See the latest from Hudson during the upcoming Operator Expo, May 27 & 28, at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa.
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Catch Up with Hudson Supplies at OpEx 2026
Friday, May 15th, 2026OPEX 25 – Gray Fox Strategic
Friday, June 13th, 2025
Gray Fox Strategic formally debuted their Nexus AIWB Connector, a flexible, yet strong Tegris bridge to connect holster and accessory pouch like handcuff or spare mag for inside the waist and carry.
OPEX 25 – Sparrows Lockpicks
Friday, June 13th, 2025
Sparrows has expanded way beyond lockpicks to add other forms of access devices. Take for instance this fence step displayed last month at Operator Expo in Ottawa.
OPEX 25 – Salomon Forces Genesis GTX Mid
Friday, June 13th, 2025
This is the upcoming Genesis Forces GTX Mid which is based on the popular trail running shoe, the Salomon Genesis.
OPEX 25 – Sneak Peek from Tomahawk Performance
Friday, June 13th, 2025
Tomahawk Performance gave us a sneak peek of their upcoming Cold Weather Combat Shirt. It combines an insulated upper with a Polartec fleece body.
OPEX 25 – TYR Tactical’s Duty Belt Selected by RCMP
Friday, June 13th, 2025At Operator Expo I got a chance to check out the Tactical Duty Belt Kit from TYR, selected by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Turns out, more and more agencies in Canada are turning to TYR to provide this important piece of LE kit.
I spoke with the TYR Team and they gave told me, “TYR Tactical, renowned for its innovative body armour and ballistic carriers, has brought this same high-performance design and engineering to its line of belts. With an emphasis on durability, modularity, and comfort, these products are built to meet the demanding needs of tactical professionals.”
TYR Tactical Canada, after successfully becoming the provider of belts for the Vancouver Police Department, the Modular Assault Belt (MAB), and keeping with TYR’s tactical Motto, “Innovate or Die,” designed the Padded Duty Belt with extensive feedback and trials with local law enforcement personnel. Initially developed for officers with back and hip issues, the belt became the standard issue amongst local agencies.
To add to their success, TYR Canada was awarded the RCMP Padded Duty belt after an extensive user trial in August 2024 (5 Years 9500 Belts). After a redesign of TYR Tactical’ s TBB belt and following a user trial, it was awarded the RCMP Ergonomic Duty Belt (5 years, $ 14,000 belts), becoming the provider of all duty belts for the RCMP.
Most recently, TYR Canada was awarded the City of Winnipeg Police Duty Belts Contract.
They also provided this image which breaks down the kit.
COMPONENTS
1- INNER BELT
-External hook and loop to attach to the
Outer Duty Belt to prevent shifting
-2 Metal D-Rings for adjustable closure
2- SPACER MESH PAD
-Internal and Removable – .125”Thick
-Antimicrobial / FR Treated
-Attaches via hook and loop
3- OUTER DUTY BELT
-Single PALS webbing for MOLLE attachment
-Internal Poly insert improves belt structure
-Internal hook and loop
-Engineered using TYR Tactical’s
revolutionary Patented PV® material
-Dimensions: 3” Height
4- HOLSTER ADAPTER
-Available for 2” and 2.25”Holsters
-Slide on Attachment
5- TYR TACTICAL® BASE BELT-D
– Constructed from High Strength type 13 webbing
– Closure is through a 2” COBRA® Buckle
– Independently tested:
Vertical pull test 3084.4 kg (6,800lbs.) +/-5%
6- KEEPERS
– 1” mil spec webbing
– 4 per Duty Belt Kit
– Fastened via hook and loop
AVAILABLE SIZES
26″ – 54″
Rock’a Lock’a Bang! Bang! II
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025During last week’s Operator Expo I spoke with Sparrow Lock Picks and I learned about the upcoming Rock’a Lock’a Bang! Bang! II. What I heard was simply amazing. I don’t think there has ever been another training opportunity quite like this one. I’d go further than calling this training. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The event takes place in a prison. If you choose to take this mission, your three day prison sentence is in Carson City, Nevada, SEPTEMBER 11-14, 2025.
Subject matter experts will lead this group of prisoners through a wide range of learning.
- Lock picking
- Breaching
- Impressioning
- Safe and Vault manipulation
- SERE … including resistance training
- Vehicle Extraction with TNT RESCUE Tools
- Night Vision training and Lock Picking
- Bypass tools
- Safe and Vault drilling
- Vehicle Work
- Desert Survival
- Prison Tattoos
- CQC with former Navy SEALs
- Hostage Negotiation for intel Gathering
All of these skills will then be put to use on the final day as participants are placed into Tiger teams and assigned multiple tasks in seemingly real world environments.
You’ll stay in Reno and all meals and transportation to and from the prison in Carson City each day will be provided.
Here’s a video from last year’s inaugural event.
To learn more, visit www.sparrowslockpicks.com/products/rocka-locka-bang-bang-ii.
