This is what you’ll see if you visit Crye Precision at SHOT Show.
Pelvic Protection
Spartan for ACH
Recce smock
Combat Assault Ghillie
Airlite Plate Carrier – concept
The World’s Lightest Plate Carrier in the World!
Airlite Plate Carrier – concept – uses new Airlite Laminate Fabric
New Two Belt System – there will be a life support version as well
Adaptive Vest System
Duro Textiles is releasing two new fabrics at SHOT Show.
LAMBA NTS – This product is the ideal base layer fabric. Weighing 3.75oz/sy this micro-polyester spandex blend makes for a great long or short sleeve garment. With excellent wicking and anti-microbial properties, comfort will be optimal.
BEAVER – This great value nylon spandex soft-shell is ideal for an outerwear jacket. It is a 3-ply configuration that has a soft tricot lining layer, a water-proof breathable film and a durable stretch face fabric. This product weighs approximately 6.7oz/sy utilizes Schoeller’s Nanosphere technology on the face for the most durable stain and water repellency performance. Please note that you must be a Schoeller licensee in order to hang-tag and/or market the Nanosphere brand.
Stop by Crye Precision booth #8103/8107 to see them first hand. We’ll post some photos and our impressions once we get a chance to check them out ourselves.
According to a story in the Royal Gazette Online, the Bermuda Regiment is adopting a US produced version of the ACU in MultiCam as an interim measure while they await issue of the new British military’s new Multi Terrain Pattern uniforms currently undergoing issue.
Photo: Glenn Tucker
Above, Officers display the array of uniforms. The two on the left and the spokesman wear the new MultiCam ACUs while the fourth Soldier wears the new British ensemble in MTP and the last Soldier in line sports the current Soldier 95 uniform in Woodland DPM.
According to the Bermuda Regiment, 2012’s Recruits, plus the Regiment’s Full Time Staff and Long Term soldiers will be issued MultiCam Combat trousers, shirts, jackets, rain suits, and Jungle Hats later this month. Starting in 2013, Bermuda will be in the UK MoD Supply chain meaning uniform supplies will be both reliable and 30% lower than current costs.
Arc’teryx LEAF is the first to offer a technical outerwear line designed for military and law enforcement in GORE-TEX® fabric with Multicam® print, uniting the best available windproof waterproof/breathable technologies with the most versatile and adaptable pattern.
Durable GORE-TEX® fabric maximizes protection and comfort during prolonged exposure to harsh environments. The MultiCam® print is designed to reflect the surrounding environment. Disguising shape and volume by taking on the background tone, its non-blocked pattern also balances scale and contrast, even at close distances. Both of these properties work with a third optical principle, the brain’s tendency to blur a design into its background, to offer protection across a broad range of light, elevation, seasons and environments.
In the Hide/Dry series, exceptionally durable, weatherproof, GORE-TEX® MultiCam® is taped and laminated into high performance garments, making it a one kit solution to secure exposure in harsh, wet and varied environments.
Hide/Dry LEAF products for 2012 are the Alpha Jacket and Pant, Alpha Parka and Gryphon Halfshell™ and Pant. Hybrid garments combine GORE-TEX® fabric in MultiCam® print with breathable, armour-compatible Tweave® Durastretch® for comfort and temperature regulation under kit.
Hide/Dry enables operatives to do exactly that: hide and stay dry in severe environments.
See the new Hide/Dry line at SHOT Show in booth #10526 and at OR in booth #3018.
Already in use on several issue military uniforms, Quiet Loop is being officially released just in time for SHOT Show. Take a look at this video to get an idea of what it’s all about.
Developed by Propel LLC, a woman owned small business which has bee instrumental in military textiles, Quiet Loop is already integrated into SOCOM’s Protective Combat Uniform Levels 9 and 6 in the AOR1, AOR2 and MultiCam patterns. Based on increasing demand, Propel has now expanded manufacturing capacity for new DOD and tactical customers. Quiet Loop was developed in close collaboration with the US Army Natick Research, Design and Engineering Center and Propel was even awarded an Army funded R&D contract for this work. Natick tested the Propel product and their field testing has demonstrated how quiet it is. In fact, we’ve heard audio files collected during testing and it’s amazing how much more quiet it is than standard hook and loop configurations. Additionally, Quiet Loop exhibits great NIR and camouflage print definition which, when combined with the audio signature advances, contributes to an enhanced overall signature management effort.
Propel stocks Quiet Loop in Multicam VS, and with their unique printing process they can rapidly develop and print any other pattern with small minimums. At SHOT Show you’ll see Quiet Loop in the PenCott family of camouflage patterns from Hyde Definition and in new camouflage patterns from Orion Design Group.
Propel was founded in 2006 and is involved in multiple R&D efforts for enhanced Soldier and Firefighter protection. They also work with D3O, the UK impact protection technology that is also used in Level 9 PCU, and developed and manufacture the US Army’s FR Ghillie Yarn Accessory Kit among several other cool projects. If the project requires the development of a new military textile, Propel is most likely involved.
At SHOT Show 2012 Smith Optics Elite Division is officially unveiling a couple of new eyeshields in a line called Aegis which denotes the lens type. The Aegis Arc and Aegis Arc Compact share similar geometries but the Compact model is naturally a little smaller to accommodate smaller faces. One of the most exciting things about the Aegis line is the innovative PivLock Lens Interchange Technology that allows for fast lens exchange.
Additionally, the Aegis Echo is designed specifically for those wearing helmet and headset combinations. It features ultrathin moldable temples that hug close to the head but don’t make it feel like you’re being squeezed in a vice.
One major announcement is the frames are MultiCam. It seems odd, but Smith is the first company to offer production eyepro with MutliCam frames. This isn’t just about looks. While they’re going to do a better job of blending in to the wearer’s overall ensemble, Smith Optics delivers performance as well. They combine Tapered Lens Technology to make sure what you see is optically correct with full UV protection in addition to meeting US Standard MIL-PRF-31013, ANSI Z87.1-2003 and EN 166 standards.
Additionally, the Aegis Eyeshield is exclusive to Tactical Assault Gear at SHOT Show.
Smith Optics Elite Division will be in booth #7310 at SHOT Show.
We covered the new Vertx smock pretty well already. The big news here is that it is now available for order. In MultiCam size Small – 2XLarge.
Get yours at www.wearvertx.com.
Anticipating a wholesale switch to brown boots for the UK military in order to blend in better with their new MultiCam-based pattern Multi Terrain Pattern (MTP), specialist cobbler Altberg boots has introduced several of their models in brown. For example, here is the Bergen, one of their rough terrain models.
