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2nd Amendment 1791, LLC Changes Name to 1791 Outdoor Lifestyle Group

Tuesday, October 25th, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Miami, FL – 2nd Amendment 1791, LLC, the parent company of the 1791 Gunleather, 1791 Tactical, 1791 SnagMag, and Ultra Custom with Memory-Lok Technology, has updated its name to 1791 Outdoor Lifestyle Group.

The company’s name is inspired by the Bill of Rights, which has formed the foundation of the American way of life as well as the basic values of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution were ratified on December 15, 1791.

Synonymous with trust and craftsmanship, the new name reflects the company’s desire to expand its presence in the outdoor space and its full range of products and services, including OEM and private label manufacturing, as well as product design and development. “Listening to our customers has given us a unique ability to grow our brand and what we can offer. Our leadership team knew the timing of this change was ideal and would better define us while continuing to develop purpose driven lifestyle products.” Says Alex Toussieh, COO.

1791 Outdoor Lifestyle Group owns a variety of brands that represent the spirit of what the company stands for such as 1791 Gunleather, 1791 Tactical, SnagMag, and Ultra Custom with Memory-Lok Technology. It will also launch new product lines, expanding into segments such as camping, fishing, hunting, home improvement, and hardware.

Headquartered in Miami, 1791 Outdoor Lifestyle Group strives to provide the highest quality products to its expanding customer base all backed by a lifetime warranty and 100% satisfaction guarantee. To learn more, browse the full lineup of premium holsters and leather goods, visit www.1791OLG.com.

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All Soldiers Are Out Of Impacted Smoke Bomb Hill Barracks

Monday, October 24th, 2022

Today, we can officially announce that all 1,189 Soldiers who previously resided in the impacted Smoke Bomb Hill barracks buildings have been relocated to barracks facilities on post or moved off the installation into community residential housing.

U.S. Army and installation leaders made a determination that the 50-year-old barracks passed the point of economic diminishing return after years to extensive work to maintain them to our standard.

To make as much space as possible for Soldiers relocating from Smoke Bomb Hill, nearly 600 soldiers were provided financial support to fund their rent for off-posting privatized housing.

Barracks to barracks moves across Fort Bragg were detailed consisting of multiple inspections by each unit’s chains of command and personnel from the Directorate of Public Works to ensure all rooms were clean and maintained before Soldiers moved into them.

This would not have been possible without the efforts of Fort Bragg leaders, as well as the patience of each of the service members involved. Every unit across Fort Bragg met together frequently to find the rooms and space to accommodate our service members.

“Fort Bragg came together as a community to help our Soldiers during this challenging time, and this is just the beginning as we continue to invest in future quality of life improvements for our Soldiers,” said Command Sgt. Maj. T.J. Holland, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg’s senior enlisted advisor. “We also want to thank our world class community leaders who worked with our garrison leadership during this complex process to ensure our Soldiers are cared for. This is and will continue to be our #1 priority!”

Demolition of the impacted barracks and new construction will be announced at a later time.

“Our enduring obligation as Army leaders is to take care of our people, our Soldiers, and their Families,” said Mennes.

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Noctis Technologies Awarded Maintenance Contract for Iraqi Night Vision Systems

Monday, October 24th, 2022

Noctis Technologies supplies the United States government and its allies with state-of-the-art night vision systems and components.

With over 70 years of experience in the design, manufacture, maintenance, and operational use of various night vision devices, Noctis Technologies has been a leading/pioneering company and manufacturer of these components on a global scale.

In 2022, Noctis Technologies was awarded a multi-million, multi-year contract to fulfill a military foreign sales requirement on behalf of the security assistance management directorate for the country of Iraq. The requirement is for the life-cycle repair and return of night vision devices. Noctis Technologies has extensive experience in NVD repair and return programs around the world.

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Precision Technic Defence Group Expands

Monday, October 24th, 2022

Precision Technic Defence Group, a market leading provider of capabilities and interoperable systems to both Military and National Security Agencies, is expanding and presents their company in the USA Precision Technic Defence Inc.

Mark Anderton is the new Managing Director at Precision Technic Defence Inc. and started in his new position first of October 2022. Mark joins the team with 16 years of executive management and sales history. He has been highly successful within commercial, military, and international sales channels within the firearms industry. His passion of supporting the modern warfighter is continuation to his 24-year career within in the United States Marine Corps Special Operations community.

