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Wing Inflatables Partners with SOAL Marine to Supply Military Inflatable Craft to Norwegian Armed Forces

Tuesday, August 15th, 2023

SOAL Marine Group, a defence contractor and manufacturer of electrified maritime mobility platforms, lightweight gyro stabilized systems, and specialist training, in partnership with The Wing Group (Wing Inflatables Inc.) and E.P. Barrus Ltd, has secured a five-year contract and will supply Military Inflatable Craft and related boat equipment, training, logistics and support to the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Johan Jorstadius, CEO & Partner of SOAL Marine Group, said: “This contract supports critical maritime operations with the ability to operate in both extreme cold and warm climates, and embeds the defence capabilities that we offer through the partnership between Wing, Barrus and SOAL.”

Wing is the largest supplier in North America of inflatable crafts for the defence market. This award, in combination with the UK Defence contract, sets a new international benchmark for the quality and performance that you can expect from a Wing craft. SOAL will be a strong partner for the management of the contract and integration of new technologies.

Andrew Branagh, CEO Wing Inflatables, said: “The Wing Inflatables team is a proud partner of SOAL Marine. Together we win the opportunity to deliver world- class military capable inflatable craft to the Norwegian Armed Forces.”

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SeaToSummit – Big River Dry Bag

Monday, July 17th, 2023

Offered in 5, 8, 13, 20, 35, and 65 liter sizes, the Big River Dry Bag from SeaToSummit is made from waterproof 420D nylon fabric with double stitched, reinforced, tape sealed seams and incorporates a waterproof non-wicking roll top closure. Additionally, there are multiple lash points.

Colors available are Black, Gold Brown, Surf Blue, and Picante Red.

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Warrior East 23 – Patriot3 CRRC Deployment Kit

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

Patriot3 had limited booth space so they showed the features of their Combat Rubber Raiding Craft Deployment Kit with a model.

This diagram will help you see what is in the kit.

1. BOW BAGS
Wet and Dry Gear Storage

2. RIGHTING LINES
Overturned CRRC Correction

3. CARGO NET
Secure Cargo Containment

4. TOWING LINES
Weight Distributing Tow Straps

5. NAVIGATION BOARD
Compass Mounted Dashboard

Units and agencies can procure products seen at Warrior East by contacting ADS, Inc.

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USAF Pararescue Seeks Extended Maritime Mobility Vessel

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

The Special Warfare Contracting Office at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a new capability called the Extended Maritime Mobility Platform, essentially an airdroppable rigid hulled inflatable boat.

Currently, the force relies on small inflatables boats with small outboard motors and 2-man Advanced Rescue Crafts which are wave runner-style craft used to provide close access to those who need rescuing in the open ocean. These systems, like the anticipated EMMP are airdropped from HC130 aircraft.

The boat will be used by the Air Force’s Pararescue which is organized as the Guardian Angel community consisting of the action arm made up of enlisted Pararescuemen and commissioned Combat Rescue Officers along with enlisted Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape specialists who provide training and unit support.

According to the RFI, “Guardian Angel (GA) surface maritime operations include search/support/recovery of Isolated Personnel (IP) and recovery of Sensitive Items from ocean and coastal environments across permissive, semi-permissive, and contested threat environments.

Fielding an air-droppable, survivable, open-ocean capable, hard-hulled watercraft will provide the United States Air Force (USAF) with long range maritime Personnel Recovery adequate for vast, extended duration, open- ocean operations.”

The RFI closes on 10 July but hopefully the team issuing the RFI attended last week’s Multi-Agency Craft conference in Portsmouth, Virginia to see the gathering of small boat manufacturers.

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Warrior East 23 – MATBOCK Raider OTB Kit

Monday, June 26th, 2023

MATBOCK showed off their Raider OTB Kits during Warrior East. Included in the line are Front, Back, and Side Pouches as well as Rifle Bag. Seam sealed and incorporating waterproof zippers, the Raider line is meant for over the beach ops and has thee maritime applications.

Raider Front Pouch

This is a waterproof low profile pouch that mounts directly to the front of your plate carrier keeping water and sand out of your magazines and gear. It can quickly be unzipped allowing the operator full access to magazines and gear and ready to move out in a fraction of the time it would take in the past.

Raider Back Pouch

The Back Pouch is a low profile waterproof backpack that mounts directly to the back of your plate carrier with MOLLE attachment point, or to the GRAM insert and worn as a stand-alone removable pack as seen here.

Raider Side Pouch

The Side Pouch is a 6″x6″ lightweight waterproof GP pouch intended to attach via PALS to the cummerbund. It incorporates a waterproof zipper and like the entire Raider line, sealed seams.

Raider Rifle Bag

Lightweight and made from waterproof material with a waterproof zipper, it will accommodate a wide range of weapons.

Units and agencies can procure products seen at Warrior East by contacting ADS, Inc.

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Warrior East 23 – Mustang Survival x HSI

Monday, June 26th, 2023

Another technology exhibited during the ADS Maritime Demo Day is the TacHeat System developed by Human Systems Integration and integrated into dry suits by Mustang Survival. The technology stems from a SBIR program for heated gloves and relies on electrically heated coils which are embedded in the fabric.

Currently, there is a next to skin top and bottom, glove liner and insole.

Here you can see how the power cable interfaces with the next-to-skin layer.

This cable is used to pass the power cable through the drysuit.

There are currently two control boxes, with ine having a smaller form factor but less control.

The wearer can choose which components he wants to use. For example, all of the components, or just gloves and insoles for say aircraft door gunners.

Units and agencies can procure products seen at Warrior East by contacting ADS, Inc.

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Warrior East 23 – SEA DOO Watercraft

Monday, June 26th, 2023

On Friday, the day after Warrior East, ADS hosted a maritime Demo Day which showcased several technologies including this SEA DOO 170 Explorer Pro personal watercraft.

The SEA DOO 170 Explorer Pro is new this year from Bombardier Recreational Products and offers space for up to three and comes equipped with a rear deck which is great for rescues. ADS works with Alpha Logistics Group to add customization like this RP Advanced Mobile Systems inflatable bumper to allow the operator to get right next to decks and other watercraft.

I didn’t even realize ADS offered watercraft aside from Combat Rubber Raiding Craft and outboard engines. Apparently, they’re offered through the MRO (Maintenace, Repair, and Operations) team and generally executed through the FES (Fire and Emergency Serrvices) TLS (Tailored Logistic Support) contract.

Units and agencies can procure products seen at Warrior East by contacting ADS, Inc.

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