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Remington Supports Pass it On – Outdoor Mentors, Inc.

Sunday, June 25th, 2023

Lonoke, Arkansas – June 22, 2023 – Remington Ammunition is proud to announce its support of Pass it On – Outdoor Mentors, Inc. Dedicated to passing on the legacy to develop future generations of hunters and anglers, the non-profit organization continues to expand as it fosters a deep appreciation for the outdoors through youth mentors.

“We’re thrilled to support the Pass it On – Outdoor Mentors mission to cultivate a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts,” said Remington Ammunition’s Director of Marketing Joel Hodgdon. “It’s an honor to serve on the Board of Directors for Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors. The impactful organization strongly aligns with Remington’s core values in outdoor stewardship and deep tradition.”

Matching caring adults with a deep commitment to the outdoors with the next generation seeking to learn more, the Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors program provides outdoor experiences and opportunities to new enthusiasts and their volunteer mentors. Focusing on all outdoor activities, the program not only empowers those being newly introduced to the lifestyle but promotes the enjoyment, understanding, protection and restoration of our natural ecosystems.

“We are deeply thankful for our partnership with Remington! Their support will aid in our efforts to get more of the next generation into hunting and fishing through outdoor mentorship. There is nothing sweeter and gratifying than guiding eager new entrants in the great outdoors,” said Brittany French, CEO of Pass it On – Outdoor Mentors. “As an outdoorswoman, I believe that it is our responsibility to step up and serve those in the community who would not otherwise be served in the outdoors. With Remington’s support, we will strive to reach our goal of planning over 700 events nationally this year!”

To learn more about this growing organization, visit outdoormentors.org.

Find Remington ammunition at dealers nationwide and online. For more information on Remington ammunition and accessories, visit www.remington.com.

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Sons of Liberty Gun Works Supports In Extremis Performance, Empowering Human Potential

Monday, June 19th, 2023

19 June 2023 – San Antonio TX – Sons of Liberty Gun Works (SOLGW), a leading AR-15 manufacturer of hard use blasters, is pleased to partner up with In Extremis Performance (IEP), a human performance company led by Jake Labhart. IEP are leaders in assessing performance and equipping agencies with the knowledge, tools, and expertise to take their teams to the next level.

“SOLGW has played a pivotal role in bolstering IEP by offering various forms of assistance. They have provided classroom seats, bestowed prizes upon top achievers, extended financial support to SWAT organizations, and equipped instructors with some of the finest firearms available in the industry. This comprehensive support enables us to excel in our performance, while also ensuring that officers have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with top-tier rifles that would guarantee their safety in real-life situations.”

– Jake Labhart

Building on the three pillars of Performance, Readiness, and Longevity, IEP can enhance the abilities of each individual operator and every team as whole. Where other companies try to provide a “one size fits all” approach, IEP brings customized solutions to meet the needs of each unit they work with.

Why choose In Extremis Performance? With personal, professional, and educational experience; they are subject matter experts in optimizing performance in the tactical community. They have not only piloted the programs with special operations units at the federal, state, and local levels, but have success with their data proven process.

To learn more about IEP, visit their website at www.inextremis.us

To view their upcoming courses, visit their schedule at www.inextremis.us/shop/human-performance-courses/2

www.SOLGW.com

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5.11 Tactical and Prime Video to Celebrate the Fourth and Final Season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan with a Specialized Sweepstakes Prize Package and Exclusive Content Series

Sunday, June 18th, 2023

Costa Mesa, Calif. (June 16, 2023) – 5.11 Tactical, the global innovator of Purpose-Built Gear™, has teamed up with Prime Video to celebrate the release of the fourth season of the highly-popular series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan with a special sweepstakes prize package available to customers and viewers, as well as a three-part content series featuring retired Navy SEAL, Clint Emerson.

The enter-to-win sweepstakes will offer fans a chance to win a robust 5.11 prize package valued at $2,500 and comprised of some of the latest 5.11 gear and technical apparel seen throughout the action-thriller series. Entries will be accepted from Friday, June 16 to Monday, July 31, 2023. To enter, or for more information, customers and viewers can visit www.511tactical.com/jackryan4. No purchase is necessary, one entry per email, must be 18 years or older and a U.S. resident to enter.

