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Sneak Peek – SPECOPS KTS-1 v2

Sunday, March 3rd, 2013

Here are some photos of SPECOPS.PL’s KTS-1 v2 smock-jacket prototype.

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www.specops.pl

Tyrannus Over Suit from Drop Zone Tactical

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

From the Great White North comes Drop Zone Tactical’s Tyrannus Over Suit.

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Manufactured from UV resistant polyester, the Tyrannus Over Suit is generously cut to fit over your clothing system. The jacket hood is fully adjustable. additionally, there are side access zips as well as two flapped “slash ports” on the front along with elasticized cuffs and a split tail design as seen on traditional military winter parkas. The high waisted trouser features a quick release, “self centering suspender” which uses a dual adjustable side release buckle to clip the suspenders together. Finally, there are pass through cargo pockets on the legs.

Available now featuring Hyde Definition’s PenCott-Snowdrift™ camouflage pattern in two sizes. Medium fits small to large and Large fits large through XX-Large.

dropzonetactical.com/clothing/tyrannus-over-suit/tyrannus-over-suit.

Visit Blue Force Gear at IWA

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Blue Force Gear® will be attending the IWA & Outdoor Classic Show in Nuremburg, Germany. Dealers or end users who would like to meet with Blue Force Gear, please email international@blueforcegear.com. Appointment times are limited.

International Sales Contact:
Doug Duggan
Blue Force Gear
international@blueforcegear.com
(877) 430-2583

Dutch Military Intends to Replace Current Machine Guns with New Models

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

The Dutch military intends to replace weapons in a class referred to as supporting small caliber weapons or kleinkaliberwapens (KKW) in Dutch, these are weapons below 20mm. Specifically, they are replacing both medium-weight (Middelzware ondersteunende KKW (MOW)) and (Zware ondersteunende KKW (ZOW)) heavy-weight machine guns commonly known as the FN MAG and Browning .50 because of age and rising maintenance costs. The currently issued weapons date back to the 1960s and have seen extensive use in the Afghanistan conflict.

They have stated a primary requirement of a medium-weight range up to 600m and heavy-weight up to 1200m. Because these are new weapons they will also be required to meet other specific requirements for use on vehicles or vessels such as coax mounting.

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The Dutch are looking at 2100 medium-weight guns along with 955 fast aiming sights and 280 NVD sights as well as 840 heavy-weight with 248 fast aiming sights and 575 NVD’s. These replacement numbers are not a one for one replacement but rather are in line with their current force structure.

It is noteworthy that they intend is to buy off-the-shelf. Since the whole project is targeted to stay under 100 million Euros the Defense Material Organisation (DMO) will be mandated to carry out this project. They currently plan to issue a tender in 2014 and be fully equipped by 2017.