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Sneak Peek – SIG SAUER ROMEO9T

Thursday, February 16th, 2023

During our SHOT Show coverage there was a Red Dot Optic in the corner of a photo of SIG’s Next Generation Squad Weapons, leading many to ask what it is.

The ROMEO9T from SIG SAUER Electro-Optics is a Red Dot Optic designed specifically to satisfy an operational requirement for use with firearms chambered in .300 BLK. It offers the user the option of two separate zero settings.

These can be used to accommodate sub- and super-sonic ammunition, but could also be used for any situation where loads have different points of impact such as training and operational ammunition. Naturally, it can be used with weapons chambered in other calibers as well.

To accommodate the different points of impact, it features two different reticles (2 MOA Dot or 65 MOA Circle with 2 MOA Dot) with one emitter Red and the other Green. Consequently, there are two sets of windage and elevation adjustment dials.

The ROMEO9T is intended for night shooting, is NVG compatible, and features zero light leakage. Thanks to design and lens coatings, it doesn’t cast energy out the front.

Powered by a single CR123 battery, it features 15 dot brightness settings. Three are for night vision, with 15 daylight intensity settings. Additionally, there is a night vision override setting.

The adjustment buttons include slight protrusions indicating whether the button increases or decreases the intensity of the LED. These tactile adjustment buttons are also found on the ROMEOM17, an RDS designed for use with the Modular Handgun System.

The battery will run for 50,000 hours but there’s an internal battery on the circuit board which offers about another 10 hours and is great for battery swaps.

Above you can see the underside of the 7075 Aluminum housing along with the Mil Std 1913 attachment.

The ROMEO9T has been under development for the past couple of years but was delayed, like so many other projects in industry, due to COVID. However, this optic relies on the US supply chain including lens and circuit boards. That’s right, even the lens is from a domestic source. However, there is a Titanium shroud, but it’s machined here and everything is assembled in Oregon. It’s going to be expensive and will eventually be available commercially but was designed for a very demanding customer and they get first dibs.

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TacJobs – Blue Force Gear Seeks Marketing Manager

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

Blue Force Gear is seeking an innovative Marketing Manager to promote our company’s brand, products and services in the military, public safety and commercial market segments. Blue Force Gear identifies opportunities, designs and manufacture the world’s lightest and most cutting-edge military equipment – all made here in the USA! We have a dedicated team committed to the mission of our nation’s armed service, law enforcement, prepared citizen, and sporting enthusiast. Also important to our company culture is the spirit of “Always Better” – a quest for constant improvement both in the workplace and in your personal lives.

To ensure success, you will need extensive knowledge of marketing strategies and the ability to identify new business leads. An outstanding Marketing Manager will be someone who’s expertise translates into increased brand awareness and profitability.

Responsibilities:

· Craft, curate and manage the brand image, look and feel in accordance with vision of Director of Marketing and CEO

· Evaluating and optimizing marketing and pricing strategies

· Analyzing market trends and preparing forecasts

· Generating marketing qualified lead to hand over to the Blue Force Gear Sales Professionals

· Increasing brand awareness and market share

· Developing and gaining advocacy from content creators for earned media

· Coordinating marketing strategies with the sales, financial, public relations, and production departments

· Developing and managing the marketing department’s budget

· Overseeing branding, advertising, and promotional campaigns

· Managing the marketing department’s staff

· Preparing and presenting quarterly and annual reports to senior management

· Promoting our brand at trade shows and major industry-related events

· Keeping informed of marketing strategies and trends

· Creating and editing original copy that is accurate, well-researched, and meets company needs and deadlines.

· Ensuring all public-facing marketing communications are consistent with an external writing style guide (MLA or AP) and the Blue Force Gear brand style guide.

· Speaking with internal and external parties to learn about their content needs.

· Conducting research to formulate ideas or support writing.

· Learning about the target audience for copy.

· Assisting in other aspects of the creative or research processes to create cohesive, accurate content for websites, social media, sales collateral, press releases, and advertising.

Education and Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in marketing, finance, business administration, or similar

· A master’s degree in a relevant field will be advantageous

· At least four years’ experience in a Marketing Role

Skills:

· Proficiency in electronic marketing automation software such as HubSpot Marketing, Emotive SMS

· Understanding, knowledge, and execution of SEO best practices

· Proficient in managing content creators and content distribution for on page and off page SEO

· Affiliate Marketing knowledge and implementations

· Extensive knowledge of marketing strategies, channels, and branding

· Superb leadership, communication, and collaboration abilities

· Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills

Email resumes to sky@blueforcegear.com.

