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Zodiac Milpro 2019 Demo Boat For Sale

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

Zodiac sent us this announcement. It’s not an opportunity you see come up every day.

Zodiac Milpro is selling our 2019 product demo boat for $220,000 with a limited warranty and 110hrs on the engines.

The SRA900 is the latest iteration of the highly successful SeaRib Aluminum range. Designed as a multipurpose platform with multiple configurations, the demo craft is outfitted with twin 300hp outboard engines, semi-enclosed cabin, dive access door, and shock mitigating seats, trailer is included.

Zodiac Milpro would like to invite you and any other interested parties to a personal demonstration.

Foreign Military Sales contact jim.keller@zodiacmilpro.com

USCG/Professional Sales contact jake.albinio@zodiacmilpro.com

US Military sales contact nate.smith@zodiacmilpro.com

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Helikon-Tex IWA OutDoorClassics 2020

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

Helikon-Tex® is making its way to yet another IWA OutdoorClassics exhibition, proving its ground as producers of highly-anticipated and well-designed tactical gear. Just like the last time, they’re going to show their brand-new products in Hall 9, booth 9-220, inviting you all to their tactical world. What is going to be shown?

Helikon-Tex® Competition MultiGun Rig®

Competition MultiGun Rig® was a concept gear at the 2019 IWA OutDoorClassic and this year it’s coming as a fully developed product to be sold starting in late March. It’s a versatile, need-adjustable chest rig for dynamic range shooting. Various available pouches for carbine and pistol mags, IFAK set and EDC gear are making it a great choice for shooters at all levels of experience.

Helikon-Tex® MCDU® Combat Shirt

Helikon-Tex® MCDU® Combat Shirt is the latest addition to the whole set of Patrol Line uniforms. Made of highly-breathable TopCool fabric it was tested in 2019 by a SWAT brigade. Both biceps pockets will easily store a folded map and a GPS transmitter. This combat shirt will work well with all types of plate carriers and backpacks.

Helikon-Tex® Covert M-65 Jacket®

Helikon-Tex® Covert M-65 Jacket® is a modern approach to the all-time classic M-65 Field Jacket. Made of DuraCanvas® fabric it’ll protect its user against light rain and wind, and keep warmth when needed. In addition to a variety of buttoned and zippered pockets, there’s a fully-detachable pocket inside which can be used as a separate waist-pack.

Helikon-Tex® Swagman Roll Basic®

Helikon-Tex® Swagman Roll Basic® is a simpler version of well-known Swagman Roll®. Made of the battle-tested lining of M-65 Jacket it’s a universal layer to be used solo or as an addition to a hammock. It has an improved hood and may be used as a sleeping bag when needed.

Helikon-Tex® Bergen Backpack®

Helikon-Tex® Bergen Backpack® is a renewed, modern version of “Bergen” backpack which has been used by the British Army in the post WW2 era. With its 18-liter storage capacity, it’ll be just enough for a 2-3 day trip for an advanced trekker and a single day trek for novices. 3 outer pockets and a couple of gear-slots makes it easy to spread one’s gear properly.

Helikon-Tex® Bushcraft Belt Kit

Helikon-Tex® Bushcraft Belt Kit will be shown as a concept model this year at IWA OutDoorClassics. It’s a cleverly-designed bushcraft belt to carry your survival essentials by attaching additional pouches. The latter will include the Vagabond Seat Pad, the Bushcraft Pouch, the Dump Pouch, the Water Canteen Pouch and the Compass Pouch.

Helikon-Tex® is a polish-based tactical gear company founded in 1983. Its origins are mostly related to surplus military equipment, but since 1999 it’s producing its own tactical, military and outdoor gear. In 2019, they started to work with well-known experts who become Helikon-Tex Ambassadors. Their main motto is #JourneyToPerfection.

Find out more about Helikon-Tex at: www.helikon-tex.com

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#GoLoud and Check Out Direct Action Gear at IWA OutDoor Classic 2020

Monday, February 24th, 2020

Direct Action® is a Polish manufacturer specializing in combat gear for LE, military and civilian users. At IWA OutDoor Classic 2020 they’ll be presenting their flagship products as well as brand-new gear to be offered in 2020. Visit them in Hall 9, booth 9-220 and check:

Direct Action® SPITFIRE MK II PLATE CARRIER®

SPITFIRE MK II PLATE CARRIER® may look simpler than the previous version, but in fact, it is much more scalable and mission configurable. We’ve decided to strip down the carrier of unnecessary PALS slots under the flap and on the back as well as to enlarge the loop panel on the front for large LE patches. What’s more – we’ve made it lighter than the standard version. Thanks to numerous new flaps, back panels and cummerbunds you are able to make the carrier the way you actually need it.

