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Revision Delivers Next Generation Micro Heads-Up Display to U.S. Air Force Rescue Unit

Thursday, April 28th, 2022

Essex Junction, Vermont (April 28, 2022) – Revision Military, a leading producer of protective eyewear for military, law enforcement, and civilian users, has recently completed the delivery of 50 prototype micro heads-up display systems to the U.S. Air Force’s 129th Rescue Squadron as part of an Air Force program to explore new technologies. The Revision Smart Eyewear powered by Ciye enhances situational awareness and mission effectiveness while offering state-of-the art ballistic eye protection.

The Revision Smart Eyewear powered by Ciye HUD system, is based on commercially available technology developed by Ciye, a U.S.-based leader in fitness tracking technology. The U.S. Air Force provided development funding for the device through the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) AFWERX small business innovation research grant program.

“The goal in creating this system is to give the wearer access to essential tactical information in real-time without overwhelming them, all while providing ballistic eye protection,” says Revision CEO Amy Coyne. “The smart eyewear is based on Revision’s longstanding expertise in providing combat-proven solutions that protect our men and women in uniform.”

While wearing the 1.9-ounce smart eyewear, the user looks up and to the left to see an array of user-selectable data fields related to navigation. The display is only visible when needed, leaving the wearer’s entire field of view free from distracting information.

“The display is not in the user’s field of view,” says Ciye CEO Yuri Zhovnirovsky, “giving the wearer access to information without compromising situational awareness. A critical information need for the military is ‘where am I, and where am I going.’ Normally, you’d have to stop what you’re doing and consult a map or device to figure that out,” says Zhovnirovsky, “but with our device navigation and movement are seamless.”

Once the user selects and downloads a route from the Android or iOS smartphone app using a Bluetooth connection, the unit then runs autonomously, displaying route direction, moving time, and distance data that’s dynamically updated in real-time in three visible fields.

The smart eyewear contains a ballistic lens, an integrated display, GPS and antenna, a compass, accelerometer, gyroscope, and a 12-hour battery. The unit is semi-autonomous, only requiring a smartphone app to set navigation waypoints and configure the display. The battery is rechargeable in 30 minutes using a common USB power bank. The entire system is contained within the footprint of a set of spectacles that are designed to integrate with existing helmets and communication headgear.

As part of the Air Force Program trials, search and rescue personnel used the smart eyewear preloaded with mission navigation waypoints before their aircraft took off. Once on the ground, rescuers used the navigation HUD to guide them directly to their objective without using critical time in the landing zone to consult handheld navigation aids. An arrow pointing to the waypoint or objective, along with time and distance to the objective was displayed and updated in real-time as the wearer moved. Without needing to reference maps or tablets, the personnel had greater situational awareness and were able to move more efficiently through complex terrain.

Now that this initial field trial with the Air Force is complete, Revision and Ciye will continue to evolve the product into a state of operational readiness, identify stakeholders and further define end user requirements.  For more information, please contact the team at solutions@revisionmilitary.com.

New Soldier-Protection Turret Developed for Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle

Thursday, April 28th, 2022

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Soldiers are getting a chance to evaluate and train with a new armored turret system for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, the latest U.S. Army platform within the high-priority Next Generation Combat Vehicle modernization program.

The new Objective Commander’s Weapon Station integrates with all five variants of the AMPV: a general-purpose vehicle, mission command vehicle, mortar carrier, medical evacuation and medical treatment vehicles. The AMPV is currently in low-rate production.

The OCWS system, which addresses the ongoing need to develop advanced armor protection and capabilities for Soldiers, is part of the broad sweep of modernization efforts within the U.S. Army. The advanced protection kit has a new armor alloy and a titanium hatch design.

The OCWS turret protects the vehicle commander, who operates as the gunner on the top side of the vehicle. Essential features include periscopes, motorized rotation and a spacious interior that allows the gunner to perform complex missions under protection. The weapon mount on the system gives the gunner full access to the suite of crew served weapons, providing a range of firepower options.

The OCWS was developed and prototyped by engineers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. The Armaments Center reports to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, which is part of Army Futures Command.

