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Otokar & Milrem Robotics Teaming To Develop Unmanned and Robotic Systems

Saturday, October 2nd, 2021

Otokar and Milrem Robotics signed a teaming agreement to explore opportunities for unmanned and remote-controlled ground vehicles.

Turkey’s land systems manufacturer Otokar and the European leading robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics signed a teaming agreement during the DSEI 2021 exhibition in London to merge know-how and resources for autonomy development and application for unmanned and robotic operations of military vehicles.

Otokar’s and Milrem Robotics’ cooperation will entail working with the existing fleet of vehicles of both companies and introducing new systems by developing intelligent functions, encryption, and safety features as well as environmental awareness and hybridization.

“We anticipate that the future battlefield will consist of a mix of unmanned and manned assets which are seamlessly connected into a well-functioning integrated system,” said Kuldar Väärsi, CEO of Milrem Robotics. “Combining the know-how and expertise of Milrem Robotics, the leading technology provider and systems house for not only autonomous and robotic systems, but also for optionally manned ground systems and Otokar, a strong and innovative land systems provider, will allow us to deliver our customers new capabilities in the land systems segment,” Väärsi added.

Regarding the agreement Otokar General Manager Serdar Görgüç said: “As the pioneer land systems company of Turkey, Otokar continues to introduce innovative solutions in land systems by taking into account the current and future requirements of modern armies and security forces. We consider the different needs and expectations of our users and provide customer-oriented solutions. In this context we are delighted to announce our cooperation with Milrem Robotics. I’m confident the combination of Otokar’s combat proven know-how and unique R&D, engineering and testing capabilities in armored vehicles and the Milrem Robotics’ expertise and know-how in autonomy, artificial intelligence and remote control will lead to significant developments in unmanned and remote-controlled land systems. This collaboration will enable us to go one step further to generate Otokar’s line of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) in addition to our existing product range.”

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Fjällräven Announces Iconic Personalize-able Kånken Me

Friday, October 1st, 2021

Starting tomorrow, Kånken, the iconic and timeless Swedish bag, will be available for personalization at every level with the launch of Kånken Me. While the bag’s timeless design has never fallen out of fashion, the launch of Kånken Me means the bag is now available in more colors, sizes and models than ever.

With Kånken Me, Fjällräven is launching a new platform to offer Kånken fans the opportunity to be creative and personalize their very own Kånken even more, to reflect their colorful personality, match it with their favorite jacket, or just improvise. With 14 color choices and 15 customizable parts the online configurator offers over 100 billion of possible combinations making it almost impossible to meet someone else with the same Kånken. Creativity is personal and Kånken Me will be as unique as its new owner. With a shareable link Kånken Me can even be co-created with friends.

www.fjallraven.com

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Combat Flip Flops Veteran Art Auction

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Over the last two months, the world witnessed an unprecedented event within the borders of Afghanistan. The only thing that matched the nature of the loss and destruction has been the positive effort of the veteran community stepping up to aid in evacuations and transit of interpreters, journalists, athletes, and activists.

Although the media seems to have already moved beyond the event, human beings are still trapped within the borders of Afghanistan. Veterans and private citizens are still working to move them to safety. Without support of the United States Government, organizations continue to raise money to assist in the transportation and resettlement of refugees–because the reality is that this freedom isn’t free. It takes money.

Combat Flip Flops enlisted the effort of renowned artists to donate art to auction to assist in these efforts. For a limited time, you can bid on limited edition art to raise money or resettlement efforts.

Launching the initiative is InvaderGirl and Matt Galbraith. For more information on the art available and incoming, please visit the link: www.combatflipflops.com/AAA

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Revision Awarded Contract to Supply Prescription Carriers to U.S. Troops

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Essex Junction, Vermont (September 30, 2021) – Revision Military has been awarded a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply Universal Prescription Lens Carriers (UPLC) over the next five years. The contract, issued by DLA Troop Support, has an estimated value of up to $37.5 million, began on September 17, 2021 and is for one three-year base period and two one-year option periods. Revision has been the incumbent supplier of the UPLC to DLA since 2013, when the U.S. Army moved to a single prescription carrier solution for all Rx-capable eyewear on the Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL). The customizable UPLC allows for an individual prescription to be filled into the carrier by an optometrist, and the carrier fits securely behind the standard lens of their ballistic eyewear.