5.11 has also produced an exclusive content series with retired Navy SEAL, Clint Emerson. The three-part series dives into Emerson’s unique first-hand perspective around various scenarios throughout the final season. The video series can be found on 5.11’s YouTube page.

The fourth and final season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan will premiere June 30 on Prime Video, with two episodes available each Friday, leading up to the epic series finale on July 14. The six-episode season will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Fans can catch up on the first three seasons of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan streaming now on Prime Video, part of the savings, convenience, and entertainment that Prime members enjoy in a single membership.

To learn more about a 5.11, its product offering or its latest events and sweepstakes, visit www.511tactical.com.

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Carbon Tactics Website Now Live

Friday, June 16th, 2023

June 16th, 2023

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.–215 GEAR™ announced today that the Carbon Tactics website is now live for orders.

215 GEAR™ purchased the Carbon Tactics and Gear Fur brands in May. Since then, we have been updating and getting the site ready to open for orders. Additionally, we have been working hard at integration of the Gear Fur latch into the 215 line of K9 products. This purchase was right in our core competencies of sewing and machined solutions, additionally reaching a new audience of customer base. We look forward to continuing the Carbon Tactics and GearFur legacy of offering great products, supporting the American worker.

www.carbontactics.com

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3 GA-ASI Engineers Win Award From AIAA

Friday, June 16th, 2023

Leon Alvarez, James McPherson and Terry von Klein Receive AIAA San Diego Section Awards

SAN DIEGO – 13 June 2023 – Three senior engineers from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) were honored with awards from the San Diego section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in the areas of outstanding aerospace engineering and engineering management. The awards were presented at an event hosted by the AIAA on May 21, 2023. GA-ASI is a leading employer in the San Diego area and manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions.

Leon Alvarez, James McPherson and Walter (Terry) von Klein were the three GA-ASI engineers who were honored with awards.

“We are very proud of the important contributions of Leon, James and Terry,” said GA-ASI Vice President of Engineering Dee Wilson. “As the world leader in unmanned systems, engineering is the lifeblood of our company. These engineers have helped to pioneer the development of new and innovative technologies that are utilized on our UAS platforms, which are critical to U.S. national security and throughout the world.”

Leon Alvarez is technical director for GA-ASI’s Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Group, and is the company’s leader in development of a revolutionary technology for GA-ASI’s aircraft – Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) utilizing only onboard sensors. He has worked as a leader over 15 years on the architecture and development of the technology and is integral in the deployment of ATLC as a key enabler of GA-ASI’s line of unmanned aircraft that are deployed with customers around the world and has zero mishaps after more than 130,000 takeoff and landing events.

James McPherson is GA-ASI’s program manager for U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) programs and was awarded for outstanding contributions to aerospace management. He manages technical projects involving GA-ASI’s USMC customer, including all training and sustainment for the USMC MUX Program and support of the USMC’s Service Level Training Exercises where he has led a team of project managers, engineers, technicians, mechanics, and aircrew to a Link 16 solution without impacting a rigorous flight schedule.

Finally, Terry von Klein, GA-ASI engineering director for Flight Technologies and Advanced Programs, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from AIAA for his outstanding contributions to GNC activities on all GA-ASI platforms. Over the course of his 36-year career, which also included stops at Northrop Grumman and Boeing, he had significant impact on aerospace engineering, primarily in GNC and flight simulation across programs as diverse as C-17, X-48B, ATT, MD-11, MQ-1, MQ-9, and numerous advanced and novel systems. His work has been published by AIAA and NASA, and he holds a patent for a novel method of automatic control of a vehicle.

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Orolia Defense & Security Ignites New Era as Safran Federal Systems at the 2023 Joint Navigation Conference

Thursday, June 15th, 2023

The Leader in M-Code PNT Solutions announces re-brand, introduces Inertial Navigation offering

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 12, 2023

Orolia Defense & Security, a Safran Electronics & Defense company, has announced at the Institute of Navigation’s 2023 Joint Navigation Conference that it will re-brand under a new name, Safran Federal Systems, following its 2022 acquisition by Safran, a global aerospace and defense company.

