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Milipol 25 – Savotta Trifold E-Tool Pouch

Monday, December 1st, 2025

Finland’s Savotta showed me their e-tool cover. Made from wide webbing, it’s a simple, effective and robust way to carry the entrenching tool.

The war in Ukraine has remedied us of how essential an entrenching tool is to digging a shell scrape or more elaborate fighting positions. PALS compatible, the pouch keeps your e-tool handy. The flap features a tuck under tab which can be backed up with Velcro for times when you need a little extra security.

Offered in Green and Brown (shown).

www.savotta.fi/products/trifold-e-tool-pouch

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Milipol 25 – Varusteleka Särmä TST L5 Thermal Patrol Coverall

Friday, November 28th, 2025

Varusteleka has updated a popular overall issued to border guards for static duty in extreme temperatures with new materials and features. Now, it’s available in both Finnish M05 Woodland and Snow patterns. Another improvement they’ve made is compatibility with armor and chest rigs. The front can be configured as seen in this photo, allowing access to your gear while keeping it under the coverall.

The coverall is made from 100% polyamide ripstop (70g/m2) with a non-fluorinated water-repellent treatment. The coverall is also insulated with 67g/m2 Climashield Apex which allows you to remain comfortable in temperatures as low as -35°C / -31°F.

Features:

Helmet-compatible hood with a short visor
Adjustable face opening and head circumference
Hanging loop
Removable neck flap
The entire coverall can be packed into the hood
Two front zippers
Wind flaps with hook-and-loop closure
The wind flap can be closed out of the way with its own hook-and-loop
Wind flaps have loops for various attachment methods (see usage methods)
2-way ventilation zippers in the armpits
Adjustable waist with elastic band
Internal suspender loops
Separate zippered fly for field relief
NIR-compliant

This coverall is made in Slovakia by Koutny and comes in three sizes.

I’m told NATO (including US) troops have made private purchases of the coverall while on deployment to Finland after seeing this the locals do it.

varusteleka.com/en-us/products/sarma-tst-l5-thermal-patrol-coverall

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Milipol 25 – Rhode & Schwarz x ARX Robotics

Friday, November 28th, 2025

Rhode & Schwarz has long been the gold standard in Electronic Warfare. They offer systems which operate across almost the entire electromagnetic spectrum. If a frequency can carry a message, they can collect against it.

Seen here is one of their Direction Finding arrays mounted on an ARX Robotics Gereon Remote Control System. Already being used in Ukraine this robot enjoys a 100% European supply chain and has been adopted by seven countries.

This is an excellent use case for robots, to place sensors into areas which would be hazardous to humans. Dispersion of DF front ends across the battlespace allow deeper and more accurate fixes of enemy emitters.

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Milipol 25 – Kaptrek Pro Pilot Defense

Friday, November 28th, 2025

The Kaptrek Pro Pilot was developed as the first French (and European) IOT/connected wrist mounted platform for defense applications.

Capabilities:

Advanced Tactical Navigation
Real-Time Mission Tracking
Secure Communications
Health Status Management
Connected Device Control
Communication Security
Emergency Response System
Virtual Training
Resource Management
Interoperability with External Systems

Technical Specs:

Screen: 2,4 inches / 52.32 (H) x 31.392 (V) mm
Resolution: 800(RGB)*480
Battery: 1800 mAh
MPU: ARM Cortex-A5 / 32bit / 500MHz
Operating System (OS): Proprietary KAPTREK-OS
IMU: 3 axis
Wi-Fi: Radio 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4 & 5.0 GHz
Bluetooth: BR/EDR/LE 5.1
GNSS: GPS / GLONASS / GALILEO / BEIDOU
SDRAM: 4 Go
eMMC: 8 Go
Flash memory: 16 Mb
IP Rating: IP67

It is available in two versions:

A 100% Made-in-France version,powered by a proprietary, secure Linux-based OS

An integrated version built on Android solutions

kaptrek.com/en

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Milipol 25 – FN Herstal

Friday, November 28th, 2025

Since readers are generally keen to know what is going on with European small arms manufacturers I snapped some photos for you in the FN stand and will be using the French designations for these weapons to broaden your horizons.

Let’s start off with the Fusil de précision, the FN SCAR H TPR in 7,62 x 51 mm OTAN.

Next up is the Fusil FN SCAR L MK2 chambered in 5,56 x 45 mm OTAN and equipped with the FN SMARTCORE ballistic computer.

This is the FN SCAR SC Carbine in 5,56 x 45 mm OTAN (.223).

We’ll wrap this up with one of my favorites, the Mitrailleuse ultralégère FN EVOLYS in 5,56 x 45 mm OTAN with FN ELITY LITE IR pointer/illuminator.

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Milipol 25 – Paul Boyé Technologies

Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

In October Norway’s NFM Group announced the purchase of Paul Boyé Technologies, a well known French specialist in CBRN defense systems.

This manakin depicting a Soldier in CBRN gear shows several of their combined systems.

Coverall: The CBPIA is a permeable filtering protectve coverall used to protect the body against CBRN threats or hazards in liquid, solid aerosol, gaseous, and vapor form during operations in a toxic CBRN environment.

Helmet: HJELMM 4 Gen Combat Helmet

Load bearing vest: THOR MCVS 3.0 Plate Carrier

Load bearing belt: THOR Belt with harness

Pouches: THOR 3XHK416 Pouch

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Milipol 25 – Tiger Tailor

Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

I was delighted to be introduced to the owner of Tiger Tailor during Milipol last week ?in Paris. This company has a long history of manufacturing soldier systems for the French market.

What they showed me has the potential to grow their name and reach. This tarp is made from standard PU coated MultiCam fabric but has been enhanced with a special additive process to offer thermal suppression.

The waterproof tarp measures 2m x 3m and weighs 1kg. It comes with 550 cord to secure it in place and can printed on both sides with different visual patterns.

Unlike many other thermal camouflage systems on the market, this one acts as a diffuser rather than as an insulator.

In this photo we see an unmanned ground vehicle covered by the material in 35 deg C ambient air temp.

They are open to working with manufacturers in friendly nations on this technology.

www.tigertailor.com

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Milipol 25 – Lindnerhof Taktik Expands Beast Heavy Load Carrying System

Tuesday, November 25th, 2025

In 2023 Lindnerhof Taktik introduced the Beast, a packboard system for extremely heavy and unwieldy loads like breaching tools. In German, they refer to the capability as the “Ausrüstungsträger” or equipment carrier.

The frame and attachment system has proven to be quite adaptive and has been adopted by multiple units around the works due to its versatility.

At Milipol, Lindnerhof introduced a series of packs for the Beast.

These modular packs are 30L and 50L respectively but can be fitted out up to 110L when adding side pockets. Naturally, more bags and accessory pockets are in the works.

www.hqg.de

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