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Blackhawk’s Rodman, Halbert Take Second at Tactical Games Panthera

Friday, October 7th, 2022

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – October 5, 2022 – Blackhawk®, a leader in law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, congratulates Blackhawk tactical athlete Zach Rodman and teammate Jared Halbert on their second-place finish in the Men’s Elite division at the Tactical Games Panthera in Old Fields, West Virginia.

Eighty-five total teams plus 25 individuals competed at the Tactical Games Panthera, with 48 teams competing in the Men’s Intermediate, Tactical, Master’s and Elite divisions. The team format gives competitors a unique opportunity to leverage their teammates’ strengths as well as a unique challenge to overcome weaknesses as they carry weights, shoot through courses of fire and navigate obstacles.

“It was a great event and the pieces really fell into place for me and Jared,” Rodman said. “Having gear you can always rely on is critical in the Tactical Games, and I think the T-Series and Foundation Tac Nylon gear do a great job of keeping my sidearm secure and accessible in addition to keeping me mobile.”

Rodman, a 15-year veteran of the Kokomo, Indiana, police force and SWAT team, equipped himself throughout the competition with Blackhawk’s T-Series® L3D holster as well as best-in-class Foundation Series Tac Nylon gear, including lightweight plate carrier, belt and pouches. Halbert, owner of The Tactical Games and seven-time Tactical Games Men’s Elite winner, ran the T-Series L2C holster.

Rodman’s next competition will be the Tactical Games National Championship taking place November 4-6 at the Texas Shooting Academy in Florence, Texas.

Watch this video to learn more about how Rodman utilizes Blackhawk’s Foundation Series plate carrier throughout the Tactical Games.

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UVision Announces the Opening of Its New Production and Training center in Virginia, USA

Friday, October 7th, 2022

The opening of the facility signifies the company’s increased commitment to the US market

Virginia, US, October 6, 2022 – UVision Air Ltd. – a global leader in aerial loitering munition systems of all sizes, for a variety of missions – has announced that the opening of its new facility in Virginia for the production of HERO systems has been brought forward, due to the high volume of orders already received. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on October 6, at the new facility located at 600 Corporate Drive, Stafford VA, in the presence of Stafford County leadership, Industrial Partners, and various customers.

UVision USA Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UVision Air Ltd., is playing an integral role in UVision’s ongoing global expansion of operations. Signifying the company’s increased commitment to the US market, this initiative will create jobs in Virginia, making an important contribution to the American labor market. The opening of the 25,000 square-foot facility located at the Quantico Corporate Center will enable UVision to increase its local production capability, further improve its high-level, rapid response to US customers, and increase supply to international customers – either directly or through government-to-government initiatives.

Tinesha Allen, Stafford County Griffis-Widewater District Supervisor said, “Welcome UVision USA to Stafford County. We congratulate UVision Air Ltd on the expansion and opening of their US Headquarters, and new product and training facility located in Stafford County. We are proud to have this small, specialized business serving our US military combat operations. UVision is an asset to our growing, diverse technical economy. Thank you for your investment in Stafford.”

“Following the signing of our latest contract with a Latin American country and the growing demand for roving armament systems around the world, we decided to bring forward the opening of our new production plant in Virginia, USA,” says Major General (Ret.) Avi Mizrachi, CEO of UVision. “The opening of the factory will enable local production of the company’s systems, strengthening UVision’s overall commitment to the US Armed Services and the US economy, and creating new jobs for local residents. In addition, UVision USA will increase and strengthen our collaborations with academic institutions and local businesses, further supporting the plant’s activities.”

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North Idaho Law Enforcement Industry Day This Sunday

Thursday, October 6th, 2022

Vertac Training / G9 Defense North Idaho Law Enforcement Industry Day 10/09/2022

Restricted to Law Enforcement and Military Personnel only

• Barrier Blind G9 Defense Pistol and Rifle ammunition testing on Windshields, Drywall & Vehicles

• Terminal Ballistic Gel testing in conjunction with the various barriers

• Body Armor Demos, Precision Rifle & Surveillance Tripod Kits

• Genesis Arms GEN-12 Live Fire Demo

• FREE FOOD!

For location and time please contact U.S. Tactical Supply @ 208-457-7320 or email sales@ustacticalsupply.com

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Spearpoint Confirms Strategic Partnership with Gentex Corporation for Land 125 Phase 4

Wednesday, October 5th, 2022

Brisbane, Australia. 4th October 2022.

Spearpoint Solutions & Technology Pty Ltd (Spearpoint) has announced confirmation of their ongoing strategic partnership with Gentex Corporation, for the supply of the world’s leading ground combatant headborne systems. The collaboration is a continued effort by both companies to offer the Australian Defence Force the most advanced systems, with a particular emphasis on the requirements for Project Land 125 Phase 4, Integrated Soldier Systems.

