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SENTRY Products Group Expands Special Operations Division

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021

Will Dewilde, retired Command Master Chief U.S. Navy SEAL joins SENTRY Products to lead expanding the Special Operations Division focused on military and law enforcement customers.

Virginia Beach, Va. (May 2021) – SENTRY Products Group™, a leading manufacturer and distributor of products focused on protection, storage, and transportation of outdoor, military, and law enforcement equipment, is proud to announce the expansion of its Special Operations Division and the hiring of retired Navy SEAL Command Master Chief, Will Dewilde.

The Special Operations Divisions (SOD) focuses on building relationships and supporting the development and distribution of SENTRY products across the military and law enforcement channels. “I had worked directly with Will both as a US Navy SEAL and after he had joined the private sector, it was clear that his exceptional leadership skills along with his ability to forge relationships throughout the SOF community made him a logical choice to lead the expanding SOD team” Mike Noell, Founder and CEO of SENTRY Products Group, explained. “We are excited to have him on board as this role is critical to translating the needs of the end user to our product development and production teams. Our endpoint vision is to simple; to create and supply the best, to the best.”

Command Master Chief Dewilde retired from the United States Navy in 2017 after serving more than 30 years in various operational and strategic leadership roles across USSOCOM. He has completed 17 overseas deployments and has planned and led numerous sensitive national combat and crisis response missions worldwide. His operational assignments and executive level leadership tours include the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGROUP), SEAL Team Two, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Naval Special Warfare Center and Naval Special Warfare Group Two. He has been awarded the Silver Star and four Bronze Stars for Valor along with many other medals and various unit and campaign awards. Prior to joining SENTRY, he served as Vice President of Operations for The Honor Foundation (THF), a nationwide educational institution assisting U.S. Special Operations service members in their career transitions.

Dewilde added, “It’s a privilege to be able to continue to serve the military and law enforcement communities as part of a team that is dedicated to designing, manufacturing, and distributing the very best and most innovative products in the industry. I really embrace SENTRY’s vision of ‘Live to Protect’ it represents the passion of our people, the products we create and sums up what we bring to the customer through the SOD Division.”

Over the next 18 months SENTRY will scale the SOD division with representatives in locations across the US and International. If you are interested in acquiring SENTRY products, or becoming a dealer we can be reached at info@sentryltp.com.

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Rheinmetall Supplying Portuguese Army with 1,500 LM-LowProfile Laser Modules

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

The Portuguese Army has awarded Rheinmetall an order for 1,500 LM-LowProfile laser modules. The contract, booked back in October 2020, calls for delivery of the devices in three lots. Delivery is to be complete by the third quarter of 2021. The order is worth a figure in the low single-digit million-euro range. In carrying out the order, Rheinmetall is cooperating closely with its local sales partner, NT Group Portugal.

Developed by Rheinmetall Soldier Electronics of Stockach, Germany, the minute LM-LowProfile laser module is designed for use on compact assault rifles, but it is also suitable for other small arms. The device, weighing around 160 grams and 85 mm long, can be attached to any standard assault rifle via a standard interface as defined by MIL-STD 1913/NATO STANAG 4694. Owing to its low height (25 mm), it can be used in combination with daylight optics. Nor does it interfere with the line of sight. Owing to the alignment of the laser along the running axis, the device lends itself particularly well to weapons without removeable mechanical sights (rear and front sights). Powered by a CR123 battery, the LM-LowProfile features visible and infrared target markers as well as a focusable infrared illuminator. All of the integrated lasers can be regulated in parallel by means of block adjustment. They can be remotely controlled via a trigger cable or by means of a single push button directly on the device. The LM-LowProfile is watertight at depths of up to 30 metres for up to two hours. Adding a tactical weapon light further enhances the laser module’s operational effectiveness. Rheinmetall has already supplied the Portuguese Army with a weapon light in an earlier order.

In comparative trials conducted by the Portuguese military, the device outshone its various rivals with regard both to ergonomics and performance. Moreover, the LM-LowProfile offers the added advantage of not being subject to America’s strict ITAR export regulations. Laser engraving can be used to individualize the devices.