Direct Action® VANGUARD COMBAT TROUSERS® and VANGUARD COMBAT SHIRT®

VANGUARD COMBAT TROUSERS® were made specially to provide as much freedom of movement as possible without compromising the durability.

Made of NYCO fabric with Cordura® 500D reinforcements on the knees, these pants will serve you well on any mission. Numerous pockets, including classic hip pockets, zippered front pockets and hook&loop closed pockets on thighs will fit all your necessities. The hook&loop pockets can be used as improvised dump pouches. Hook&loop flaps on leg cuffs and knees allow you to adjust the pants to your needs. Additionally, to provide even more freedom of movement, the pants feature numerous gussets made of 4-way elastic soft shell fabric.

VANGUARD COMBAT SHIRT® is made of top quality fabrics. The torso is made of Polartec® PowerDry FR fabric that is not only pleasant to touch but also stretchable, as well as transfers the moisture away from the body. The sleeves are made of NYCO fabric that is durable, yet breathable. Reinforcements on the elbows, that work as pockets for protective pads, are made of Cordura® 500D fabric. There are additional zippered pockets on shoulders with soft loop panels for personalization.

Direct Action® DYNYCO fabric to be shown at IWA OutDoor Classic 2020

At 2020 IWA OutDoor Classics Direct Action® will show a completely new material – DYNYCO, which will be used to make VANGUARD COMBAT TROUSERS®.

What is DYNYCO? Direct Action® R&D department has developed a flexible yet robust and lightweight material that will protect the soldier but at the same time adapt to movements on the battlefield

How was this done? Direct Action® labs have started to add elastane to cotton and nylon to achieve even greater flexibility while providing the user with the same comfort. And so “Dynamic-NYCO”, or DYNYCO for short, was born – one of the first flexible NYCO rip-stop material with 49% Nylon 48% Cotton 3% Elastane.

Ready for the show? Come and visit Direct Action® crew in Hall 9, booth 9-220.

Find out more about Direct Action at: us.directactiongear.com

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Hill People Gear Expands HPG Mobility Lineup with Universal Seat Back

Sunday, February 23rd, 2020

Hill People Gear is expanding its HPG Mobility lineup of overland and off road products with the Universal Seat Back. Although there are a few other seat backs on the market, HPG Mobility’s offering is unique in a couple of ways.

Thanks to its manufacturing partnership with First Spear, Hill People Gear has access to First Spear’s proprietary 6/12 fabric. The 6/12 fabric allows for the entirety of the seat back to accept both MOLLE and Velcro backed pouches for maximum user configurability.

Not all car seat backs are completely flat from bottom to top – most of them curve inwards to allow for more passenger legroom. The HPG Mobility seat back contains an aluminum stay that can be bent to your car’s specific seatback curve. This tucks whatever is mounted on the Universal Seat Back into that inwards curve, reclaiming valuable passenger legroom.

There are a variety of tabs bar tacked into the perimeter of the Universal Seatback that are sized to accommodate a variety of pack components from the Hill People Gear lineup such as the capture flap and pack bucket.

The HPG Mobility Universal Seat Back will attach to just about any seat. There are two bottom straps designed to be girth hitched around any hard point that can be found underneath the seat and the generously sized top strap clips around the headrest area. Removing the seat back is as easy as unclipping three side release buckles. There is also an extra car kit available for folks who want to easily switch a single seat back between multiple vehicles. The extra car kit consists of a spare pair of bottom straps as girth hitching them underneath the seat is the difficult and time consuming part of mounting the Universal Seat Back. Once the bottom straps are installed, switching cars is as easy as unclipping from one car and clipping into the next one.

Hill People Gear is also releasing it’s popular Velcro backed Tool Roll and 58 Pouch in new colors for use on the HPG Mobility Universal Seat Back.

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Germany Joins ESSOR – Rohde & Schwarz commissioned for national implementation

Sunday, February 23rd, 2020

Rohde & Schwarz has been named as the German industrial representative for the ESSOR project and is participating in the development of a European wideband waveform for tactical interoperability in multinational operations.