“The OCWS is definitely one of our more sophisticated turret systems,” said Thomas Kiel, who leads the engineering activity for U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps armored and tactical vehicle turrets within the DEVCOM Armaments Center Force Protection team. “The AMPV was developed to operate on the front lines of the battlefield, and our team had to accommodate the challenging requirements associated with that,” Kiel added.

The OCWS includes a combination of opaque and transparent armor that is specially configured to provide advanced protection and situational awareness for the Commander. The Armaments Center works closely with DEVCOM’s Army Research Laboratory to ensure that the high performing armor materials are lightweight, affordable and readily available.

“Our initial prototype was integrated with the vehicle at the test site for a formal user evaluation,” said Narayan Bhagavatula, Program Lead for Gunner Protection Systems within Program Manager Soldier Lethality, also located at Picatinny Arsenal.

Experienced warfighters, program managers and Picatinny engineers participated in a Human Systems Integration event at the Aberdeen Test Center for a complete evaluation of every aspect of the new turret. “It is critical that the OCWS meets the needs of the Soldier,” said Bhagavatula. “User feedback is the most important aspect of our development process.”

At the Soldier-centered event, the turret team gathers all comments and recommendations from Soldiers and incorporates them into the design. Engineering analysis of the updated computer models follows each design change.

“We’re able to really push the envelope on system complexity and performance because of recent advances in modeling and simulation,” said Kiel. The engineers work closely with the Gaming, Interactive Technologies & Multimedia team at the Armaments Center to evaluate computer models within a virtual environment that simulate various battlefield scenarios, from dense urban combat to open terrain, under certain weather conditions.

In collaboration with Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, the Armaments Center is acquiring new simulation technologies and toolsets that make it possible to evaluate the overall effectiveness of new weapon systems through fully immersive environments.

“Through advanced modeling, we can predict the behavior of our turrets under extreme stress, as well as understand how the system will be used during combat,” said Kiel. “The engineering data we generate is treated as a weapon system and is managed and secured as such,” he added.

The DEVCOM Armaments Center has the lead within the DOD in the development of Tactical Vehicle Turret Systems. More than 50,000 systems have been fielded on a variety of platforms, including the Humvee, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles, the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle and others. Objective Gunner Protection Kit Turrets are standard for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

At least 14 patents have been issued related to the development of turret systems, including three that were selected as Army’s Greatest Inventions. AGI awards are considered somewhat of a “Soldier’s Choice Award” because nominations are judged by a panel of noncommissioned officers with recent combat experience as well as practical, hands-on experience.

The Product Data Management team at Picatinny is responsible for processing and maintaining all aspects of weapon system data, which is used throughout the Armaments Center enterprise for various functions such as prototype fabrication, structural modeling, and cost analysis. “The technical data itself is a strategic asset for the U.S. Army and a crucial component in achieving military advantage,” Kiel said.

“We built all of the prototype OCWS turrets in-house over the last 18 months,” said Bhagavatula. “Meeting the aggressive test schedule was a top priority, along with finalizing the technical data package for the start of low-rate production,” he added. Assembled within its Prototype Integration Facility, the Armaments Center provided 20 OCWS turrets for test and evaluation.

The AMPV with OCWS has undergone reliability, availability, and maintainability testing at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, as well as live-fire testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Follow-on operational testing of the AMPV with Soldiers is underway.

By Ed Lopez, Picatinny Arsenal Public Affairs

Speer Ammunition Adds New 30 Super Carry to Its Gold Dot Product Line

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

LEWISTON, Idaho – April 19, 2022 – Speer Ammunition announces the addition of the new 30 Super Carry cartridge to its Gold Dot Personal Protection product family. Hailed as one of the biggest handgun cartridge introductions in decades, the new Gold Dot 30 Super Carry from Speer continues to bolster the ammunition options for this new platform. Check with your local ammo store for availability.

The Gold Dot 30 Super Carry has the power of a 9mm Luger with more magazine capacity. The combination of performance and smaller-diameter sized .313-inch diameter projectile allow the Federal Ammunition engineered cartridge to deliver 9mm Luger muzzle velocity, with terminal performance that far exceeds that of 380 Auto. 

