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Prometheus Design Werx – SPD CAS OTF v2

Thursday, November 21st, 2024

Special Projects Division CA.lifornia S.pecial O.ut t.he F.ront Auto Knife in MagnaCut

PDW releases their v2 CA.lifornia S.pecialO.ut t.he F.ront automatic knife featuring MagnaCut steel, under their sub-label of Special Projects Division. Compact and legal to carry in the state of California, this knife is precision made from aerospace grade T6061 AL, 6AL4V titanium, Crucible MagnaCut, and Hyperglow.

Details make the design. We produce some of the only OTFs on the market with a milled contoured handle, which requires 3x longer on the CNC to achieve. We designed this OTF handle where the machine screws are in blind holes for an unclutteredand clean presentation side. A titanium pocket clip, and a titanium slider with Hyperglow dot round out the finer details.

The SPD Edition CAS OTF v2 will be available with a 2-tone finished blade and dark gray, OD green, and orange or purple anodized or DLC handles.

PDW Founder and Chief Designer PDW states:

“The CA.lifornia S.pecial OTF exemplifies my design and production ethos. Its functional design strength comes from its simplicity. There are no racing stripes, randomly ground contours, garish decorative elements, superfluous swooshes and silly lines. Despites its diminutive ‘California Special” size, this compact out the front knife is very versatile and highly usable for your daily cutting chores. From opening boxes, stubborn plastic packages, to envelopes, and much more, this knife will easily tackle the job. The action is crisp and satisfying to fire and close. I chose the highest level of materials and held steadfast to our stringent attention to details and highest quality of make. For those who adhere to the philosophy of form follows function, find beauty in finely made edged tools, and demand precision made mechanical objects, the CAS OTF is made for you.”

The SPD CAS OTF v2 is available now for $195.00 via their website, prometheusdesignwerx.com.

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Radical Defense BAD-21 Suppressor

Thursday, November 21st, 2024

After successfully suppressing the M2A1 and M2A2 .50cal Machine Guns, RD (Radical Defense) began pursuing the next evolution of the original 50 FVS suppressor. The design intent was a modular, more streamlined, lower weight, higher flow suppressor with a reduced form factor. What followed was the 50 GPS (General Purpose Suppressor) Program.

50 GPS utilizes one suppressor with multiple mounting options via taper lock mount muzzle devices. Each muzzle device is designed with specific internal geometries and thread pitches per use on each intended weaponsystem while using the same, standard external geometries; for example,making the same suppressor useable on a Barrett M107, a McMillan TAC-50, and an M2A1.

Using a 50 GPS muzzle device designed to thread into a barrel shroud, RD mounted and performed limited function testing of 50 GPS on an M3Pwith the eventual goal of adapting 50 GPS for use on the GAU-21.Utilizing customer feedback, in an effort to simplify the system, RDmoved away from a specialized muzzle device and modular suppressor design. Instead, RD developed the BAD-21 specifically for use on theGAU-21, with a primary focus of reducing Blast Overpressure exposure to the warfighter, air frames, and sensitive electronics.

In an effort to design the most rugged, durable machine gun suppressors possible, RD additively manufactures using Haynes 282. The (Blast Attenuation Device) BAD-21 is a monolithic design, without welds or threaded interfaces, which eliminates potential failure points. Additionally, Haynes 282 exhibits exceptional abrasion and wear resistance, and maintains high levels of strength at extreme temperatures.

The BAD-21 threads directly to the Barrel Jacket replacing the flash hider, and is then secured in place using the factory locking screws. Secondary lock can be achieved with the use of safety wire.

The intent with the BAD-21 is to allow the barrel to move freely and reciprocate as normal, while reducing blast overpressure and sound pressure wave experienced by the gunner, pilots, and/or any crewman operating around the weapon, as well as protect sensitive electronics within the blast radius of the muzzle.

