Sniper Dynamics has increased their range of StalkLand camouflage with the printing of the Void pattern for alpine and arctic environments.
This and other products shown at Rampart Range Day are available for unit and agency orders in Canada and the US through Rampart.
ARA had the most extraordinary piece of equipment I’ve seen in some time. The Man Portable Adhesive Disruption System is designed to make items inoperable by applying glue to the working parts.
Now, I’m not really a fan of the name. When I first saw it I thought it was a solvent that would make things fall apart and MPADS is close enough to MANPADS that it might confuse some, but I’d say they are definitely on to something.
The system consists of a pack which holds the spayed and 9 canisters for the adhesive, along with some accessories. All told, the load is 33 lbs with 9.0 liters of adhesive per kit which will up to 2 square meters per liter and you can apply about 2 liters per minute.
Whether you’re up to sabotage or making equipment quickly inoperable when you don’t have time to destroy it via other means, this is a great idea. You can disable vehicle controls, weapons, lab equipment, factory components, etc. Its use is really limited by your imagination.
The ARA rep said it might be useful for field expedient repairs of equipment as well. It is a very strong adhesive after all.
This and other products shown at Rampart Range Day are available for unit and agency orders in Canada and the US through Rampart.
Using some leftover material from the production of their ACHRO line of low viz bags, Mission First Tactical decided to make something new.
These aren’t on the website yet but are great as ammunition bags for bulk ammo. I’m using one as a shaving it, but there are loads of things you can do with a durable, zippered pouch.
Made from 1000D nylon Kodra Carbonate a weather and abrasion-resistant fabric.
This and other products shown at Rampart Range Day are available for unit and agency orders in Canada and the US through Rampart.
Each year this event at the Stittsville Range gets bigger and bigger, growing to three tents as well as a live range. Thanks to Rampart International for sponsoring it.
SPARTANAT.com is the leading online magazine in the German language covering the tactical market. For over ten years, they have been publishing daily news about equipment, weapons, military and manufacturers. They also publish gear reviews several times per week. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, it is almost obligatory for military, police, gear-freaks, and others in the tactical community to read SPARTANAT daily. They also have a growing international readership.
Two years ago, SPARTANAT also started publishing books in German. The SPARTANAT Black Books series now regularly brings out handbooks and concise studies covering modern tactical topics. Their second series, under the Red Books banner, analyzes historical and modern topics of interest – all in an ultra-modern layout.
SPARTANAT is now going fully international by publishing English-language editions of its books. The first three titles are available now on AMAZON (with more in progress):
– THE TACTICAL DRONE (Black Book 1): “The Tactical Drone” is the first handbook that explains how to use civilian drones in a professional / tactical environment. Christian Väthshares his military experience and tips on how to use drones efficiently, while Markus Reisner (Austrian Armed Forces) analyzes the current employment of drones in the Ukraine War.
– TACTICAL MEDICINE (Black Book 2): The author, Carsten Dombrowski, himself an experienced medic in the German Army, clarifies standard operating procedures and helps the reader to understand TCCC principles more easily. By understanding and applying these basics, the reader can and should be able to deal with many applications of Tactical Medicine in the field.
– BREVIARY OF TACTICS (Red Book 1): Swiss General Hans Frick’s pioneering 1943 study “Breviary of Tactics” is a short and succinct theoretical framework for understanding the rules of war. This classic is being published in English for the first time.
More English-language editions are coming soon! Including:
• “COMBAT AT NIGHT: ASSAULT AND DEFENCE IN THE HOURS OF DARKNESS”
• “FIGHTING FIT: GET FIT WITH THE GERMAN NAVY SEALs”
• “COMBAT EXPERIENCE: MILITARY LESSONS FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE”
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Colt Canada will be showcasing its C8A4 carbine as the conceptual prototype for the Canadian military’s ‘Canadian Modular Assault Rifle’ program at the upcoming Rampart Range Day on May 28 and the CANSEC 2024 trade show in Ottawa, ON Canada May 29 & 30.
I’m looking forward to seeing this as these guys are very much a dark horse in the small arms field, and consistently punch above their weight, having been selected by the Danish and Dutch armed forces as their principal small arms supplier, UK SF with the L119 family of carbines, as well as other NATO and allied SF and tactical law enforcement agencies worldwide.
