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Friday, August 6th, 2021FirstSpear Friday Focus: Rash Guards Back In Stock
Friday, August 6th, 2021Take a look at FirstSpear’s all American made short and long sleeve Rash Guards that are now back in stock!
Built from a premium poly/spandex blend the FS Rash Guard is an ultralight compression fit garment that helps to protect against abrasion and rub commonly found in a maritime environment.
• Ultralight compression fit
• Protects against rubbing and abrasion while wet
• Natural sun / UV protection
• Dries quickly
• Made in the USA
Quick to dry with natural sun / UV protection. Smooth flat seams, medium high collar, and integrated low profile thumb holes keep the sleeves in places when putting on equipment and other garments. Available and shipping now in short and long sleeve in charcoal and ranger green. Order your standard t-shirt size for a compressed fit and consider stepping up 1-2 sizes for a more relaxed fit. 100% Made in America.
For more information, check out www.first-spear.com/technical-apparel/rash-guard-7228.
OTTE Gear Introduces LVZ / OVT Plate Carrier
Thursday, August 5th, 2021OTTE Gear Todd Fairbairn showed me his new LVZ / OVT (Low Viz / Overt ) Plate Carrier a few months ago and I was impressed. After all, they had never done load carriage or armor carriers in the past and this laser cut carrier is well designed.
Intended for Low Viz wear under an outer garment, it can also be used in an overt role as it doesn’t sacrifice modularity. It’s designed to hold 10×12 Level III or Level IV hard armor plates as well as 10×12 soft armor style plate backers if plates are not needed.
It is constructed of 500D Cordura with Hypalon shoulders which have removable covers and 3D style spacer mesh inside. There’s also an elastic cummerbund with four slots on each side for radios or magazines.
It comes with a removable triple rifle mag shingle and there are two areas of loop for identifiers as well as integrated nylon vertical strips to accommodate QASM buckles (not included).
Offered in Coyote, Grey, Ranger Green, MultiCam, MultiCam Black and my personal favorite, Poppies of War.
Vest sizing is based upon plate size.
ottegear.com/products/lvz-ovt-plate-carrier
Warrior East 21 – SIG SAUER MHX
Thursday, August 5th, 2021
When the Army selected the SIG P320 as their new Modular Handgun System, they truly adopted a modular system. The serialized part is the Fire Control Unit and everything else can be swapped out. Already, several organizations have considered ways to use this modularity, like Air Force Office of Special Investigations which wants a sub-compact carry pistol.
At Warrior East, SIG displayed a simple brown box which, when opened, contained the parts needed to convert a standard MHS M18 into an “MHX”, based on SIG’s X-Carry configuration. This kit is based on the OSI requirement for an M18 Gun Conversion Kit, but the reality is that there is a wide variety of OEM and after market parts and accessories which will work with the P320 platform to make it more effective for certain applications. For instance, you’ll note that while MHS is Coyote on color, OSI desires a Black pistol, to blend in better with their plain clothes, law enforcement role.
Expect more organizations to swap parts on their MHS as they complete fielding and units become more comfortable with the platform and what it can do.
Units and agencies can procure SIG products shown during Warrior East by contacting Atlantic Diving Supply.
Warrior East 21 – Velocity Systems Stealth Trauma Aid Minimalist Pack
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021Velocity Systems’ new STAMP (Stealth Trauma Aid Minimalist Pack) is designed as a concealable medical kit worn at the small of the back.
With either inside or outside waistband wear, it carries Hemostatic Gauze, Chest Seal, Gloves, and CAT Tourniquet. Available both with med kit or just the pouch.
Units and agencies can procure Velocity Systems products shown during Warrior East by contacting Atlantic Diving Supply.
Clandestine Media Group’s New Gun Truck – The Specs
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021What started out as a 2021 Ford Ranger Lariat has now become one impressive gun truck thanks to the efforts of Clandestine Media Group.
Right up front you’ll note that it’s a Ford Ranger which might seem like an odd choice for a gun truck. CMG acknowledges this and explains that it’s nigh impossible to get an actual Toyota Hi-Lux in the US. Instead, they went for a Ford Ranger which is becoming more popular with foreign SOF.
Primary Sponsors:
Leitner Design Bed Rack ACS Forged with all accessories
Addictive Desert Design – Stealth Fighter Front and Rear bumpers with sliders
Camburg Suspension CAMBURG FORD RANGER 2WD/4WD 19-21 FOX 2.5 FACTORY DSC KIT
Grey Man Tactical interior and exterior molle systems plus accessories
Other Parts:
Method Race Wheels MR701 Black
Nitto Ridge Grapplers 285/75R17
Baja Design Lights
Warn VR EVO 10-S
Factor 55 Fairlead and UltraHook
Safari Snorkel
Truck Vault Bed System
Alpha Rex Headlights
The truck was built with the help and expertise of Colorado Adventure Rigs and High Country 4×4.
It’s used by the team for photo shoots and available to clients for marketing needs.
Learn more at www.clandestinemediagroup.com/blog/2021/8/2/clandestine-media-group-company-gun-truck-specs
Rheinmetall to Equip the Dutch Army’s Fennek Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle with New Aiming Device
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
Rheinmetall will be equipping the Dutch military’s Fennek wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle with a new gun carriage-adaptable aiming device. The new device, the Lafettenadaptierbares Zielgerät 400, or LaZ400 for short, will replace the vehicle’s existing thermal imaging system, significantly enhancing the Fennek’s reconnaissance and target engagement capabilities. An order to this effect for 246 devices has been awarded to Rheinmetall Electronics through Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, the Fennek general contractor. The order is worth around €36 million, including value added tax. Due to be delivered through to 2027, the devices will be fabricated at the Rheinmetall Electronics plant in Ismaning in Bavaria.
The Lafetten¬adaptierbares Zielgerät 400 retrofit forms part of the Dutch military’s Fennek midlife upgrade programme. The Dutch armed forces will mount the LaZ400 on the vehicle’s 1530-type gun carriage. The new sensor system will supersede the thermal imaging device currently in use.
Already used in the Bundeswehr’s FLW200 remotely controlled weapon station, the LaZ400 is a tried and tested system. Its colour daylight sensor, thermal imaging sensor and laser rangefinder enable outstanding reconnaissance performance around the clock as well as precise engagement of targets.
Now official, the current order will bring the number of LaZ family devices now in use to over 2,700.
The order underscores once again Rheinmetall’s exceptional expertise in the world of advanced electro-optical sensor technology.
Gore Still Seeking Boot Testers
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
A few weeks ago we put out a call for boot testers on behalf of Gore, the makers of GORE-TEX, who is seeking US military personnel to try out cool weather boots made by Altama. They still need candidates for boot testing, particularly with smaller sized feet, sizes 8-9.
This Altama boot integrates two Gore technologies most of you have never encountered until now. GORE-TEX Thermium™ is a new insulation combining Gore’s expertise in polytetrafluoroethylene and silica aerogel, the world’s lightest solid element and best solid thermal protector which was developed by NASA. Thermium is ultra-thin, low-bulk, and non-compressible resulting in a lower profile boot than you’d expect for cold weather. The insulation is thermally mapped to target only areas where needed: around the toes, since they become cold first.
In addition, these boots also feature GORE-TEX Extended Comfort technology. Like all GORE-TEX, these boots will keep your feet dry from external water, but they are engineered with the next generation of footwear laminate technology for warm conditions which has a breathability ~2x higher than the existing technology. More breathability means more sweat can evaporate through the laminate, and more evaporation means more heat loss and less clamminess.
See the details here.
