US Elite Gear has announced their new 360° Shipping program. Currently available exclusively for all Arc’teryx and Benchmade products it pays for shipping to you and back to them in the event it isn’t quite right.
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Friday, October 14th, 2011Norwegians Choose Thales for NORMANS Soldier System
Friday, October 14th, 2011
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence has selected Thales to provide their commercialized version of the NORMANS Soldier Digitization effort. Over the next five years Thales will lead a team to produce the systems which are built to the specifications produced by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and and tested by the Telemark Battalion (TmBn).
The 2 NORMANS devices provide blue force tracking, navigation, target hand-off, and text messaging. NORMANS Light is worn by the individual Soldier member of a Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) squad and NORMANS Advanced is used by small unit leaders. As you can see NORMANS Advanced offers a full color display and will deliver more data rich information.
“NORMANS digitised soldier system will provide Norwegian soldiers with improved situational awareness, improved ability to navigate and will provide effective mission planning. As a result of this soldiers will have increased effectiveness and safety in operationsâ€, says Secretary of State in the MoD, Roger Ingebrigtsen.
McNett Promotes Liz Mathias to Vice President of Sales
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
McNett has announced the promotion of Liz Mathias to Vice President of Sales. Prior to her promotion, Mathias worked as sales manager where she guided business development and directed domestic and international distribution across McNett’s many brands including OutGo and GearAid. Mathias was also responsible for implementing effective sales systems and achieved significant account growth across numerous industries including outdoor, sporting goods, dive and travel.
“Liz’s promotion is a result of her significant contributions to the Company on many levels. She has earned a high level of respect from the McNett staff, her peers, customers and partners within our industries,†said Karen Robins, HR manager at McNett. “We are excited for Liz to move forward in her new role as she continues to provide outstanding leadership both in sales and at a management level.â€
In her new position, Mathias will focus on coordinating the outdoor, sporting goods and dive divisions of the sales team, forging strategic partnerships with retailers and aligning the company for global growth.
“I could not be more thrilled and excited about where this shift will take us,†said Mathias. “We are stepping our game up in the international arena on both the business to business and business to consumer levels. This should translate to more opportunities with retailers, distributors and OEMs so that McNett can one day dominate the entire gear care and repair world.â€
Source One Distributors Launches New Company
Saturday, October 8th, 2011Source One Distributors, Inc., announced that it has spun off its Source One Tactical division into a new and separate company, Source One Tactical, Inc. (SOT). It is Source One’s intent to provide a seamless transition of the operations of the division into its own separate entity.
Source One Tactical, Inc. will focus its effort towards developing product designs for the Military and Law enforcement communities that address essential mission critical needs and solve unique problems in an innovative fashion. Another key strategy for Source One Tactical will be consistent investments into research and development initiatives and cultivating a line of products and services that improve the overall safety, precision, speed and quality of Military and Law enforcement operations. SOT will also manufacture a variety of end items with a primary focus on Military and Law enforcement products, as well as some products that will carry-over into the commercial outdoor sportsman markets.
In a statement regarding the evolution of Source One Tactical, Inc., E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year and Source One President & CEO, Mark Llano said:
“The growth of Source One Tactical over the past few years has been a direct result of everyone on the Source One Distributors Team being 100% ‘Committed to the Mission….®’ of supporting our troops. By listening to professionals in the field, working with the best in class strategic partners, and utilizing cutting edge technology we were able to grow the Source One Tactical division into a brand that has come to represent quality, innovation and durability to our customers. This move is a step forward that will allow the SOT line to expand and continue to provide state-of-the-art, mission critical products and services to help assist today’s war fighter and law enforcement professional keep America safe and secure.â€
Source One has developed several products over the years so this is a great move for them. Furthermore, we know they’ve added some great folks to the team and can’t wait to see what they come up with.
For more information regarding Source One Tactical, contact: jhenkemeyer@sourceonetactical.com or visit www.sourceonetactical.com.
An Improved Remington ACR? Is It True?
Saturday, October 8th, 2011We heard rumors of a new, upgraded Remington ACR in August and that it would be debuted at Modern Day Marine. When we stopped by the Remington Military Products booth and inquired about this new, improved Adaptive Combat Rifle we were told to look for it at AUSA.
So, has anybody else heard anything about this mystery weapon?
See BFG at AUSA
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
Blue Force Gear® will exhibit at the 2011 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from October 10th through the 12th. Make sure you check out their innovative approach to lightening the soldier’s load, the much talked about Project Helium Whisper™. Additionally, they will display with weapon slings recently adopted by USAF Security Forces and the US Marine Corps M27 IAR program. Project Helium Whisper™ was previewed a few months back at the Warrior Expo East show and created quite a buzz in the super weight-conscious Special Operations community. To see this Patent Pending new MOLLE compatible system visit them in Booth 8325.
Colt Updates Website
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Design Philosophy at Triple Aught Design
Friday, October 7th, 2011Aquire Mag produced a great video featuring Triple Aught Design founder Patrick Ma.
Acquire Profile: Triple Aught Design from ACQUIRE on Vimeo.