-Gentex Corporation, and its subsidiary Ops-Core, design and manufacture the most innovative and comprehensive range of headborne systems for ground combatants.

-Spearpoint provides leading-edge, innovative, high-quality, operationally-proven solutions to Defence, Law Enforcement and National Security clients. Spearpoint previously led a group of nine leading international Defence companies to integrate multiple soldier systems into a Digital Combat Helmet System under a Defence Innovation Hub contract.

-This partnership confirms the decade-long relationship between the companies, offering a design, development, manufacturing and integration capability second to none.

In recognition of our long-standing and successful partnership, Gentex confirmed the appointment of Spearpoint as its sole representative for Project Land 125 Phase 4, Integrated Soldier Systems. This will revolve around the current range of modular headborne systems including ballistic and bump helmets, helmet mandibles, situational awareness/communication headsets, eyewear, respirators, and headborne power/data systems and other ancillaries.

Gentex Family of Tactical Headborne Systems (Source: Spearpoint)

Andrew Jiear, Spearpoint CEO, said Spearpoint is proud to continue our strategic relationship with Gentex. Gentex are the global leaders in headborne personal protection and situational awareness solutions. This reinforces our opportunity to build on the developments achieved with our other partners for the Digital Combat Helmet System, which we believe is a critical element of any future Integrated Digital Soldier System.

Spearpoint is a sovereign, wholly-Australian, Veteran-owned company, based in Queanbeyan NSW. Spearpoint has previously supplied ballistic helmets and ancillaries to the ADF, NZDF and most Australian Law Enforcement Agencies.

Gentex Corporation is the world’s leading designer, developer and manufacturer of military headborne systems, based in Carbondale PA USA. Gentex is the designer of the F-35 JSF and F/A-18 fixed wing, HGU-56P rotary wing, DH-132 combat vehicle crewman, and FAST SF helmet systems (in service with USSOCOM and other Tier 1 units worldwide).

Contact Information: sales@spearpoint.net.au

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Aquaterro Unveils Land Forces Digital Hub

Wednesday, September 28th, 2022

Aquaterro launches an interactive, virtual tradeshow experience – the Landforces Digital Hub – showcasing SIG SAUER Next Generation Squad Weapons, and featuring Next Generation Systems; supplied, integrated, and sustained by 100% Australian Owned and Operated Aquaterro.

Aquaterro has developed and launched the Landforces Digital Hub, an interactive digital exhibition experience, highlighting the many capabilities that Aquaterro provides the industry. Ballistic protective products, load carriage systems, and small arms systems. Managed across the entire lifecycle: design, engineering, acquisition, sustainment, and disposal.

The Digital Hub features a complete 3D Virtual recreation of Aquaterro’s Exhibition Booth at Land Forces, located at Booth #3G6 in Hall 3. The Virtual Hub has a series of interactive hotspots, allowing users to interact with the hub and discover everything that Aquaterro will be showcasing at Landforces.

The centre of the Digital Hub is the central location for all things SIG SAUER, showcasing the Next Generation Squad Weapons that have been selected by the U.S Army. Fully 3D models of the P320, MCX Spear, LMG and MMG can be interacted with.

The themed corners of the Digital Hub focus on projects and programs that Aquaterro have interest in or are currently engaging in, as well as presenting advanced product supplies such as the Kraka Jet Board, Extrema Ratio knives and Team Wendy Ballistic Helmets.

The Digital Hub additionally presents Product Showcases for a range of advanced product supplies, as well as features on Aquaterro’s Sustainment, and an end-to-end process video on Aquaterro’s Helmet Refurbishment Facility and Operations.

After exploring the variety of content on offer in the Aquaterro Digital Hub, you can check out the new streaming platform Aquaterro.TV, with a content library of product features from world leading brands like Surefire, Safariland, and SIG Sauer.

You can also access Aquaterro’s new Online Store from the Digital Hub.

The digital hub is live now, and can be accessed at landforces.aquaterro.com.

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McQ Inc Awarded AFWERX SBIR Phase II Contract

Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Sept. 20, 2022 — On August 5, 2022, Fredericksburg, VA based McQ Inc announced that it has been awarded an AFWERX SBIR Phase II contract to develop a Military version of its McQ CONNECT® Iridium Certus® 100 satellite terminal. The new McQ CONNECT®MIL will address problems faced by the Air Force and other military organizations in rapid paced global missions against hostile adversaries. It will provide new mission capabilities that support Multi Domain Operations from any spot on the globe.