“Though our name and look are changing, our people, our operations, and our leadership team remain the same. The name Safran Federal Systems signifies being part of the Safran Group, a world leader in aerospace and defense, while reflecting what we do best, serving our U.S. Government & Military customers with cutting-edge positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems,” said Hironori Sasaki, President of Safran Federal Systems. “We remain fully committed to ensuring the success of our customers and the success of our warfighters. By joining the Safran Group, we are excited to be able to offer an even larger portfolio of industry-leading technology tailored for the U.S. military.”

In addition to its Resilient PNT solutions, M-Code/GNSS testing and simulation tools, precision time synchronization systems and navigation warfare (NAVWAR) equipment, Safran Federal Systems is now one of the only companies with a full complement of PNT technologies with proven inertial navigation solutions.

“The Safran Federal Systems inertial navigation portfolio now includes the Hemispherical Resonator Gyro (HRG) Crystal™ technology, which leverages state-of-the-art manufacturing and offers revolutionary performance and reliability over existing technologies, for tactical to strategic applications across all military domains,” said Jon Leombrone, Executive Vice President of Navigation Systems at Safran Federal Systems. “With more than 30,000 HRGs produced and over 15 million operational hours, the technology is proven and tested in military applications worldwide.”

Safran Federal Systems continues to be the trusted Resilient PNT solution provider for military end users and industry partners, from the lab to the field. Safran Federal Systems continues to operate as a proxy-regulated company, Free of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI), approved to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects.

Visit Safran Federal Systems at JNC in booth #500 from Tuesday, June 13–Wednesday, June 14.

Safran Federal Systems provides Resilient PNT solutions and custom engineering services to U.S. Government agencies, defense organizations and their contractors. Safran Federal Systems is authorized to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects, in addition to supporting strategic partnerships for key defense PNT technologies.

Safran Federal Systems operates as a proxy-regulated company, Free of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI).

For more information: www.safranfederalsystems.com

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Satcom Direct Joins Forces with McQ to Launch Groundbreaking Video Bandwidth Agility Kit

Thursday, June 15th, 2023

New tech streams HD video in reduced bandwidth BLOS applications

Melbourne, Florida/ 13 June 2023 – SD Government, the satellite communications provider for global governments, has teamed with advanced surveillance systems experts, McQ, to add the SD Video Bandwidth Agility Kit (VBAK) to its expanding portfolio of services. Delivering near real-time high-definition video over low bandwidth in beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) applications for military and civilian government customers, the VBAK is a breakthrough technology for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and search and rescue (SAR) missions. With its clarity, speed, and multiple-platform capabilities, it is transforming fixed-wing, helicopter, and UAV operations with reduced weight and size limitations.

The VBAK internal compact SD WiFi Hub router and video compression module sit between the onboard camera and modem in a hardened case, collecting video data and compressing it using McQ vWatch® software. The video is then transmitted through the SD Plane Simple® Ku-band antenna to a coordination server, where it is distributed simultaneously to multiple end-users, including command and control centers and other aircraft. The video compression bundle is transport agnostic and compatible with Ka, Ku, and L-band satellite communication (SATCOM).

The system, available as a complete roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) kit, can be installed as a bundle with the SD Plane Simple® Ku-band antenna connecting with the Intelsat FlexAir network and is bolstered by worldwide award-winning customer support. VBAK is compatible with the Tactical Removeable Airborne Satellite Communications (TRASC) BLOS C-130 Multi-Purpose Hatch System (MPHS) solution from SD Government and R4 Integration, Inc. Combined, these two RO/RO systems enable simple equipment sharing across the fleet.

In a VBAK proof-of-concept mission held at the Red Flag Alaska Range in March 2023, the HD video feed (1080p/H.264/30fps) from a Northrop Grumman LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod mounted on an Alaska Air National Guard SAR HC-130J, was compressed into a 300kbps stream and routed over the Inmarsat GX network using a MilliSat EX Ka-band antenna that relayed the feed to a ground station where the streaming quality was evaluated. The aircraft departed on a high-level route at 18,000ft MSL from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and an iPerf test was completed during the sortie. The signal-to-noise ratio averaged 5.3 (compared to the normal range of 3.0 to 8.0), 1.8mbps upload, and 1.5mbps download speeds were achieved, and video dissemination occurred with sub-2 second latency. Near real-time or better, this low latency shows how VBAK enables HD video streaming on bandwidth limited to provide capacity for other applications and when high bandwidth is unavailable.