Above: Revision Prescription Carrier Solution – Universal Prescription Lens Carrier (UPLC) – provides an easy solution for vision correction in ballistic military eyewear platforms on the U.S. Army Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL). Revision was selected for a follow-on 5-year contract to deliver UPLC to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

“Over the past 8 years, Revision has delivered thousands of UPLCs to DLA which have been issued widely across the U.S. military branches,” said Revision CEO Amy Coyne. “Revision recognizes the unique challenges for an end-user that requires vision correction and provides a universal vision correction solution that can be used across multiple styles and brands of protective eyewear without compromising end user protection.”

Above: Revision UPLC easily integrates into StingerHawk® Spectacles by clipping into the nosepiece. The UPLC securely offers vision correction while meeting all military ballistic standards.

Above: Revision UPLC is designed to offer vision correction in most of Revision spectacles and goggle systems, as well as most eyewear solutions on the U.S. Army Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL).

Revision’s Prescription Rx Carrier accommodates single vision prescriptions up to +/-11 and fits into the Revision Sawfly® and StingerHawk® Spectacles, and Desert Locust®, SnowHawk®, and Bullet Ant® Goggles. Its secure press-fit design ensures that it is properly positioned every time and its rugged and ergonomically designed frame provides wide field-of-view and durability. Revision’s Prescription Rx Carrier meets ANSI Z87.1-2010 and MIL-PRF-32432A ballistic impact requirements and is on the U.S. Army Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL).

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New TBI Research Supports Revised Test Standard for Military Combat Helmets

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Team Wendy Engineers Among Research Team Published in Military Medicine

CLEVELAND, OH (Sept. 30, 2021) – Engineers from Cleveland-based Team Wendy®, a leading global provider of exceptional head protection systems, led experiments for a study published earlier this month in Military Medicine that indicates a need to revise combat helmet specifications.

The paper, titled “Head Impact Modeling to Support a Rotational Combat Helmet Drop Test,” provides a scientific basis for combat helmet test requirements to include rotational impact tests in order to account for cellular injury thresholds. The additional data would improve the test’s conception of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by severe head impacts.

Currently, military combat helmets are evaluated by linear acceleration thresholds, which originated from skull fracture prediction. The study examined predicted brain cell damage in both linear and rotational impact scenarios to assess how much brain tissue stretches, and how quickly, upon collision.

“Real life impacts are rarely limited to translational motion, where the head decelerates in a straight line,” said Ron Szalkowski, one of the paper’s authors and Team Wendy’s director of product development and research collaboration. “Continuing to evaluate linear impact is important, but without also analyzing how the helmet and head respond to rotations, we could be missing a key piece of the puzzle in our ability to accurately predict TBI.”

In its exploration of cellular injury levels, the team found that linear tests do not fully convey the tissue stresses and strains indicated in rotational tests. Using a detailed human head model from Sandia National Laboratories, they discovered over four times the brain strains resulting from a modified rotational test versus the strains produced in the standard linear test.

The findings were published in the military medical journal with credit to researchers from Team Wendy, Sandia National Laboratories, Robert Morris University, Brown University and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Team Wendy Mechanical Engineer Sushant Malave is bylined alongside Szalkowski.

The study was part of phase one of the PANTHER program, a research partnership funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) with the goal of quantifying cellular injury levels for TBI.

“This paper reflects a stepping stone for further understanding the relationship between brain strains and head protection,” Szalkowski said. “Eventually we want to develop equipment that better protects the brain in parallel with understanding actual brain cell damage baselines.”

He noted that there is currently no firm cellular injury threshold established for TBI cause or prediction.