“We are excited to add this new cartridge to the line of the No. 1 bullet choice of law enforcement,” said Jesse Whiteside, Federal’s Senior Director of Product Management. “The new 30 Super Carry option packs all of the functional features that law enforcement and concealed carry users have trusted in a personal protection round. The Uni-Cor bonded Gold Dot Bullet is designed for better weight retention, deep penetration, and exceptional expansion. It’s clear to see why the line of Gold Dot ammunition continues to be so popular.”

With the continued growth and popularity of concealed carry firearms, the 30 Super Carry comes into the market as an ideal choice for everyday carry. The cartridge greatly outperforms the 380 Auto while offering the same muzzle energy as the 9mm Luger, but with more magazine capacity. With this newly designed cartridge, users don’t have to choose a smaller firearm with reduced bullet performance or a larger firearm with more magazine capacity. The 30 Super Carry combines the best of performance and size. 

“What I think shooters will like about the Gold Dot 30 Super Carry is that they get more performance from their everyday firearm without having to step up to a larger platform,” continued Whiteside. “With the 30 Super Carry, a magazine the size of a standard 10-round 9mm Luger will be able to carry 12 to 13 rounds of 30 Super Carry. Additional rounds can make a big difference in a real-world self-defense scenario.” 

Part No. / Description / MSRP

24261GD / 30 Super Carry Gold Dot hollow point, 115-grain, 20-count / $35.99

The Gold Dot 30 Super carry joins an extensive line of Gold Dot products including 18 different cartridges.

Speer Ammunition can be found at dealers nationwide or purchased direct online. For more information on all products, visit www.speer.com.

Bushnell Shooter KC Eusebio Wins Open Division, High Overall at USPSA Area 6 Championship

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – April 27, 2022 – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, congratulates Team Bushnell pro shooter KC Eusebio on his strong performance at the 2022 USPSA Area 6 Championship. Eusebio, using the Bushnell First Strike 2.0 reflex sight, earned High Overall and secured first place in the Open Division during the highly contested championship match.

During the two-day championship, Eusebio went head-to-head against more than 100 competitors in purist of the Open Division title. This year’s match featured 12 challenging stages of fire designed to test competitors in both speed and accuracy. From the onset, Eusebio was able to stay one step ahead of the competition finishing the match with 1,210 points which put him comfortably ahead of the second-place finisher by 80 points.

“This was a great way to start the shooting season, with a victory,” stated Eusebio. “Every year you can count on this match being extremely fast paced. Using the Bushnell red dot, I was able take my speed up a notch thanks in part to the crisp red dot and clear glass. Over the last couple of years, I’ve been fortunate enough to take home multiple titles, all while having the Bushnell on my side.”

Up next for Eusebio is the 2022 World Speed Shooting Championship on April 28-30th, where he looks to capture his ninth word speed shooting title.

To learn more about the First Strike 2.0 or to see the full lineup of red dots, including the recently released RXC-200 and RXU-200 micro red dots, head over to Bushnell.com.

Five Canadian Police Agencies Choose GLOCK Pistols

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

OTTAWA – April 27th, 2022 – RAMPART is proud to announce that five Canadian Police Agencies have chosen GLOCK pistols including Canada’s newest Police Service.

Surrey Police Service in Surrey, British Columbia is the latest of the five Canadian Police Agencies to adopt GLOCK pistols. The other agencies are located in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon. Three of the five agencies are replacing legacy Smith and Wesson® pistols while two of these agencies are newly formed.

Over 80% of law enforcement, agencies across Canada are currently using GLOCK pistols. GLOCK pistols are safe, accurate, and reliable with full service and support in Canada.  

“We are proud to be able support these five agencies become new GLOCK users. We have seen many agencies chose to adopt GLOCK pistols over the last few years. GLOCK reliability and quality combined with RAMPART’s dedication to supporting the end user creates a winning partner for Canadian law enforcement and military end users” said Mike Klein, President of RAMPART Corp.

Why GLOCK and RAMPART?