“I am honored to join the team as the company has gained a strong reputation of values and ethics which align with my own. Precision Technic Defence delivers market leading capabilities through decades of relations built on honesty, trust and professionalism,” says Mark.

Jeppe Müller, CEO, Precision Technic Defence Group states, “I am really proud and honored to initiate this crucial and important step in our efforts to serve the community that we love to serve. Precision Technic Defence Inc. is set to be a cornerstone in our organization and will ensure that we mediate the risks that we have encountered with the Supply Chain and constant Business Development over the past three years.”

Precision Technic Defence works closely together with the best defense contractors in the world, but that’s only half the equation. Providing tactical solutions means crafting an integration of multiple complex battlefield systems into one seamless system, ensuring the best possible solution for our law enforcement and military clients.

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DroneShield Recommended by U.S. DoD’s Joint Counter-small UAS Office (JCO)

Friday, October 21st, 2022

DroneShield is pleased to announce it has been recommended by the U.S. DoD’s Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) as part of the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) joint solution for Counter-UAS as a Service (CaaS).

The JCO formalized its recommendation of three approved solutions after thorough evaluation at Yuma Proving Ground earlier this year. The SAIC team, “developed and demonstrated a robust SoS (System of Systems) architecture, with layered sensors and effectors to cover long range to mobile to last-line-of defense,” the JCO recommendation stated.

The multi-layered and comprehensive solution presented by the SAIC team leveraged several of DroneShield’s dismounted, mobile, and fixed-site detection sensors and electronic countermeasures.

Matt McCrann, DroneShield US CEO, commented, “We are pleased to complement the overall SAIC solution with key components for both extended-range detection and defeat. We look forward to supporting this partnership and further expansion of critical Counter-UAS capabilities across the services.”

SAIC is a Fortune 500 technology integrator, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with annual revenues of approximately $12 billion. SAIC supports the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets with mission critical solutions.

The JCO was established in 2019, as the US DoD’s Executive Agent office for all C-UAS activities. This recommendation follows the recent $1.8 million DroneGun MKIII acquisition by the U.S. DoD in September 2022.

Image: DroneShield DroneSentry system including RfOne detection sensors and DroneCannon defeat devices

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Noctis Technologies PUMA Fused Night Vision Weapon Sight

Friday, October 21st, 2022

Noctis Technologies is excited to introduce the PUMA, a compact weapon-mount and handheld night vision device, designed for the security and surveillance markets. The PUMA offers unmatched capability in visible and thermal image fusion and image processing to provide a flexible range of image blends. The PUMA utilizes the benefits of image fusion, enabling the user to see through environmental obscurants like smoke and fog as well as through thermal barriers like glass to maximize surveillance and situational awareness. Noctis Technologies is helping customers leap from generations-old thermal sights to fused sights of the future with the PUMA Fused Night Vision Device.

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Canadian Department of National Defence Awards Logistik Unicorp Contract to Supply Operational Clothing and Footwear to the Canadian Armed Forces

Friday, October 21st, 2022

Minister Anand announces investment of up to $3.7 billion to supply operational clothing and footwear to the Canadian Armed Forces

October 20, 2022 – Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

Today, the Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, announced that Logistik Unicorp based in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, has been awarded a contract to provide operational clothing and footwear to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). This contract, valued at up to $3.7 billion over 20 years, will support over 3000 jobs in Canada’s clothing, footwear and textile industries.

This investment will deliver approximately 1,222 different items of clothing and footwear worn by CAF members during their deployments, including:

• combat uniforms using Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT) camouflage,

• badges and insignias,

• footwear including combat boots, arid/hot weather boots, and mukluks,

• winter gear such as parkas, headwear and hand wear,

• soldiers’ personal equipment, such as sleeping bags and day packs.

This contract will deliver supplies for more than 160,000 people, including Regular and Reserve Force members, Canadian Rangers, Junior Rangers, search and rescue technicians, firefighters and Cadets. This contract also contains provisions to enable the ad hoc procurement of equipment required for unexpected deployment operations – such as the immediate supply of Personal Protective Equipment during critical emergencies.