Delivery is already underway. This is the third order from Portugal in the space of three years, underscoring the great trust the Portuguese military places in Rheinmetall’s soldier systems expertise.

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Introducing the Emissary Micro Cable Clip

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

The Micro Cable Clip is the latest evolution of the original Cable Clip, a drop-in cable management solution for M-LOK rail systems.

Since the debut release of the Cable Clip, Emissary has been working to improve the design to make it more modular and adjustable and incorporate the same features in a smaller package.

The product’s intended design is to control, organize, and route cables going to and from various devices and switches that are attached to your gun. When applied correctly, Micro Cable Clip keeps your cables from protruding off the side of your rail system and reduces snag hazards. They’re an excellent way to arrange cable routes that work best for you and your unique setup.

To achieve its tiny footprint, MCC utilizes a patent-pending self-sealing channel design integrating a countersunk screw to close the channel as you are tightening it down.

Compared to its competitors, MCC’s cable channel entrance and exit has optimized geometry with contours and angles that offer added flexibility to the cable, to allow it the flex at smoother and more relaxed angles upon entrance and exit. These prevent harsh stress points that may damage cables over time.

Due to its miniature size, it can be placed anywhere within the length of the M-LOK slot with complete “fore and aft” adjustability. The profile is so small in diameter that it can be placed on the 45° M-LOK sections of even the slimmest and most compact rail systems.

The body of MCC is constructed of a nylon polymer that is highly heat and impact-resistant.

MCC is available in single-channel and dual-channel variants. The “Duo” has two parallel cable channels and is a great option to use when using a dual-lead pressure switch or when you have a switch that uses longer cables that need to have slack minimized (by looping around the MCC Duo for example).

While there are many traditional methods to manage cables, such as zip ties or tape, the MCC is a purpose-built solution that is reusable, adjustable in the field, won’t melt under intense heat, become brittle under intense cold, sharp or abrasive, won’t collect dirt or debris and is easier to configure than the alternatives.

The MCC is 100% manufactured and assembled here in the USA with high-end US-made components.

Sold as a 3 pack at $21.00

Available today at Emissary Development and dealers.

emissarydevelopment.com

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TacJobs – Army Business Development with Optics 1

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

At Optics 1 we are a community that cares about the mission of our customers. Our team believes in supporting and enriching our community through engagement; whether that means giving back to our troops, veterans and their families, investing in next generation innovators through STEM education, or higher education initiatives, giving back is an important part of who we are as a team. Optics 1, Inc. offers a full benefit package, plus a very competitive salary.

We are seeking an experienced former end-user to manage business development and sales growth with a focus on the United States Army. The duties include establishing relationships with the customer base, determining and shaping requirements, and promoting and selling Optics1 products. This is an opportunity for a former service member/end-user to transition into a civilian business development role. Optics 1 products include fully integrated multi-function day/night & thermal targeting systems as well as orientation and situational awareness products.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for sales growth in the US Army, military and government segment.

• Sell fully integrated, multi-function day night and thermal products

• Market range finder products along with innovative solutions for military critical needs.

• Generate new business opportunities and manage existing accounts as directed.

• Achieve targeted sales growth goals

• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of customer program requirements, current and future opportunities, production schedules, organizational structure and key decision-makers in the military and prime customers.

• Develop and maintain strong credibility and customer service reputation with product end-users.

• Contact all military and prime customers with potential interests in infrared, thermal imaging, and orientation products

• Understand and clearly articulate Optics 1 value proposition

• Identify and understand current operational missions, gaps, and roadmaps within the military

• Provide strategic roadmaps that match, enhance, company products or require development solutions

• Articulate product needs to product development and executive staff as required.

• Prepare and conduct senior level technical presentations to end users, PEO’s, PM’s and senior military staff

• Provide field support by providing comprehensive trainings for users and maintenance technicians.

• Conduct and lead advanced product demonstrations to end user’s, PEO’s, PM’s and senior military staff

• Submit market intelligence from customer, contacts, publications etc. concerning competition, new product ideas, pricing, industry trends and customer attitudes.

• Coordinate and manage delivery issues with Program Management and executive staff.

• Remain knowledgeable of market and industry trends, competitors, and leading customer strategies.