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) —
The 72nd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron held a readiness exercise at Peterson Space Force Base, May 8. The exercise focused on practicing mission-essential tasks, training Guardians in a low-threat environment and validating unit readiness for deployments.
“Our Guardians will be able to go through the entire deployment process, from required training to using equipment, as they exercise our mission essential tasks,” said 1st Lt. Wyatt Packard, 72nd ISRS operations flight commander. “This will validate the previous training they undertook in their ‘Prepare Phase’ of [Space Force Generation].”
A framework that the USSF is using to present forces to combatant commands, SPAFORGEN provides force element packaging tailored to meet combatant commander’s requirements.
“SPAFORGEN is the model we use to build readiness. It is based on the straightforward observation that day-to-day space operations do not prepare Guardians for the challenges they will face in a high-intensity combat environment… Under SPAFORGEN, the force elements that comprise combat squadrons and detachments rotate through three phases. During the Prepare Phase, Guardians build expertise in assigned roles. Next comes the Ready Phase where Guardians participate in advanced training to equip them for high-intensity conflict. Guardians then rotate into the Commit Phase as part of a combat squadron or combat detachment. Once complete, they rotate back into the Prepare Phase and begin the process again,” according to Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman in his 26th CSO Notice to Guardians published April 19.
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hahnrauch, exercise lead and 72nd ISRS operations flight chief, discussed the organizational structure of how the units are designed to operate.
“The goal is to collect radio frequencies, provide electromagnetic support and then conduct reporting,” Hahnrauch said. “The six-person crew is designed with mobility and survivability as a priority. This team structure is designed for 24/7 operations and minimal support from other military forces to accomplish the designed tasks.”
The 72nd ISRS uses Deployed ISR Support Crews, which are modular, agile teams designed for worldwide deployment and operations, Hahnrauch said. They are composed of five components.
“These components are collection apertures, processors, communication suites, data relay and temporary Secure Compartmentalized Information Facilities,” Hahnrauch said. “Each variation of DISC is trained on slightly different equipment and DISCs are scaled up or down depending on the systems they are operating.”
Communication technologies have rapidly advanced in the last 20 years and the need to advance U.S. collection systems has increased.
In cyberspace, the barriers to entry are continually reduced and more actors can enter the domain with relative ease, Hahnrauch said. Military systems are increasingly disconnected and do not rely on communications and when over-the-horizon communications are required, dedicated military satellite communications are leveraged. This presents opportunities for cyberspace, electromagnetic warfare and space operations.
“Failure to field and employ expeditionary, mobile collection systems will place the joint force at a disadvantage in cyberspace operations, electromagnetic warfare and space operations and degrade our ability to produce the intelligence necessary to drive operations across the spectrum of competition and conflict,” Packard said. “We will continue to execute iterations of this training event with the intent of mission rehearsal for contested environment operations. In the future, we’ll be incorporating more austere components into the exercise to provide a dynamic and mobile collection with the ability to rapidly deploy, maneuver and communicate in a high-end fight. Our capabilities continue to grow and expand.”
The 72nd ISRS is a unit within Space Delta 7, with the mission to provide expeditionary ISR in addition to electromagnetic support to joint and allied partners worldwide.
By Keefer Patterson
Space Base Delta 1 Public Affairs
When I was a kid, I read about Larry Dring’s Army exploits and they definitely influenced my own service. For example, I influenced my career in some unconventional ways and was often in hot water over being in the wrong uniform.
Unfortunately, he passed away even before I joined the Army myself, but I often went back and read the accounts written by SF Veteran Jim Morris and published in Soldier of Fortune magazine and now found in the book, “The Guerrilla Trilogy”. To me, Larry Dring was a hero.
Today is the anniversary of his death and I thought I’d introduce this legend to my readers.
Awhile ago, I ran across a great memorial website, complete with scans of the SOF articles, and found out that Larry’s son also served in the Army. They put a lot of work into it, so be sure to go check it out.
vietnamveteransmemoral.homestead.com/dringlarry
