To show you how far out of the loop I can get, I bring you the Wolf A1 Complete Upper Receiver which is an import of the Taiwanese T91 upper which fits to any standard AR lower.
Wolf Ammo told me this piston upper has been around since 2017. It uses a short stroke piston combined with a T91 handguard and charging handle.
Offered in 12.5″ and 14.5″ versions from various retailers.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) —
The Air Force recently published a memorandum outlining updates to the Department of the Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of United States Air Force and United States Space Force Personnel, which include mustache, sister service and joint unit patch wear guidance. The updates are effective immediately for Airmen.
“These changes will allow Airmen additional flexibilities as to how to wear mustaches” said Gwendolyn DeFilippi, acting Deputy Chief of Staff for manpower, personnel and services. “Additionally, allowing Airmen to wear sister-service patches in their current color configuration influences cohesiveness and pride while assigned to joint organizations.”
Mustaches: No portion of the mustache will extend below the lip line of the upper lip. Additionally, the mustache will not go beyond a horizontal line extending across the corners of the mouth and no more than 1/4 inch beyond a vertical line drawn from the corner of the mouth.
Patches: Airmen assigned, attached, detailed, or activated in support of sister-service units or joint organizations can now wear the unit’s patches in accordance with the sister service or joint organizations wear instructions.
The badges or patches can be worn in the sister service or joint organization’s color configuration and will not be converted to the spice brown color.
DAFI 36-2903 takes precedence if a sister service or joint organization wear instructions cause a conflict in Air Force patch configuration guidance, i.e. the wear instruction might switch a patch designated as a “left sleeve” patch to the right sleeve.
These updates were based off feedback provided to senior leaders and the updated DAFI will be published at a later date.
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
The technology enterprise Rheinmetall AG and DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH, Germany’s largest biometrics firm, have contractually agreed to set up a joint venture. The new company, Rheinmetall Dermalog SensorTec GmbH, should begin operating in early summer 2022. Rheinmetall will hold a 65% stake in the partnership, with DERMALOG accounting for the remaining 35% share. Creation of the company still requires approval by the merger control authorities.
The strategic objective is to integrate biometric technology, artificial intelligence software, and digitization solutions in three different areas: driver monitoring, security, and industry. For Rheinmetall, the joint venture marks an important step in the transformation to digitization technology and expanding into driver monitoring solutions.
Furthermore, the new joint venture enhances the Düsseldorf-based technology group’s future-oriented diversification into biometrics applications geared to the security sector and industry. The move also adds to its existing digitization and software expertise. Importantly, the partnership reinforces Rheinmetall’s capabilities in five strategic technology clusters: automation, sensors, digitization, alternative mobility, and artificial intelligence.
“Setting up this joint venture is an important step in our transformation strategy, one which will enable us to offer cutting-edge monitoring, authentication, and security technology to our customers in the automotive sector and other industries”, states René Gansauge, CEO of Rheinmetall’s Sensors and Actuators division.
Rheinmetall Dermalog SensorTec GmbH will fuse Rheinmetall’s proprietary radar technology, which will be used for interior monitoring, with DERMALOG’s software, camera, and fingerprint technologies. In addition, an industrial application is already planned for the company access system at a Group-owned plant.
The majority-owned joint venture’s activities will be domiciled in Rheinmetall’s Sensors and Actuators division, which is spearheading the Group’s electrification strategy and applying new developments to the “Beyond Automotive” realm and industry in general.
DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH
Headquartered in Hamburg, Rheinmetall’s new cooperation partner has been actively pioneering biometric products and solutions for 25 years. During this period, the company has evolved into Germany’s largest maker of biometric systems and devices and is an innovation leader in the world of biometrics. Best-in-class technologies characterized by high speed, precision and reliability are a hallmark of DERMALOG. In 2021 the company took the coveted German Innovation Award, just the latest is a serious of national and international prizes in various categories.
“The joint venture with Rheinmetall AG transfers biometrics into the field of automotive applications. Driver monitoring in particular will help to avoid accidents caused by distraction,” says Günther Mull, founder and managing director of DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH in Hamburg about the joint venture with the technology group Rheinmetall.
Ever since the company’s foundation, it has been winning prestigious orders around the globe and carrying out major international projects. To date, the company has won 65 awards for its outstanding achievements in the field of biometrics, including the German Innovation Award Gold 2021 for its biometric cameras and the LivDet 2021 for its liveness recognition technology for differentiating between live and false fingers placed on a scanner for identification. Furthermore, following long years of successful cooperation, the company has succeeded in gaining a strong, experienced partner in Germany’s Bundesdruckerei, or Federal Printing Office, with a participation of 22.43%.
The company’s portfolio includes automated biometric identification systems and automated fingerprint identification systems; the latest fingerprint scanners; biometric border control systems; IDs and passports; and voting systems. Its customer base is extensive, encompassing law enforcement authorities, government residency registration offices and election authorities, vehicle registration offices, health and security companies, access control and data security firms, authorization and authentication services, mobile security organizations, government agencies, as well as public and private companies and banks around the globe. Among other things, DERMALOG offers solutions such as “FingerLogin”, “FingerPayment” and “FingerBanking”. The company is active in over 100 countries, serving clients not only in Germany and Europe, but also in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. For more information on the company, please go to: www.dermalog.com.
New from Dead Air Silencers is the Sierra 5, their first dedicated 5.56 (5.56/.223, 224 Valkyrie) can.
There are two versions, compatible with either KeyMo (top) or Xeno (bottom) mounting systems as well as a direct thread model.
The construction is welded Stellite baffles wrapped in a stainless, knurled outer tube. Stellite is a Cobalt alloy with a 2300 F melt point.
It also has a flash hider front cap compatible with Sandman E-Brake and all R-Series front caps which can be swapped out in the event of a front cap strike.
Here you can see the difference in size between the Sierra 5 (bottom) and Dead Air’s military issue suppressor.
Stone Glacier is expanding their sleeping bag line with a quilt which features an open bottom. This saves weight as you sleep atop your pad and aren’t carrying the portion of the bag that compresses under your body. It can be pulled closed via the bungees at the rear.
The shell is 15 Denier Pertex Quantum Shell with DWR. The insulation is 850+ Fill Power HyperDRY™ 90/10 Grey Goose Down.
You asked and they delivered.
PTR has their new 9CT Classic, which delivers a MP5 clone with 8.86″ 3 lug barrel, push button and paddle mag release, classic plastic handguard and will accept the claw-style mount.
Comes with 20 rd steel magazine and bungee sling.
High performance night vision and high performance cars, a natural pairing!
TNVC recently had a very special opportunity to hit the racetrack for some no-light racing with L3Harris GPNVGs, available to the commercial market through TNVC. Standby for more to come!
Patriot Ordnance Factory is exhibiting their new Phoenix, a 9mm pistol caliber carbine.
This 9mm gun features a direct blowback action, Pic rail at the rear for attachment of stocks/braces, and ambidextrous controls. There is a full length pic rail along the top to attach enablers and the handguard is MLOK compatible. The non-reciprocating charging handle can be configured for use from either side.