• Be a subject matter expert of all Optics 1 solutions and their use in practical business settings

• Prepare and manage quotations and work with contracts staff to insure terms and conditions are acceptable to Optics 1

• Participate in capture pursuits, understand price to win and competitive analysis to increase win probability

• Travel up to 50% including both and international

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• B.S. degree in a technical discipline

• Ability to and sell to all levels of an organization including the executive level.

• Ability to manage multiple deadline driven projects involving a variety of different resources.

• Ability to interface with company team members in a fast-paced, multi-discipline environment, including program managers, engineers, and leadership

• Potential to execute new business capture efforts, including customer/opportunity identification, quote generation, sales administration through contract execution.

• Must be able to participate and take ownership in the company’s annual business development/sales plan, which includes developing and meeting forecasts.

• Must possess an in-depth knowledge of the dismounted warfighter electro-optics market, including key customers and competitive landscape.

• Demonstrated comfort level in a customer-facing role developing accounts both technically & non-technically with emphasis on customer specific requirements.

• Solid understanding of military budgeting and acquisition processes

• Demonstrated potential to sell electro-optics products to a diverse military customer community.

• Proven work and or industry experience within the military community, specifically US Army.

• Experience in the electro-optics business area as an end-user of these products or in a business development role marketing and selling these products to military organizations.

• Recent prior military service, with preference for US Army Combat Arms or USASOC leadership role.

• Requires U.S. Citizenship.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in an ITAR environment

• Current security clearance or ability to obtain a security clearance at the SECRET level

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Understanding of Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Project and Excel.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.

• Trade shows and customer demonstrations may require long periods of time standing.

Work Environment:

• While performing the aforementioned job duties, the employee mainly works in a professional office setting that is relatively quiet and has temperature control systems.

• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers.

• This role will occasionally require product demonstrations in a range/outdoor setting.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.

?EOE/AA/M/F/Vets – U.S. Protected Individual status required (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, refugee or temporary resident (as defined at 8 USC 1160(a).

Apply here.

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ADS Federal Range Day – June 4th at The Crucible

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

Join ADS and 150+ exhibitors for Federal Range day at The Crucible near Fredericksburg, VA on June 4th.

Meet and learn from industry experts about the latest and greatest products to keep the warfighter agile and prepared for any mission.

To register and learn more, visit events.adsinc.com.

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Australian Prime Minister Visits Aquaterro

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

Behind the Scenes of one of the world’s leading Tactical Equipment Suppliers

Melbourne, Australia

20th May 2021.

Aquaterro is Australia’s leading provider of soldier and officer worn and carried equipment.

On Thursday 20th May, Aquaterro was proud to host the HON Scott Morrison, The Prime Minister of Australia, accompanied by Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety & Multicultural Affairs the HON Jason Wood, at the company’s purpose-built 50,000ft2 Defence Industry Facility built in 2020.

Founder & Managing Director, Graeme Bulte started Aquaterro 27 years ago in Tasmania, and has grown the business to be one of the world’s most successful Defence & Tactical Equipment Distributors.

In 2021 Aquaterro also provides one of Australia’s very few advanced prohibited-weapon and firearm Supply, Technical Inspection and Service Centres, as well as being a substantial product design and manufacturing house in its’ own right for its Peacemaker® brand products.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (centre), Assistant Minister for Customs Jason Wood (right) and Graeme Bulte Aquaterro CEO (left)

During the official visit to Aquaterro, the Prime Minister was provided the opportunity to inspect firsthand the company’s Textile Design Lab, Technical Sewing Workshop, Industrial Design Lab, CNC Advanced Rapid Manufacturing and Prototyping Workshop, Armoury & Technical Inspection Workshop, Indoor 100m/.50cal Range, Secure Vault Storage and substantial High Security Warehouse Storage Capability. The Prime Minister was among the first to see the new Combat Ballistic Helmet Technical Inspection and Refurbishment Workshop being built next door in a second 13,500ft2 dedicated Building 2.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison also showed great interest in the many Aquaterro designed and manufactured products at the company HQ including, Ballistic Helmet Covers, Equipment Pouches & Load Carriage Systems, Body Armour Vests, and injection moulded parts for armour systems, equipment integration and small arms components.