1. Canadian Law Enforcement’s most trusted firearm since 1993

2. 130+ Canadian agencies carry GLOCK’s

3. In house armouring and warranty support

4. In stock inventory of pistols, parts, and accessories

5. Test and evaluation programs

6. In country armourer training

“GLOCK is honoured to chosen by  the Surrey Police Service to provide them with their duty firearm” added James Cassells, the Canadian Sales Manager.  “We look forward to continuing a long relationship with them and providing them with the support GLOCK in Canada has become known for.”

www.rampartcorp.com

Agilite-Why We Do What We Do

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

Today is Holocaust Rememberence Day in Israel and Agilite has a message for its Enemies:

Ultralightweight Yet Super-Strong Plate Carrier MX244 for Military and Police Special-Forces Goes On Sale 27 April, Says Lindnerhof-Taktik

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

LENGGRIES, GERMANY (25 April 2022)—Maker of high-quality tactical gear systems Lindnerhof-Taktik today announced it will this week begin offering its new MX244 Ultralight Plate Carrier for purchase.

The MX244—set to go on sale Wednesday—is the first of an entire line of Lindnerhof-Taktik products made with the company’s innovative Multiaxial Laminate MX material, notable for its extreme low weight and astonishing strength, said Lindnerhof CEO Jakob Kolbeck.

“We’re very confident that the military and police special-forces teams for whom the MX244 is designed will find it an indispensable piece of equipment,” Kolbeck said, adding that the carrier is designed to serve as a grid for toting SAPI L-sized plates.

“There are many reasons why we believe the MX244 will quickly become a bestseller, but two of the most important are its exceptional durability and it weighs only 450 grams,” Kolbeck continued. “In fact, until the MX244 came along, there’s never been a more reliable, lightweight option for carrying plates.”

Lindnerhof founder Josef Sixt added that the advanced-technology Multiaxial Laminate MX material used in the manufacture of the MX244 has very low water absorbency characteristics. Moreover, he said, the option exists for covering the carried plates with fully camouflaged sleeves.

“Although the MX244 Plate Carrier is a cutting-edge product, we incorporated many of our classic, time-tested, and field-proven features,” Sixt offered. “For example, we took our patented hook buckle for securely closing shoulder straps and waist belts and translated it into an extra-slim version, one that would stay more out of the way of the user’s weapon system, provide additional space along the waist belt, and yet clasp just as rock-solidly as the original hook buckle.”

Kolbeck said an objective in developing the MX244 was creation of a plate carrier that would allow users to quickly add accessories. Accordingly, the company has timed the debut of its MX244 to coincide with the launch of several Lindnerhof-Taktik accessory items.

These are:

• Front Panels (MX233 Velcro® Panel, MX231 Panel Front, MX234 Multi-Calibre front Panel)

• Carrying Sling (MX106 Single Point Velcro® Sling)

• Next-generation Multi-Calibre Pouches (MX119 Multi-Calibre Rifle Mag Pouch, MX519 Multi-Calibre SMG Mag Pouch)

• Slim Belt Grid (MX560 Modular Belt Grid)

“Common to the plate carrier and the accessory items—beyond being made with Multiaxial Laminate MX—is their extreme functionality and modularity,” Kolbeck said. “Consider, for instance, the new MX560 Belt Grid. It’s a laser-cut sleeve-grid. But as soon as it’s wrapped around our Tactical Harness [1000551 Edelrid Gürtel], the harness transforms into a slim, super-lightweight war belt. Extra slots stably attach it to common holster systems including Blackhawk, Safariland, and G-Code, as well as to other items.

“As for the MX231 Front Panel, it can carry three magazines for rifles ranging from the AR15 on up to the HK417. Both it and the MX234 Multi-Calibre Front Panel attach to the MX244 Plate Carrier by means of Velcro® fasteners and/or with an included pair of click-it-to-attach MOLLE buckles for faster gearing up.

“And, of course, all of the new products include other outstanding Lindnerhof features such as cable management, patch areas, and size adjusters.”

The MX244 Plate Carrier and most of its accessories (unveiled in March at the at Enforce Tac and IWA 2022 trade shows held in Nuremberg, Germany) will for now be available in only two colours—coyote and stone grey. The company said black will be offered later, as will the camouflage patterns MultiCam and 5fb Flecktarn.

