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Diamondback Tactical Makes Major Personnel Announcements

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Diamondback Tactical LLLP, a US manufacturer and designer of mission-specific technologically advanced tactical armor systems, announced today the appointment of Andrew Bair, as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development; Roland VanSkiver, as Vice President of Sales; and Mike Runella, as the Director of Specialty Programs. Bair, VanSkiver and Runella will work to develop and implement new business & sales strategies that will enable Diamondback Tactical to strengthen its position as an industry leader in 2012.

“We are excited to continue to build our team and our business,” said Dale Taylor, CEO/President of Diamondback Tactical. “Andrew, Roland & Mike will add a tremendous amount of value and expertise to our growing organization. We are confident that their proficiency, combined with their years of experience in the industry, and focused strategic partnerships, will catapult Diamondback Tactical to the next level of success.”

Andrew Bair has advised some of the world’s top multi-national companies, international organizations and governments. Before joining Diamondback Tactical, Bair served as the senior vice president of the Willis Group, an international insurance and risk management firm in North America, Europe and the Middle East. Bair has also worked for the State Department as Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for the Balkans and as a Special Advisor for Counter-Terrorism in the Office of the Secretary of State. His extensive experience within the federal and international markets will enable Diamondback Tactical to effectively grow focal markets.

Roland VanSkiver previously served as a Special Operations Program Manager for Diamondback Tactical. Vanskiver has more than 10 years of senior management and business consulting experience with Privately Held and Fortune 500 Corporations. In addition to his corporate leadership experience Vanskiver has served our country at home and abroad. Vanskiver a former Marine served with 3rd Battalion 2nd Marine Division as a squad leader and Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion, Anti/Counter-Terrorism unit as a team leader. In addition to his military service Vanskiver served as member of the Baltimore City Police Department’s narcotics & gang “Flex” unit.

Mike Runella previously served as a Special Operations Program Manager for Diamondback Tactical. Runella has an extensive background in tactical nylon design, ballistics, manufacturing and operations. Runella has several years of senior management experience working with tactical product manufactures. Runella has served our country at home and abroad in the United States Military and Federal Government as a member of the Special Operations community and the Private Security Sector.

Diamondback is Back!

www.diamondbacktactical.com

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Hyperstealth Presents Their Side of the Copyright Infringement Case with DCS

Monday, January 9th, 2012

A few weeks ago Predator Intelligence released a story detailing that Digital Concealment Systems had filed suit in Georgia Middle District Court against Canada-based Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corporation. Digital Concealment Systems is the designer of the A-TACS AU and A-TACS FG patterns. Hyperstealth’s lawyers sent a cease and desist letter in December to DCS stating that the A-TACS FG pattern infringed on the copyright of several Hyperstealth patterns and demanding that DCS immediately stop manufacturing, marketing, and selling that product. Weighing their options, DCS preemptively filed suit against Hyperstealth in a US court.

Now, Hyperstealth has gone to Predator Intelligence to “tell their side” of the story (our perception). As you may recall, last week we reported that Hyperstealth had released an online catalog of many of their EuroSpec patterns. However, after reading this Predator Intelligence story, it looks like Hyperstealth has held some of them back for use in court.

We are unsure at this point why Hyperstealth is so insistent on trying this case in the court of public opinion. Without prior access to the patterns in question, it’s difficult to make the case that DCS infringed on a copyright of a pattern that no one has seen. Furthermore, all of Hyperstealth’s actions, including these, taken to influence public opinion will most assuredly be brought up in court.

While it makes for a good story. This is best played out in a court of law. The outcome of this trial may well have a long-lasting impact on Hyperstealth’s policy of copyright assertion.

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Diamondback Tactical Launches New Website

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Just because you haven’t heard much from Diamondback Tactical lately, don’t count them out. Diamondback Tactical has launched an all new website with an emphasis on armor systems.

Also, check out their new catalog.

DBT Catalog 2012

dbtarmor.com

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What is GSS Gear Up To?

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

GSS Gear has a splash page up in place of their standard home page. With it not going live until Tuesday the 17th (which incidentally coincides with the first day of SHOT Show), all we can do is wonder what they’re up to.

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www.GSSgear.com

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HyperStealth Pulls Back The Curtain on EuroSpec

Friday, January 6th, 2012

HyperStealth Biotechnology has released a webpage specifically dedicated to cataloging their EuroSpec series of camouflage patterns.

www.hyperstealth.com/EuroSpec-history

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Liars, Poseurs, and Frauds…An Editorial by Raven Concealment Systems

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Raven Concealment Systems posted this on their Facebook page recently. It is one of the best things we have read in awhile. We’d say that their sentiment is shared by many in industry. Be aware there is some rather frank language in there. Verbatim…

I am appalled that I even have to compose this message.

With increasing frequency, we are receiving phone calls and emails from people who either imply or directly state that they are a member of the special operations/intelligence/federal law enforcement community, when they clearly are no such thing. Usually they are doing so with a hand extended, looking for some sort of discount, expedited service, and/or free “T&E” gear.