Prime Minister Morrison said,

“what is happening here is self-sufficiency…” “…that here in our Defence industries that we have been building the capability and self-sufficiency year, on year, on year to ensure that companies like this have the capacity to meet the demands and needs of our significant Defence Force upgrades.” Supporting them so they can do the right job for Australia the job we need them to do, and more of that is being done by Australian companies like Aquaterro here in Melbourne.”

Mr Bulte said today that,

“it is a real privilege to have the Prime Minister and Jason Wood our local MP here today” “my team have a real passion for what we are doing, and we are growing. As the Prime Minister has said here; what we are looking to is the confidence for the future and the confidence for jobs”, “in the next six months we are going to grow our workforce by 50%”

A unique advantage for Aquaterro is its “hybrid” approach, of ensuring access to the world’s best equipment coupled with local capability building. This is achieved through Australian value-adding and participation with technology transfer, licensed manufacturing & assembly, engineering services, training, service & inspection for its leading brands. Providing both high-level access and high-level participation, without compromising one for the other.

The world’s leading brands such as Sig Sauer, Team Wendy, TYR Tactical, Wilcox, SureFire, Oakley, Mustang Survival, ChemringTS, and Safariland equipment, work collaboratively with Aquaterro in this way to meet complex customer requirements.

Working directly with State and Federal Government clients, as well as with other Australian businesses, to deliver world’s-best product and system solutions is a hallmark of Aquaterro’s approach.

In line with its already underway expansion plans, Aquaterro is the largest industry participant in the Australian Defence Force Project Land 159 – Small Arms Replacement Program, and a Major Contract Provider under Project Land 125 which is about to enter a new phase of acquisition.

Mr Bulte said in conclusion;

“The future for Australia and for medium size businesses like ours is very bright, I am optimistic about what that future holds and inspired by the passion our team has for the job ahead.”

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Aimpoint Launches Acro P-2

Monday, May 24th, 2021

Aimpoint has launched the Acro P-2 red dot sight which incorporates an improved LED emitter coupled with a higher capacity CR2032 battery to provide five years (50,000 hours) of constant-on power.

The Acro P-2 has been tested and proven to withstand the extreme shock, vibration, temperatures, and material stresses generated by firing over 20,000 rounds of .40 S&W ammunition.

The digital intensity adjustment keypad provides a more distinct tactile feel when adjusting the dot intensity, and these controls are now placed next to the battery compartment to help protect the power adjustments against unintentional changes.

It also accepts flip up lens covers with integrated anti reflection device for use on a carbine.

“Aimpoint engineers more than tripled the Acro P-2’s battery life and managed to fit a larger battery into the sight while keeping it accessible to the user and maintaining the exact same compact footprint as the Acro P-1, a daunting task that only our engineers could achieve.”
Erik Jeppsson

Sales & Marketing Director for Aimpoint AB

Features:
• 3.5 MOA dot size
• 50,000 hours (over 5 years) of constant operation
• 4 night vision compatible settings and 6 daylight settings
• Weight 2.1 oz / 60 g (sight only)
• Submersible to 115 feet (35 meters)
• Optimized for pistol and applications which require a low-profile red dot system

aimpoint.us/acro-p-2-red-dot-reflex-sight-3-5-moa

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SCUBAPRO Sunday – Charles Lightoller

Sunday, May 23rd, 2021

The life story of Charles Herbert Lightoller is something that there is no way you could make up. He took part in three of the century’s most memorable maritime activities, and one that is straight out of a James Bond film — that is, if Bond was 65 and with his wife on their private boat.

Charles Lightoller was born in Chorley, Lancashire, in 1874, and sailed for the first time at the age of thirteen. The Holt Hill, on which he was serving, ran aground in 1889, which was his first shipwreck at the age of 15. Before joining the White Star Line in 1900, Lightoller had a series of high-seas adventures during his childhood — overcoming cyclones, fires on board, and tropical diseases.

The White Star Line operated a fleet of ships between the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. On one of his visits from Australia, Lightoller would meet his wife, but it was on a trip to America that he would cement his place in history.