The PANTHER program continues to investigate what brain cells can withstand and further refine testing models to improve protection standards. ONR has approved continued funding for PANTHER through 2024.

www.teamwendy.com

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Agilite Offers Limited Edition MultiCam Black K19 Plate Carrier

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Agilite have made a Special Edition Limited run of the K19 Plate Carrier in Multicam Black which are available at their website now. The Israeli SF carrier is now one of the highest selling plate carriers in the USA and is known for its inordinate comfort. There is currently no plan to re-make this product in Multicam Black so to score one, go to agilitegear.com/collections/combat-gear/products/k19-plate-carrier where it’s available for a short time with free shipping.

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TangoDown – Color Expansion for AK Grip Line

Wednesday, September 29th, 2021

TangoDown® Inc. is excited to announce the color expansion for the TD® AK BATTLEGRIP®. The new colors are available for the BG-AK (with storage plug) and BG-AKOE (without storage). We’re pleased to offer the grips in the following colors: Bakelite Orange; Dark Red; and Dark Plum.

To learn even more about the AK BATTLEGRIP® options, see the links below.

To learn more about the BG-AK (grip with storage) visit: BG-AK BATTLEGRIP – TangoDown

To learn more about the BG-AKOE (grip without storage) visit: BG-AKOE BATTLEGRIP™ – TangoDown

Updated Color Availability: Black, Bakelite Orange, Dark Red, Dark Plum

MSRP: $21.00 – $27.00

To view the 2018 media release regarding the BG-AK, please visit: TangoDown® AK BATTLEGRIP® – TangoDown

Customer Questions: sales@tangodown.com

Join us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/tangodowninc

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Introducing the Atibal XP8 Opmod Edition

Tuesday, September 28th, 2021

WE MADE IT!

After a number of years of being one of the top rated LPVO’s on Optics Planet, the XP8 has been reborn into the illustrious OPMOD EDITION line up from Optics Planet. Joining the ranks of Steiner, EOTech, Vortex, and more. The FDE Cerakoted Atibal XP8 1-8×24 SFP OPMOD EDITION low power variable optic is not only highly versatile, but it is also highly durable.

The Atibal XP8 1-8x is one of the most versatile 1x variable scopes on the market with the Atibal Rapid View Lever allowing you to make lightning fast magnification changes. This optic was made for 3 gunners in mind!

The XP8 utilizes the Diamond Tactical Reticle (DTR) with a .5 MOA center red dot with a BDC calibrated for 5.56 62gr. ammo. The DTR reticle allows you to quickly obtain your target with the diamond reticle in CQB scenarios and for more precise shots at longer distance with it’s fine .5 moa center red dot.

This LIMITED EDITION OPMOD EDITION optic is only available through OPTICSPLANET.COM, see the link below.

www.opticsplanet.com/opmod-atibal-xp8-1-8x24mm-riflescopes-w-rapid-view-lever

FEATURES:

– LIFETIME WARRANTY
– SECOND FOCAL PLANE
– EXTRA BATTERY STORAGE IN WINDAGE COMPARTMENT
– .5 MOA CENTER DOT WITH BDC
– 11 BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS
– FULLY MULTI-COATED LENS
– LOW PROFILE TURRETS
– FOG PROOF
– SHOCK PROOF
– WATER PROOF

SPECIFICATIONS:

– MAGNIFICATION: 1-8x
– OBJECTIVE LENS DIAMETER: 24mm
– EYE RELIEF: 4″
– LENGTH: 10″
– WEIGHT: 17.4OZ
– FIELD OF VIEW: 105′ @ 1x – 12.45′ @ 8x
– TUBE SIZE: 30mm
– TURRET STYLE: LOW PROFILE CAPPED
– BATTERY SIZE: 1x CR2032
– ADJUSTMENT PER CLICK: 1/2 MOA
– MAX ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT: 120 MOA
– MAX WINDAGE ADJUSTMENT: 120 MOA
– MADE OF 6061-T6 ALUMINUM
– COATING: CERAKOTE, FDE COLOR

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