Today’s Operational Clothing and Footwear Consolidated Contract (OCFC2) represents a new approach to supplying the operational gear that the CAF needs to succeed on domestic and international operations. Once the contract is fully implemented, members will be able to order items online and have orders shipped to their door, while also providing the CAF with the ability to continue distributing uniforms directly to units. This new approach will deliver better resource and inventory management for the CAF, improve item availability, and provide better value for taxpayers.

This project will deliver concrete economic benefits to Quebecers and all Canadians. Logistik Unicorp will invest in research and development and skills training in the textile, apparel and footwear sectors, which will generate additional jobs and export opportunities. Logistik Unicorp must also conform to mandatory Canadian content requirements by ensuring that the majority of manufacturing of clothing and footwear items is done in Canada.

The Government of Canada is committed to providing the CAF with the equipment and tools that they need to serve Canada domestically and internationally.

“Today’s investment will support thousands of well-paying jobs for Canadian workers, and deliver modern, cutting-edge equipment for the members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Canadian Armed Forces uniform is a source of great pride for Canadians at home and abroad, and this new contract with Logistik Unicorp will ensure that our members have the equipment they need, when they need it to fulfill the duties that we ask of them. I look forward to seeing the results of today’s investment, which is great news for Quebecers and all Canadians.”

– The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence

Quick facts

• Currently, operational clothing and footwear items are being procured through multiple individual contracts. By combining the various contracts into one, we will achieve greater efficiency and availability of items the CAF needs and better value for taxpayers.

• This contract is the result of a competitive process and the winning bidder is qualified and capable of delivering a managed clothing solution to the CAF.

• Delivery of items to clothing stores will commence during the second year of the contract, and individual online ordering capability is targeted to be implemented during the third year.

• This contract also incentivizes the contractor to include Indigenous businesses as part of its supply chain.

• The Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy, was applied to the OCFC2 request for proposal requirements to leverage economic benefits for Canada equal to the value of the logistics services component of the contract. As a result, the contract will ensure long-term, sustainable support for the Canadian apparel, textile and footwear sectors.

• Logistik Unicorp has experience in ensuring that Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) considerations are incorporated. Procured items will meet the requirements of the diverse CAF population with a faster turnaround time.

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UNI&FORMA d.o.o. Appoints Jože Kastelic as New CEO

Thursday, October 20th, 2022

The change in leadership advances UNI&FORMA’s objectives of achieving long-term stability and enlarging upon the success of its UF PRO brand.

KOMENDA, SLOVENIA (20 October 2022) — UNI&FORMA d.o.o. announced today the appointment of Jože Kastelic as its new chief executive officer. Kastelic, an experienced business leader, assumed the post on 1 September 2022. He will gradually succeed Milena Wagner and Armin Wagner who are stepping down from their co-CEO roles on 31 December 2022.

Milena Wagner will retire after departing UNI&FORMA. She founded the company 25 years ago.

Armin Wagner, meanwhile, will continue in his capacity as UNI&FORMA’s Head of Product Development. He will also continue holding that same title within the company’s UF PRO brand.

Born in Novo mesto, Slovenia, Kastelic earned a Master’s degree from the University of Ljubljana in 2012 and brings to UNI&FORMA nearly 25 years of managerial experience. For his previous employer, Kastelic served as a Business Unit Managing Director and was responsible for leading a team of 185 employees. By implementing lean business approaches, new technologies and other efforts to achieve a better market position, Kastelic and his team doubled the company’s revenue and increased profitability significantly.

“I am extremely pleased and grateful for the opportunity to join UNI&FORMA, a brand with an outstanding reputation for innovation, top-quality products, and reliability,” said Kastelic. “My goal is to put in place a long-term strategy for the stability of the company and consolidate its global reputation as the leading manufacturer of tactical clothing.”

Said Wagner, “It is certainly a huge change, but it was immediately clear that Mr Kastelic is the right fit. It’s not only his impressive past achievements but also the positive attitude, work ethic, and drive to succeed—it all suggests that he will take UF PRO to the next level.”

Founded in 1997, UNI&FORMA became a part of Mehler Vario System Group in 2019. The MVS-Group is a broadly based and globally active group of companies with Mehler Vario System GmbH as parent company and its subsidiaries: UNI&FORMA, Lindnerhof Taktik GmbH, Mehler Law Enforcement GmbH, Mehler Engineered Defence GmbH.

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