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Villain Weapon Systems ATPIAL-C EFL – Enhanced Illuminator Performance Available and In-Stock Now Exclusively from TNVC

Monday, February 13th, 2023

Redlands, California, February 12, 2023—TNVC is proud to announce our new partnership and collaboration with Villain Weapon Systems (VWS) beginning with Exclusive Distribution of the VWS ATPIAL-C External Focusing Lens (EFL), with several new projects in the works!

tnvc.com/shop/villain-weapon-systems-atpial-c-external-focusing-lens-efl

Initially introduced by TNVC in 2014, the L3Harris / Insight ATPIAL-C, the Class I / 3R “civilian legal” variant of the DoD-issued AN/PEQ-15 was the first directly “commercialized” variant of an issued, MIL-SPEC laser system available on the market and still remains one of the most popular options for commercial NIR Multi-Function Aiming Lasers (MFALs).

While newer commercial lasers have been released in the decade since the ATPIAL-C was developed, the L3Harris ATPIAL remains one of the most widely used, combat proven, and reliable MFALs in existence, with many users appreciating the familiarity of the ATPIAL-C to their issued AN/PEQ-15 systems, something that cannot be understated in a device intended to be used primarily in the dark, by feel only, where it is critical that you are able to get the device to do what you want when you want it, without having to fiddle with controls or guess at what setting the device is switched to.

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Nevertheless, due to the requirements of making the standard power Class IIIB (45mW) into a Class I / 3R variant that could be sold and purchased by non-government customers openly and without restrictions or shady back-door deals, and while it can be effective in many environments and conditions, the “as-issued” the ATPIAL-C has reduced NIR illuminator performance and functionality compared to its Class IIIB counterpart.

Developed and released by Villain Weapon Systems in 2022, the ATPIAL-C External Focusing Lens (EFL) greatly improves the performance, functionality, and effectiveness of the ATPIAL-C at an affordable price ($129.00 retail), opening up the operating envelope of the ATPIAL-C, making it more than capable of handling most carbine applications within the effective PID range of head-mounted, unity night vision systems without permanent or warranty/serviceability voiding modifications, and without significantly altering the manual of arms and ergonomics that is one of the reasons for the ATPIAL-C’s continued popularity.

The VWS ATPIAL-C EFL is a ruggedized housing and lens system that allows the user to focus their fixed ATPIAL-C illuminator. Focusing your illuminator creates a useful, intense light source for long range engagements. Once installed (requires removal of the factory diffuser cover), simply flip the focusing lens in front of the aperture of the illuminator and increase the intensity of the laser illuminator an approximate 3-6x. The premium focusing lenses chosen for this task have Near-Infrared Anti-Reflective coatings to ensure maximum light transmission (~90%). These specialty coatings applied to the lens also ensure little to no laser light gets back-reflected into laser cavity.

The VWS ATPIAL-C EFL comes in two variants, with Mid-Range (MR) and Long-Range (LR) focusing lens options:

Mid-Range: Focuses your illuminator approximately 3x. Your 6°/105mrad illuminator will be focused to an approximate 2°/35mrad beam.

This lens is great for Mid Range engagements or higher light environments.

Long-Range: Focuses your illuminator approximately 6x. Your 6°/105mrad illuminator will be focused to an approximate 1°/17mrad beam. This lens is great in conjunction with magnifiers/scopes for illumination out to longer ranges. (Not recommended for targets inside of 50 meters)

While the EFL does remove the “close-range” soft, diffused illuminator cover, the already wide beam divergence and diffused output of the Class I ATPIAL-C provides suitable illumination for most close-range applications, and is still accessible on the EFL by flipping the EFL lens/cover out of the way — snap the cover on for mid-to-long ranges, flip the cover off for closer-in use.

“The EFL is a fantastic upgrade to the ATPIAL-C, and I’m extremely pleased that we have been able to partner with Brandon [Olson – Owner/Founder of VWS] and Villain Weapon Systems, not only do we have some interesting new products in the works, but our partnership and distribution agreement will allow the EFL to be produced in much larger numbers than previously and therefore become much more widely available. We really enjoy collaborations like this, and working with small, innovative, and nimble companies that are creating great new products,” says Augee Kim, COO of Tactical Night Vision Company.

“The EFL is a relatively low cost upgrade [$129 Retail] that not only greatly increases the capabilities and effectiveness of the thousands of ATPIAL-Cs that are already out in the field being used, but with a total package price of under $1,900 makes the ATPIAL-C with the EFL a strong contender, even in 2023, offering effective performance at lower cost and/or without the accompanying bulk and ergonomic issues of some other options, the more options the better.”

Villain Weapon Systems ATPIAL-C EFL – IN-STOCK AND AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY FROM TNVC:

tnvc.com/shop/villain-weapon-systems-atpial-c-external-focusing-lens-efl

L3Harris ATPIAL-C: Available Now at TNVC:

tnvc.com/shop/l3-insight-atpial-c-class1-ir-laser

***NOTE: The ATPIAL-C EFL is not designed to work with standard / high power ATPIAL / AN/PEQ-15s or any of its derivations. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STANDARD / HIGH POWER PEQ-15s IF THIS LENS IS USED.***

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High Speed Gear Launches the New Polymer TACO V2

Friday, February 10th, 2023

SWANSBORO, N.C. – February 9, 2023 – High Speed Gear announces the release of the Polymer TACO® V2 product line up. This new TACO line revamps the design of the well-loved, original Polymer TACO®, while adding additional features.