Adding flexibility to the SD VBAK package, the system will operate on a variety of internet protocol networks, including cellular and IP radio modems, as well as satellite. In addition, the McQ vWatch module provides a set-up web page. Its user interface displays video and includes controls for frame rate, pixel resolution, camera pan, tilt and zoom. Frame rate and pixel resolution are adjustable for the best data rate. At the same time, SD’s Data Center and Private Network offer continuous vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, and encryption while ensuring data never touches the public network.

“The VBAK bundle is an asset that users have been demanding for some time, and we are proud to deliver it to our government customers. The ISR market and operators are balancing the demand for larger data offloads with the economics of the available BLOS solutions. The integration of the McQ vWatch software into the SD ecosystem of hardware and connectivity solutions provides operational agility and cost advantages for the operator, and we are looking forward to working with customers to implement the technology,” says Hayden Olson, GM, Satcom Direct Government. “Our collaboration with McQ on such an innovative piece of technology advances critical service communications during BLOS missions to support positive outcomes in the most challenging environments and consequently protect and save lives.”

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Industry Ready to Answer Call to Arms

Thursday, June 15th, 2023

NIOA Group CEO Rob Nioa says it’s time for Australia to step up and win the industrial capability battle.

In a blunt warning to the nation’s premier defence gathering in Canberra last night (Eds: Wednesday, June 14), Mr Nioa said the consequences of outsourcing military production could be dire against a backdrop of the most critical period in decades.

While the challenges are enormous, so too is the ability of Australian industry to meet them, but it needs to be brought into the fight – and soon, he said.

Before an audience including Australia’s most influential decision-makers across Government, Defence and the ADF, Mr Nioa said the potential for conflict in our region was “at a scale that we have not seen since World War 2”.

“This is industrial scale conflict that requires a capable and fully mobilised Australian industrial base to deter it,” Mr Nioa told the Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN) dinner.

“If we are to deter aggressors we need to demonstrate that we can win the industrial battle. The people that can do that for Australia are in this room.”

But the head of Australia’s biggest privately-owned supplier of munitions to the ADF said industry investment in building sovereign capability would be stymied by an over dependence on Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

“The biggest risk to getting Australian industry into the fight, is outsourcing all of our immediate requirements to FMS. That will pull the rug out from under us quicker than anything,” he said.

“If we have nothing to do we can do nothing. We need to start now. The Ukraine war has highlighted the significant industrial challenges in sustaining and winning large scale conflicts.

“And it has exposed significant limitations in the current scale of the combined allied defence industrial base.

“Previous conflicts have shown us that a nation must start to mobilise its defence industrial base around four years before it can mobilise its defence force. Our adversaries have done precisely that and more.”

Mr Nioa singled out key points in the recently-released Defence Strategic Review (DSR), including:

That Australia is facing “the prospect of major conflict in our region that directly threatens our national interest”.

It signalled the end of strategic warning time for that conflict to occur, and said “ending warning time…necessitates an urgent call to action…”

“Defence’s current approach to defence acquisition is not fit for purpose”.

That “procurement risk must be based on minimum viable capability in the shortest possible timeframe”.

That “Australia must be more self-reliant so that we are able to contribute more to regional security”.

And that will require a shift to “strengthening Australia’s sovereign military and industrial capabilities”.

“I urge the Government and Defence to engage more urgently with the Australian industrial base and industrialists,” Mr Nioa said.

“I suspect I speak for the room when I say there is a sense that Australian industry is currently sitting on the sidelines, waiting to be brought into the fight.

“I also don’t think it is well understood how commercially draining and unrewarding it is to build new industrial capabilities.

“From a commercial point of view that represents years of development, construction and commissioning effort, all while losing money, taking on risk and forgoing alternate opportunities.

“That needs an industrial base that is solely focused on the national interests of Australia. That industrial base is sitting in this room and ready.”

www.nioa.com.au

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