A quickly deployed tactical unit, the McQ CONNECT®MIL will be integrated with several advanced warfare technologies that expand the Air Force’s ability to understand adversarial activities and immediately impede hostile threatening activities. This communication innovation is a critical capability to capitalize on current technologies and serve as a force multiplier that will magnify the effects of Defense capabilities essential for battlespace domination.

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AeroVironment’s Unmanned Ground Vehicles to Use Persistent Systems Mobile ad hoc Network as Preferred Network for Platforms

Monday, September 19th, 2022

Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”), a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced today that AeroVironment’s unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) business has joined Persistent’s Wave Relay® Ecosystem.

The Ecosystem is a growing industry alliance of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), UGVs, and sensor companies all utilizing Persistent’s Wave Relay® MANET as their preferred network for command-and-control and communications functions.

“We are very excited to have AeroVironment’s UGVs join the Ecosystem,” said Nick Naioti, Senior VP for Business Development for Persistent Systems. “In building the networked battlefield, we are providing the warfighter with increased situational awareness while also reducing size, weight, and power.”

At the core of the Ecosystem, the Wave Relay® MANET enables tactical teams to receive critical information from unmanned systems and their sensors which facilitates improved decision making, increasing both soldier safety and effectiveness.

According to the agreement between the two companies, the following UGVs will incorporate Persistent’s MANET hardware:

• telemax™ EVO PRO;
• telemax™ EVO HYBRID;
• telemax™ EVO PLUS;
• tEODor™ EVO; and
• EVO Upgrade Kit.

These ruggedized, all-terrain UGVs perform a variety of dangerous missions, including explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), hazardous materials handling (HAZMAT) and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threat assessment.

“Persistent has established itself in the market as a network provider that delivers extended range, high throughput and robustness against radio interference, all of which are critically important to our customers’ life-saving missions,” said Brian Young, AeroVironment vice president and product line general manager for UGVs.

In addition, Wave Relay® MANET gives companies the opportunity to move beyond simple point-to-point solutions and build whole constellations of connected air and ground assets, Naioti said.

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Rheinmetall and Helsing – Partners for the Next Generation of Armed Forces

Friday, September 16th, 2022

Rheinmetall, a longstanding, tried-and-tested partner of digitized armed forces around the world, and Helsing, the leading European provider of software and AI for defence systems, have announced a strategic partnership to transform land defence capabilities.

Through the joint development of software-based defence systems and retrofitting of existing platforms, this partnership will provide the armed forces with advanced and future-proof capabilities, enabling them to meet current and future challenges.

The unprovoked attack on Ukraine has forced Europe into a new era of land-based warfare. With the return of peer-to-peer conflicts and the emergence of novel, digital capabilities on the battlefield Europe must modernise its armies at speed. One of the key lessons of the Russo-Ukrainian War is that digitization and AI-supported mission systems can give armies a meaningful edge on the battlefield. They are destined to play a key role in defensive operations.

The Rheinmetall/Helsing partnership combines world-leading, battle-tested components, platforms, systems and software with modern, military-grade AI capabilities in order to deter and, if necessary, successfully take on an adversary. By investing in technology development upfront and delivering new products at speed, this partnership will provide the armed forces with fast access to the latest technological innovations.

“Rheinmetall has been supplying advanced networked products, systems, software and technologies in the defence and security realm for many decades, for which we are very grateful. Our partnership with Helsing will further augment our capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence, enabling us to equip our products with the latest technologies faster than ever. This lets us modernize legacy platforms and systems, providing our customers with new, world-leading capabilities”, states Christoph Müller, CEO of Rheinmetall Electronic Solutions.

Dr Gundbert Scherf, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Helsing adds: “Helsing is a new type of defence company, focused purely on software and AI, funding our own product development. We are therefore delighted to partner with Rheinmetall and combine our advanced AI capabilities with their world-leading land platforms. Recent geopolitical events have shown that democracies need to be able to protect and deter. But democracies also need to out-innovate and out-pace autocratic regimes. We believe this partnership has the potential to do that, equipping land forces for the future at pace.”

About Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH
Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH supplies the world’s armed forces, government agencies and civilian customers with mission equipment and learning and training solutions. The company, which belongs to Rheinmetall AG’s Electronic Solutions division, has been in the business for decades.

Working in close cooperation with customers, Rheinmetall Electronics develops high-end products and integrates advanced system solutions.

Its Integrated Electronic Solutions portfolio encompasses reconnaissance, fire control, soldier systems and command and control technology as well as training, learning and development applications for individuals, groups and entire customer organizations. Security solutions and specific IT and cyber systems round out the company’s portfolio.

Customers in over forty countries place their trust in technology from Rheinmetall Electronics. Eager to be close to its customers, the company maintains a significant international presence, with multiple subsidiaries around the world as well as an extensive supplier network.

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