The RMS Titanic, the White Star Line’s supposedly unsinkable ocean liner, set sail from Southampton in 1912, with Charles Lightoller serving as the ship’s second officer. On the night of April 14th, Lightoller was already in bed after finishing his last rounds when he felt “a sudden vibrating jar pass through the ship”. After hearing that the water had already entered the mail room shortly after midnight, another officer reported to him that “we’ve struck an iceberg”, so Lightoller dressed and made his way to the deck. The ship was, as everyone now knows, completely unprepared for a tragedy of that magnitude. Even though Lightoller acknowledged that he was “fairly sure” that the Titanic would not sink, he knew that it was safer to be careful and prepared than risk the lives of the passengers who were now huddled on deck. To avoid a mass panic, he started forcing all the women and children into lifeboats and ensuring that his men-maintained order.

He cheerfully tried to convince the passengers that getting into the boats was merely “a precaution” and that “they were perfectly safe, as a ship was just a few miles away”. According to his account of that evening, he was most troubled by the band’s choice of music as they performed on deck in an effort to restore order, adding, “I don’t like jazz music in general, but I think it helped us all”.

“Women and children first” was translated as “women and children only” by Charles Lightoller, who refused to let John Jacob Astor follow his wife onto a lifeboat, telling the millionaire that “no men are allowed in these boats before the women are loaded first”.

Lightoller and his fellow officers “all shook hands and said ‘Good-bye’” before seeing off the last lifeboat when it became apparent that the Titanic was doomed.

From the deck, Lightoller plunged into the freezing water, miraculously avoiding being sucked down with the huge boat. Until the survivors were rescued, he clung to an overturned lifeboat. Lightoller was the last person to be rescued from the Carpathia, and he was the highest-ranking officer to survive the disaster.

One would think that surviving the twentieth century’s worst maritime tragedy would bring Charles Lightoller back to shore for good, but his sea adventures were far from over.

During WWI, Charles served in the Royal Navy and was given command of his own torpedo boat. He was decorated twice for his fighting efforts (including sinking the German submarine UB-110) and rose to the rank of full naval commander by the end of the Great War.

After the war, Lightoller retired, but he couldn’t fully abandon the sea. When the Germans started planning for war again, he and his wife purchased their own yacht, the Sundower, and spent the next decade cruising around northern Europe and carrying out the occasional covert surveillance mission for the Admiralty. The Royal Navy recruited the once retired veteran and his wife to carry out a series of secret missions, in an effort to obtain intelligence about the movements of the German army. The couple seemed to just be an elderly couple on vacation; it was the perfect cover. The Lightollers communicated any information they could gather and kept a watchful eye on the German coastline. She would sit on the deck of the boat and would pretend to be reading and drinking while keeping watch and he would be down below secretly taking notes and sketching the coastline.

When the war finally broke out in 1939, the Nazi war machine ripped through continental Europe, rebuffing the Allies at every turn. As France prepared to surrender, the British army, joined by French and Belgian forces, was caught between the sea and the Germans. Germany attacked in a last-ditch effort that could have ended the Western European theater of war in a single blow.

Winston Churchill and the British government devised a bold scheme to save the troops, which, if successful, would guarantee that their army would live to fight another day. On May 27th, 1940, civilian boat owners along the English coast started receiving phone calls from the government telling them that their boats were being requisitioned by the government to assist in the evacuation of Allied soldiers across the channel. When retired Commander Charles Lightoller got his phone call, he only had one condition: he decided to take the Sundower himself.

Charles Lightoller, now 66 years old, set out with his son Roger and Gerald Ashcroft, a teen Sea Scout. The Sundower paused en route to the beaches to rescue the crew of a motor cruiser that had caught fire before going on to pull 260 men aboard, all while dodging “quite a lot of attention from enemy aircraft”. “My God, mate!” exclaimed one astonished officer as the Sundower docked in England, watching the nearly endless stream of soldiers emerge from Lightoller boats. “Where did you bring them all?” says the narrator.

The adventures of Charles Lightoller during WWII would later serve as the basis for Mark Rylance’s role in Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed film Dunkirk.

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