspension/comms configuration, users can choose one of the recommended configurations below or mix and match pads that best suit their needs and provide the best comfort and fit:
(all configurations use the standard front/brow pad)
CONFIGURATION A, Universal Nape Pad + Helmet Mounted Comms/No Comms: Universal Nape Pad, 2 ovals and 2 half ovals in crown, 2 HIVEs on either side
CONFIGURATION B, Standard Ops-Core Nape + Helmet Mounted Comms/No Comms: Ops-Core Nape Pad, Universal Nape Pad as Rear Pad, 2 ovals, 1 half oval in crown, 2 HIVE pads on the side
CONFIGURATION C, Universal Nape Pad + Over-the-head (OTH) Comms: Universal Nape Pad, 1 oval and 2 half ovals in crown
CONFIGURATION D, Standard Ops-Core Nape + OTH Comms: Ops-Core Nape Pad, Universal Nape Pad as Rear Pad, 1 oval, 1 half oval in crown
The Zero G Deluxe Retrofit Combat Liner is a rate and temperature sensitive material that conforms to the wearer’s unique head shape. The materials provide unparalleled comfort, fit, and stability. All pads are covered in a heat and moisture wicking NanoTech anti-microbial fabric. It is designed to draw perspiration away from the head and will actually cool the wearer through this evaporative process. The Zero G Deluxe Retrofit Combat Liner is Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C 2533a) Compliant.
One Size Fits All.
Compatible with all Ops-Core Lux Liner and Vented Lux Liner Configurations and Ops-Core FAST SF/FTHS Family.
NOT compatible with non-Lux Liner configurations, MAY work with other manufacturers’ helmets utilizing circumferential impact liner layers. Fit is not guaranteed on non-Gentex/Ops-Core helmets.
NO RETURNS ACCEPTED ON OPEN PAD KITS for hygienic reasons.
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FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Some of the nation’s elite Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Special Forces Group have finalized testing the Army’s new Parachutist Flotation Device (PFD).
Preparation for the PFD test started in mid-April 2021 with the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate performing intentional water landings in Jordan Lake, North Carolina, according to Maj. Camden S. Jordan, ABNSOTD’s executive officer.
“Planners synchronized early with local emergency management, law enforcement and state wildlife agencies to help support the Army’s water operations on Jordan Lake,” said Jordan said.
Jordan went on to say rehearsals took place for the multi-tiered and complex infiltration technique before final testing in June.
“Located just West of Raleigh, North Carolina, Jordan Lake is one of North Carolina’s most pristine waterways, so these agencies provided swift water rescue teams, emergency medical technicians, small boat support and assisted in routing boaters away from the water drop zone while airborne operations are underway,” he said.
“We relied heavily upon the support of the community to execute this test. Local emergency services were the lynchpin to this entire test and could not have been executed without their outstanding support,” said Sgt. 1st Class John Reed, ABNSOTD’s Operations NCOIC.
According to Dan Shedd, Senior Mechanical Engineer Developmental Command at Natick, Massachusetts, military planners try real hard to keep airborne operations away from bodies of water.
He said on occasion, though, paratroopers can engage high value targets near large bodies of water so they must be equipped accordingly for safety.
With flotation bladders that can be inflated using an internal carbon dioxide (CO2) gas cylinder or an oral inflation tube, once employed in the water, the PFD becomes critical in saving lives.
Shedd explained how the PFD must suspend a combat-equipped jumper in a “lifesaving” posture for an extended period following an airborne infiltration.
“In real-world scenarios,” he said, “this critical time allows recovery teams time to locate and extract jumpers in the event of a water landing.”
Reed said operational testing with Soldiers during early June saw participating paratroopers undergoing intensive training cycles geared toward preparing for deliberate water operations.
That training began with new equipment training (NET) so the Soldiers could practice the proper rigging techniques and activation procedures required using the PFD.
“Anytime two lifesaving devices are being employed by one Soldier, intense attention to detail is required for both proper fit and wear as well as how these systems interact during airborne infiltration,” said Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Copley an ABNSOTD Military Freefall Master Jumpmaster.
The rigorous NET training test jumps required the test Soldiers of 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Special Forces Group to complete a full combat water survival test (CWST) conducted in Fort Bragg’s Mott Lake.
Sgt. 1st Class Steven Branch, a platoon Sergeant and Jumpmaster assigned to C Company 2nd Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, gave the PFD a thumbs-up.
“The PFD is much easier to rig for static line operations,” he said. “We barely noticed having it on, and it can easily suspend a Soldier with combat equipment for a long time if needed.
“Overall I was very impressed with every aspect of the PFD.”
ABNSOTD used the PFD test to train parachute riggers from across the airborne and special operations community in the proper maintenance and care of the new life-saving apparatus once they return to home station.
This “maintainer” training included system maintenance, repacking, repair, proper storage, handling, as well as rigging and employment during water landings.
Sgt. Issa Yi, a parachute rigger with the 151st Quarter Master Company said, “The PFD was easy to pack and required no special tools or materials to maintain.”
Story by Mr. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command
Photos by Mr. James L. Finney, Mr. Barry W. Fisher, and Mr. Chris O’Leary, U.S. Army Operational Test Command, and SFC Timothy D. Nephew, Airborne and Special Operations Video Flyer