The Polymer TACO V2 was developed with input from both military service members, law enforcement officers and end-users. The new shock-cord lacing system allows for easy customization, such as stacking multiple pistol and rifle magazines. The product also has an overhauled, modernized design, fitting the Battle Proven Tactical Gear™ slogan of High Speed Gear.

The flared opening and waterproof, non-absorbent polymer was built with durability in mind as well as ease of use. Like all High Speed Gear TACO’s, the Polymer TACO V2 product line up is versatile and fits multiple types of magazines and/or like sized objects such as multi-tools, flashlights, OC Spray, etc.

“The Polymer TACO V2 has been one of our most tested products to date,” said Allison Mitchum, Director of sales and marketing at High Speed Gear. “It has been tested by some of our local US Marines, as well as police officers who require the highest standard of product. High Speed Gear takes great pride as well as great care in everything we bring to market, and we are very proud of the newest Polymer TACO V2 line up.”

Features include:

• Mounts to MOLLE or belts up to 2” with HSGI Universal Clips

• Made of waterproof, non-absorbent materials

• Flared opening for easy reinsertion of magazines

• Modular attachment points on front and back, allowing other Poly TACOs to be added

• Opposite interior magazine catch channels enable smooth insertion of both left and right-facing AR-style magazines

• Universal mounting hole configuration works with most mounting hardware

• Lock-in mechanism for AR magazines for additional retention security

For more information, visit the HSGI website at www.highspeedgear.com/tacos/kydex-tacos

Check out the HSGI YouTube channel at youtu.be/TgoVAu0udfE

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FirstSpear Friday Focus: Strandhögg V3 SAPI Cut Plate Carrier

Friday, February 10th, 2023

Made in the USA, the Strandhögg™ V3 SAPI Cut Plate Carrier maximizes 6/12™ technology and rapid closure systems provided by the FirstSpear Tubes® fasteners for easy donning and doffing.

The front panel has an internal zippered admin pocket along with a 4?x9? loop field for identifiers.

Along the bottom of the front panel is a second loop field for use with the FirstSpear Admin Placard and Magazine Pocket Placard.

The Instant Access Back Panel on the back allows for easy access to adjust your cummerbund for a more precise fit.

(Shown with New LaserFrame M4/AK Triple Magazine Pocket)

The front and back panels have the ability to hold both soft armor and plates that are the same size and cut as the carrier.

Visit FirstSpear to find all of America’s premier tactical gear and equipment.

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Wilde Custom Gear Offers “Red Dawn” Camouflage Option

Thursday, February 9th, 2023

For a limited time you can get Wilde Custom Gear’s design in what they are calling “Red Dawn” camouflage which mimics the KLMK pattern worn by Soviet troops in the 1980s cult classic movie “Red Dawn”. Get yours before it’s gone.

wildecustomgear.com

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TangoDown – Vickers Tactical Steel Magazine Release for G43X/G48

Thursday, February 9th, 2023

TangoDown® Inc. announces newest item to the Vickers Tactical™ lineup: Steel Magazine Release for G43X/G48 (GMR-007S). We teamed up with Addtac MFG. to have our existing GMR-007 magazine release created in steel. This steel magazine release is compatible for use with the Shield Arms® S15 steel magazines. The GMR-007S is the same shape as the existing magazine release, but offers the durability needed to function with steel magazines.

Features:

– All steel composition for compatibility with Shield Arms® S15 Steel Magazines

– Extended and contoured for easy manipulation

– Ambidextrous

– Durable black nitride finish

For use with G43X and G48 ONLY.

NOT for use with OEM GLOCK® factory magazines or other polymer magazines.

MSRP: $31.00

**If you are not familiar with modifying your firearms, seek appropriate assistance from a Certified Armorer or Gunsmith.

For more information on the GMR-007S, visit: tangodown.com/vickers-tactical-steel-magazine-release-for-glock-43x-48

Customer Questions: sales@tangodown.com

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Fort Bragg’s Airborne Innovation Lab Prepares Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Q-UGV Model for Airdrop Testing

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

Putting the AIRBORNE in Airborne Innovation Lab.

The AIL built a model of the Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Q-UGV for testing door bundle configurations of the Division asset.

Here you see the first iteration, Woody 1, being fitted for his first airborne operation. Once initial testing is complete, they will begin iterating on a metal model of the Vision 60.

Designing, testing, and learning is a cyclic process that the Division continues to do as Masters of the Airborne JFE.

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