Employing RD’s Breathable Technology, the objective with BAD-21 is to significantly reduce any effects of a suppressor on the kinematics of the host weapon, while also venting high pressure gasses forward of the weapon and not back to the operator. In this particular use case, considering the GAU-21’s high cyclic rate, the goal is to not increase the rate of fire of the weapon, cause reliability concerns, decrease MRBS, or increase long term wear and tear on the weapon, its parts or mounts.

www.RDUSA.com

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HCMH II Harness Bison Belt

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

A collaboration between Helix Operations, Ferro Concepts and DOM Systems, the HCMH II Harness Bison Belt gives operators the ability to carry belt kit while using the HCMH II harness system.

The HCMH II Harness Bison Belt is based on the well-regarded Ferro Concepts Bison Belt which was designed to be very light and slim. According to Helix, the DOM Padded Belt is the best solution they have found to add comfort when wearing thin clothing or carrying a heavy load and with minimal additional weight.

Available from Helix Operations.

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Qore Performance Unveils ICEPLATE Backpack Gen 3: Cooling, Heating, and Hydration For All

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

Knoxville, TN—Qore Performance, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of the ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3, an ultra-minimalist environmental inoculation tool that delivers cooling, heating, and hydration to individuals on and off duty in any climate. Whether on the job or out adventuring, ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 helps end-users maintain peak performance and comfort in every environmental condition.

While the versatile, all-in-one system works year-round, ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 is highly differential for anyone who faces temperature extremes—industrial workers, military, law enforcement, first responders, Search And Rescue, outdoor enthusiasts, and more. It provides unmatched thermoregulation and hydration, keeping users cool in the heat or warm in the cold, all while staying hydrated.

“We designed ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 to meet the needs of armed professionals, industrial workers, and civilian adventurers alike—those who push through tough conditions to realize their full potential every day,” said Doug Burr, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Qore Performance. “Whether in a scorching drive-thru, freezing warehouse, on a new desert trail, on patrol, or out landscaping, this backpack ensures you’re hydrated, temperature-optimized, and ready to perform at your best.”

Key Features of the ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3:

– Cooling, Heating, and Hydration Anywhere: Carrying a single ICEPLATE® Curve, ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 delivers powerful cooling or heating with the drinking water we are already carrying in any environment, making it ideal for a wide range of work and recreational scenarios.

– Engineered for Austere Environments: Designed to withstand harsh conditions like conflict zones, drive-thrus, warehouses, construction sites, oil fields, and more, ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 helps workers stay safe, productive, and efficient by weaponizing temperature to create a competitive advantage where none previously existed, but in an ultra-thin, flat form factor that makes for easy maneuvering in confined spaces.

– Seamless Chest Rig Integration: ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 effortlessly connects with chest rigs for tactical users, offering cooling, heating, and hydration without compromising mobility. Its easy integration replaces traditional harnesses for those carrying field essentials.

– Ergonomic, All-Day Comfort: With a body-conforming design and minimalist profile, ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 offers superior weight distribution, reducing fatigue and enhancing mobility for prolonged use in harsh environments.

– Durable and Lightweight Construction: Made from ultralight laminate, ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 is built for extreme durability and long-lasting performance in rugged conditions, ensuring reliable temperature regulation wherever the job takes you.

The ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 Advantage:

ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 is Qore Performance’s most accessible thermoregulation and performance-enhancement solution, providing essential cooling, heating, and hydration for those who need it most. Whether facing brutal heat or a frigid cold, this backpack is designed to keep users safe, comfortable, and performing at their peak—no matter the environment.

As part of Qore Performance’s innovative IceAge Ecosystem, ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 continues the company’s mission of enhancing human performance in extreme environments. It’s more than just a backpack—it’s a tool that helps you conquer the most challenging conditions.

For more information, visit the ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 Product Page.