I’m not sure if these people think we’re stupid, or if they are really just so caught up in their Walter Mitty alternate reality that they believe their own lies, but we are completely fucking fed up with it.

In an attempt to reduce or eliminate such contact in the future, we are posting this “Public Notice:”
We do extensive business with the military special operations/intelligence/federal law enforcement community. We know how those guys communicate with vendors. Here’s a hint: They do it from email addresses that end in “.gov” and “.mil”, not “navyspecwarfare@xxxxxxx.com”. If you email us from an address like that, we are going to know right away that you’re a lying piece of shit.

Whenever we get an email or call from someone making claims to be from ‘XYZ’ agency or ‘ABC’ unit that makes our Spidey Sense tingle, we pick up the phone and call one of our buddies who ACTUALLY WORKS FOR SAID AGENCY/UNIT/GROUP/etc and ask them if you’re legit. Vetting someone is really easy in a community that small.
Our Operations Manager is a licensed private investigator, with a background in both federal investigation and military law enforcement. When we get guys falsely claiming to be ninja-force 17, we have him run said idiot to ground. He digs up every bit of that person’s personal information he can find, from criminal background to really embarassing pictures that are floating around Facebook.

Here’s our take on it: The guys you are attempting to impersonate take that sort of thing REALLY fucking seriously; therefore, WE TAKE IT REALLY FUCKING SERIOUSLY. If you are harboring any stupid ideas about calling us and claiming to be someone you are not, here’s what you can expect to have happen:

First, we will tell you to fuck off.

Next, we will dig up every bit of info on you we can find.

Then we will use said info to whatever ends we find suitable. Best case scenario is that we will use that information to publicly embarass you, but more likely we will forward that info to the community which you have claimed to be part of. If your claims violate the “Stolen Valor Act” in even the slightest way, we will assist in your prosecution.

I apologize to all of our loyal customers for such a vulgar rant, but I can only imagine how many other companies (who do not have the same resources at their disposal) are being duped by these lying dick-douches. Please share this to help spread the word.

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Special Operations Apps Announces New Camouflage Technology

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

K. Dominic Cincotti is calling 2012 the year of camouflage and he might just be right. Camo is going to be all over the place in 2012, (just don’t hold your breath waiting for the US Army to make a decision anytime soon). However, plenty of new camouflage patterns and signature management technologies are going to become available for those in need. One of the companies at the forefront of this new emphasis is Cincotti’s company, Special Operations Apps.

In a press release, Cincotti said, “Camo, a multibillion-dollar business, will make huge gains in 2012, because it will mark a turning point in how camo is designed and made. Camouflage design has changed very little for centuries — until now, but new technologies, focused on how we design and manufacture camo, will produce a new shift in this market estimated to be in the billions.” We couldn’t agree more.

SOA has already begun to bring customized camouflage to the individual operator level with CamoScienceâ„¢ HD which combines a smartphone camera with an onboard app to produce a specialized camouflage pattern specifically for the area photographed (as seen above). The results are tuned for the environment it is produced in and can be exported for rapid, digital printing. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. SOA and their sister company MW R&D have just been issued a patent for their new Modern Warfare Camoâ„¢ technology. In fact, it’s just been featured on popsci.com.

According to SOA, “Modern Warfare Camoâ„¢ is both active and adaptive simultaneous multispectral camouflage.” US Army SF Veteran David Mullins, SOA’s team leader of subject matter experts said, “This is a truly significant patent that has been issued to MW R&D because it is a future-proofed solution we have now.” It’s a stealth camo technology that combines high-definition video imagery, a flexible thin-film display, multiple layers of sensor-blocking nanomaterials, and miniaturized thermoelectric array devices. Together, these countermeasures mimic the operating environment, producing multispectral simultaneous adaptive concealment.

specialoperationsapps.com

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Elite Defense Partners with The 132 Group

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Elite Defense has announced the addition of The 132 Group to its expanding base of partners and suppliers.

Under the leadership of The 132 Group’s Principle Officer, William (Bill) Jarvis, the company will assist Elite Defense with opening new channels, suppliers, and in bringing new products to market. The 132 Group was formed in 2011 by former members of the US Special Operations Community with the goal of increasing capabilities for our men and women in uniform and enhancing opportunities for those industry partners striving to better serve them.

“The addition of Bill and The 132 Group to our team gives us one more iron clad link in our expanding chain,” said Elite Defense Vice President of Business Development & Marketing Brett Westcott. “Bill’s firsthand expertise in the unique needs of our warfighters combined with his knowledge of the critical channels to market for our industry partners, will further enhance our capabilities at Elite Defense. We are excited to partner with him to continue to expand our suite of client services.”

Congratulations to both Elite Defense and The 132 Group. We’re excited to see where this affiliation will take both of you.

www.elitedefense.com

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