Meanwhile, Kolbeck provided a sneak-peek at a coming capability of the MX231 and MX234 panels. “In additional to their classic functionality, the front panels also can form the basis of a fully configured and ready-to-use micro-rig, but we’ll have more about that in the next few months,” he revealed.?

All the Lindnerhof-Taktik products coming available for purchase this week reflect a recently adopted strategy of developing and rolling out new items with greater frequency.

“We create roughly a thousand prototypes of new products each year, but our goal now is to bring more of them to customers and to do so on a more consistent basis,” Kolbeck said.

For more information about these products and other Lindnerhof-Taktik gear, please visit the company’s website at www.hqg.de.

CORDURA Line Of Fabrics Continues To Expand

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

During a couple of recent trade shows, I caught up with the INVISTA team responsible for the CORDURA line of fabrics and realized that they had introduced quite a few new fabrics I wasn’t aware of. I asked them for some more information to share with you.

Here is a sampling of the lineup:

CORDURA® NYCO KnitSoft comfort performance with staying power

Engineered with military-grade INVISTA T420 nylon 6,6 staple fiber blended with cotton for a natural look and feel, CORDURA® NYCO Knit combines soft comfort performance with long-lasting durability.

CORDURA® Classic FabricThe original CORDURA® fabric made with a cotton duck appearance optimized for abrasion resistance

Designed for living and built to last, the original durable CORDURA® fabric has proven performance in many of the world’s toughest environments.  Made with high tenacity air jet textured nylon 6,6 filament yarns in a range of sizes – 370, 560, 770, and 1100 dtex.

CORDURA® TrueLock™ FabricEco-friendly fabrics with locked-in color

Engineered with high tenacity nylon 6,6 multi-filament fiber that is solution dyed, locking the color in at the molten polymer extrusion level, CORDURA® TrueLock™ Fabric has excellent color-fastness, UV-fade and abrasion resistance, lot-lot-color consistency, extended UV strength stability, and long-lasting color vibrancy. The process used to make CORDURA® TrueLock™ Fabric also uses less water, energy, and CO2 to help leave a lighter footprint along the path to sustainability. CORDURA® Truelock™ Fabric is available in classic US Military and other tactical colors with built-in IR signature management for improved concealment (Coyote-498, Desert Sand-503, Tan-499, Camo Green-483, Ranger Green, Black, and Wolf Gray). End-uses include bags, load carriage, and reinforcements as well as use in eco-friendly fabrics, webbings, and trims.

CORDURA® re/cor™ Fabric RN66‘Expect More, Waste Less’

The new recycled nylon 6,6 (RN66) collection is ‘durable, responsible and innovated to last.’  In terms of quantifiable benefits versus Virgin Nylon 6,6, the production of CORDURA® re/cor™ Fabric RN66 decreases greenhouse gas emissions by 83%, consumes 82% less energy, and uses 57% less water.  CORDURA® re/cor™ Fabric RN66 is made from 100 percent pre-consumer fiber material that is GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certified and can be produced in a full range of mil-spec colors.

CORDURA® Combat Wool™Comfort and aesthetics of wool with the performance of nylon

CORDURA® Combat Wool™ fabrics offer engineered endurance performance. Woven using INVISTA nylon 6,6 staple fiber that is intimately blended with merino wool for an authentic classic wool look and feel with enhanced comfort and up to 10x higher abrasion resistance***.

CORDURA® Naturalle™ FabricTechnical performance with the look and feel of cotton

CORDURA® Naturalle™ Fabric  is engineered with full-dull luster nylon 6,6 filament yarns and offer long-lasting, ruggedly stylish solutions for endurance apparel.

CORDURA AFT® FabricHigh-performance, breathable mesh fabric

Highly breathable knit constructions engineered for enhanced abrasion and snagging resistance, the CORDURA® AFT Fabric tactical focused fabric range includes high tenacity nylon 6,6 mesh materials that can be foam or felt laminated for outer shell footwear and breathable apparel applications.

For more information, visit www.CORDURA.com.