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The Urban Ghost Series by Vertx—a New Era of Discreet, Low-Profile EDC

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

Introducing the Urban Ghost Series: The Pack & Sling by Vertx

In today’s unpredictable world, staying prepared without standing out has never been more important. With the Urban Ghost, what you carry stays your secret. It’s time to evolve from the “Grey Man” to something even more elusive my—a Ghost. The Urban Ghost Pack and Urban Ghost Sling empower you to confidently navigate your day, blending seamlessly into your surroundings while keeping all your essentials secure and ready.

Unseen. Unassuming. Unrivaled.

The Urban Ghost Series redefines what it means to carry discreetly. Designed for those who value both function and subtlety, these bags ensure your gear remains hidden but accessible, helping you stay ready for the expected and the unexpected.

Why the Urban Ghost?

• Unassuming Design: For those who value discretion and functionality—these bags offer maximum concealment in a minimal size so you can seamlessly blend into urban commutes, travel, and crowds.

• Unseen Functionality: Featuring quick-release buckles and a thoughtfully engineered internal organization, the Urban Ghost packs provide instant access to your gear when it matters most.

• Unrivaled Quality: Built with a rugged ripstop exterior that resists wear and tear, these lightweight yet durable bags are quality-tested to handle whatever challenges you face.

Two versatile styles, both available in three stealthy colors: It’s Black, Shock Cord, and Mountain:

• Urban Ghost Sling (10L): Compact and agile, perfect for streamlined EDC needs.

• Urban Ghost Pack (20L): Spacious yet discreet, with room for additional essentials and tech.

Learn more at vertx.com and be the first to carry the Urban Ghost.

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Streamlight Introduces Nano Light II Keychain Light

Monday, November 18th, 2024

Powerful Miniature LED Light Uses Alkaline Battery; Ideal for Professional and Everyday Tasks

EAGLEVILLE, PA, November 14, 2024 – Streamlight® Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced the Nano Light® II, an ultra-compact LED keychain flashlight that provides steady, bright light for one hour of run time using a single AAAA alkaline battery. It fits easily on a keychain or zipper pull and is available at the ready to illuminate any professional or consumer task.

Measuring 2.2 inches in length and just over a half inch wide, the Nano Light II weighs a mere 0.6 ounces and is double the brightness of its predecessor, the Nano Light®. Built to the highest standards, the extremely sturdy light is constructed of machined aircraft-grade aluminum with an anodized black finish. Its white LED is impervious to shock with a 50,000-hour lifetime.

“Having a high-performance, reliable flashlight that fits easily on a keychain offers law enforcement, tactical, military personnel, and outdoor enthusiasts a perfect light for a wide variety of uses,” said Michael F. Dineen, Streamlight’s Chief Revenue Officer. “It’s an ideal complement to our larger, task-oriented flashlights, while also useful for everyday tasks such as guiding your key into a lock at night, lighting your way in a dark parking lot, or when walking the dog after dark.”

Designed to provide both convenience and steady light output, the waterproof Nano Light II has a non-rotating snap hook for one-handed operation with an easy twist of the rotating on/off head switch. Its LED provides 20 lumens, 120 candela, and a beam distance of 22 meters. Powered by a single AAAA alkaline battery (included), the light provides one hour of run time.

The Nano Light II has an MSRP of $17.00 and comes with Streamlight’s Limited Lifetime Warranty.

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OKSI Awarded U.S. Army Contract on their 3rd Generation FLIR Software Technology for Enhanced Thermal Night Vision Sensors

Monday, November 18th, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2024 — OKSI has been awarded a $2 million follow-on contract from the U.S. Army to continue developing their scene-based Variable Aperture Mechanism for Non-Uniformity Correction (VAM-NUC) system for integration to the 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3GEN FLIR) program. 3GEN FLIR is an advanced targeting sensor system produced by Raytheon Technologies to enhance lethality, survivability and situational awareness under the cloak of darkness. The system provides overmatch for the Army’s ground combat platforms with notable applications like the M1 Abrams Tank and the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS.

