According to Tactical Fanboy Predator BDU is already shipping their A-TACS ACUs from Propper! That’s right, ahead of schedule. How often can you say that? This also means that they have them in stock.
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Predator BDU Shipping A-TACS Pre-orders
Monday, March 14th, 2011Camo Boffins Get Ready!
Thursday, March 10th, 2011Just in case the previous presolicitation message that was released via FedBizOpps on 28 Feb wasn’t enough, the Army issued ANOTHER presolicitation yesterday for the “U.S. Army Camouflage Improvement Effort” (Solicitation Number: W911QY-11-R-0008). According to the notice, the actual solicitation will drop on 18 March, 2011 so nothing has changed there or anywhere else for that matter. Naturally, it’s a Friday which invariably means no weekend for those working at firms who will be competing. It seems there is an unwritten rule that all deployment orders and major solicitations are issued on Friday afternoon. To those involved; gird your loins. It seems that someone is excited enough about this to issue two presolicitations in as many weeks.
Battlefield Airmen on the Job
Thursday, March 10th, 2011We like seeing official Air Force photos of Battlefield Airmen applying airmanship to the tasks at hand. In this case we see U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, a command air mobility liaison officer with Task Force CROM, giving a landing zone safety officer course U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and Romanian army personnel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Lagman, Afghanistan.
You will note the combination of AF Digital Tigerstripe, Army UCP and Army OCP (MultiCam) clothing and equipment on the Airmen in the photo. Expect this to be the norm for at least the near future as deploying Airmen transition to OCP.
Principles of Camouflage
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011For those of you didn’t make it to the Army Camouflage Improvement Effort Industry Day last year, we thought we’d share a little tidbit with you that you would have missed. LTC Tim O’Neill, (USA, Ret) presented a briefing entitled “Principles of Camouflage”. Just click on the first page of the briefing below and you will be up to speed on how to create your own camo pattern.
US Army Camo Improvement Effort Presolicitation
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011The Army issued a presolicitation yesterday for their Camouflage Improvement Effort. According to the notice, the Army continues to seek out the same things; three patterns, government use of the patterns rights, yada, yada, yada. According to the notice, the actual solicitation will be released 18 March, 2011. Folks in industry were getting itchy so it’s good to see that the Army put something out. Additionally, I am glad they have settled on a term to describe what the are doing although “effort” is somewhat unconventional in the acquisition world. It’s not a full program (although signature management should be) and it’s a bit more than a project at this point. Unfortunately, “effort’ doesn’t exactly instill confidence that it has staying power. I hope once this thing gets some legs under it they get to describe it in more enduring terms.
Read it and weep. www.fbo.gov
CamoScience App Coming in April
Sunday, February 27th, 2011Released at last week’s AUSA Winter Symposium in Orlando, FL, the CamoScience(tm) App from MW Research and Development, Inc will be relased in April. It is designed for use with smartphones and mobile touchscreens (including the upcoming iPad 2) and converts photos into camouflage designs.
CamoScienceâ„¢ is a photo application that turns site-specific photography into what its inventor calls “Photographic Camouflage.”
“‘Photographic Camouflage’ is the term I coined four years ago to describe any ‘camera-derived’ camo design,” said K. Dominic Cincotti, MW Research and Development President.
“Right now, we’re focused on special ops and first responders Apps,” Cincotti said. “They know what challenges they face and how quickly they want their problems solved. We also have our eyes on app developers who, like us, are interested in innovative problem solving. “If you’re in one of those categories, get in touch,” he said.
CamoScienceâ„¢ will also let users design Photographic Camouflage into a touch-screen grip for the iPad 2. Touchscreen grips provide functional, hand-traction grip to keep your iPad 2 safely in your grasp while mobile. This is accomplished with an extremely thin, adhesive graphic “skin,” with a unique frictional, micro-terrain.
We have almost no details about this technology other than their press release. We will update you as we get additional information.
HD@militarywraps.com or alternate for App Dev: CamoScience@gmail.comwww.militarywraps.com
Best Camo Plug Ever
Friday, February 25th, 2011We see promotional material for various camo patterns all of the time but this ad from New Zealand-based Huntech’s Habitat Camouflage System is the best yet.
What do you think?
A-TACS Updates Web Experience
Thursday, February 24th, 2011Next time you visit the A-TACS web site you will notice a couple of changes. Namely, they have added a “Manufacturer Info” page with info on fabric availability, pulls and finding info, solid color specs, and hydrographics as well as a “Where to Buy at Retail” and additional photos to “In the Field” page. A-TACS is now also on Facebook.
In addition to the website update, here are a few unpublished photos of the A-TACS pattern.