3GEN FLIR will replace 2GEN FLIR components, starting with those in the Abrams Tank (Image: PFC Matthew Wantroba/US Army)The 3GEN FLIR provides high-definition Mid-Wave and Long-Wave Infrared (MWIR/LWIR) imagery at further distances than ever before. It can penetrate harsh environmental conditions like darkness, smoke, rain, snow and fog. Additional performance enhancements include improvements in bad-pixel-clusters, dark current, noise, quantum efficiency, operability, spectral crosstalk, modulation transfer function and Non-Uniformity Correction (NUC) stability, which OKSI aims to further enhance.

One of the major issues the Army faces is the significant gain and offset drift of the sensor. OKSI has developed a novel scene-based NUC solution that runs in the background and in real-time, minimizing impact on situational awareness. By leveraging hardware capabilities of the 3GEN FLIR, the software automatically performs gain and offset corrections that are invisible to the operator, as opposed to traditional, flag-based methods. OKSI’s novel technology leverages a combination of the VAM present in 3GEN FLIR systems, and techniques developed by the Army to use the VAM, along with proprietary state-of-the-art scene-based gain/offset correction algorithms.

“OKSI has a proud legacy of advancing imaging technologies, that includes pioneering our Variable Aperture Mechanism (VAM), that has been instrumental in enhancing third-generation FLIR systems,” says Chris HolmesParker, CEO, OKSI. “Today, we’re thrilled to build on this foundation by delivering cutting-edge capabilities that elevate image clarity and situational awareness, empowering our warfighters with the tools they need to operate effectively and decisively on the battlefield.”

OKSI is a privately held small business headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Learn more at www.oksi.ai.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/oksi-ai

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SÄRMÄ Cottage Rank Insignia from Varusteleka

Sunday, November 17th, 2024

Varusteleka is based in Finland and not only do they make great gear, but they have fun as well. Take for example these Cottage Rank Insignia’s.

They look and feel like genuine Finnish military rank insignia, but they are designed for civilian battlefields. They have the same simple hook and loop attachment system as issue clothing so you can sport them for fun.

Prince Colonel

Prince Colonel is the rank of the head of guard for the queen of Fog Valley. There is also a herbal liqueur with this name in Finland. This might also suit someone who is into stolen valor larping and in need of a made-up military rank.

The Sheriffs

These ranks have everything to do with the national drink of Finland, Jaloviina. The one star Jaloviina has been aptly named “Sheriff Bottle” by loving customers. The more stars there are on your Jaloviina bottle, the quality gets better but the overall taste somehow gets worse. Get “three stars” if you think you deserve cognac but can’t afford it – get “one star” if you’re attuned with the universe and know that life is all about pain and disgust.

Sauna Gollum ranks

Sauna Gollum is a delightful Finnish party game. The person chosen as Sauna Gollum goes under the sauna benches to poke the people sitting on them from underneath. The first one to stand up becomes the new Sauna Gollum. Great game among naked friends. Since the game is very demanding, you will start at the candidate stage and work your way to the esteemed Sauna Gollum rank through rigorous training.

Sauna Major

Sauna Major is the commander of the sauna troops, and the one in charge of heating the sauna and making sure that there is enough löyly, you know the magical steamy heat that we love here almost as much as sisu. So, if you master the art of heating a traditional sauna or simply love the experience like a Finn, this is a patch for you.

Grill Sergeant

Here’s a rank for all BBQ soldiers that protect their pits until the very end. May your grill never go cold.

Grill Master

As the highest non-commissioned officer rank in outdoor cooking, Grill Master oversees the Grill Sergeants keeping sausages in line on the grills – when he has time, that is, as he is very busy with his own beverage investigations, working on a case somewhere.

Made in Finland

These are manufactured by patch makers who also make insignia for the Finnish army. In other words, these are quality stuff!

Get yours here.

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