In mid-December 2019, the Budget and Defense Committee of the German parliament agreed to join the European Secure Software Defined Radio (ESSOR) project – the trans-European interoperability initiative for armed forces at the tactical level. Approval of the participation proposal also initiated national implementation of the current OC1 (operational capability) phase of the ESSOR wideband waveform, which is part of the large-scale project “Digitalization of Land Based Operations” (D-LBO). Rohde & Schwarz has been named as the national champion and joins the group of member-state companies that have been working on the implementation of ESSOR since 2008.

ESSOR is a long-term program, managed by OCCAR , in which the national champions from Italy, Spain, France, Finland, Poland and now also Germany are leading the joint enterprise a4ESSOR S.A.S. as prime contractor. The overarching objective is further development of capabilities in the area of secure communications technology to improve the interoperability of the armed forces. In concrete terms, ESSOR OC1 defines the joint development and updating of an interoperable, trustworthy, robust and wideband radio waveform for connected armed forces.

“Rohde & Schwarz is proud to take its place in the ESSOR community. With our experience in software defined radio and associated waveforms from many years of development of our own products as well as SOVERON D (known from the SVFuA development project) for the German armed forces, which is ramping up for series production in 2020, we are very well prepared for this. This is complemented by our expertise as an architect of secure communications networks and approval for encryption up to the highest classification levels in Germany, the EU and NATO,” comments Hartmut Jäschke, Executive Vice President of the Secure Communications Division and member of Corporate Management of Rohde & Schwarz.

The partner companies are Thales (France), Leonardo (Italy), Indra (Spain), Radmor (Poland) and Bittium (Finland), which have been developing the OC1 phase since 2017.

The high data rate waveform (HDRWF) developed for ESSOR OC1 is designed for operational and tactical unit command and IP connectivity at the brigade, battalion and lower levels. It features flexible configuration and adaptability to demanding scenarios, and it offers soldiers versatile and robust MANET networks on their national radio systems for combined missions and in the framework of territorial and collective defense.

With support from the European Defense Fund, ESSOR will be augmented with additional waveforms, for example for specific use cases or for air based operations. “The collaboration of European industry and provision of the most advanced commercially available SDR in the form of SOVERON D will give major projects of the German armed forces, such as D-LBO, an enormous boost in the connected, secure and jam-proof transmission of voice and data,” concludes Mr. Jäschke.

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Alcon Braking Systems to be Part of Patria’s Breakthrough into Widening Military Markets

Saturday, February 22nd, 2020

Patria, a global market leader in the production of armoured wheeled vehicles, have been selected with their 6×6 platform to be part of a joint programme to develop sustained mobility enhancement for the Finnish and Latvian Armies. Alcon Components Ltd, world-class specialists in brake and clutch systems, is the principal supplier of braking components for Patria’s heavy armoured vehicle range, and specifically the Patria 6×6.

Alcon has worked closely with Patria to determine the specific requirements aligned to vehicle specification, usage profiles and operating environment; developing a bespoke braking system to match the needs of high-performance defence vehicles. With the exceptional performance of Patria’s wheeled vehicle range creating conditions close to that of a rally car in terms of disc and pad temperature cycling, Alcon were able to draw on their pedigree of providing braking solutions for the top echelons of motorsport to develop exclusive calliper and disc mounting concepts for Patria; a fusion of those seen on heavy commercial vehicles and high-performance motorsport.

The Patria 6×6 is acknowledged as being unrivalled in performance and mobility, setting new standards for all future armoured wheeled vehicles. Reliability is underlined by the multitude of commercial components used in the vehicle. Commercial components, long life-span and easy maintenance make the vehicle extremely cost-efficient; ideally matching the Finnish-Latvian programme’s aim to develop a common armoured wheeled vehicle system with enhanced mobility, cost-efficiency, interoperability and security of supply.

Alcon braking solutions have been sought out by some of the world’s finest defence industry vehicle OEMs. Amongst 18 defence and security equipment OEMs currently using or assessing Alcon systems, as well as Patria, Supacat, the designers of the Jackal, BAe, Ricardo and Jankel have turned to Alcon to deliver bespoke braking systems that fully meet the demanding requirements of the challenging, high-performance, modern-day battlefield.

Mr. Janne Räkköläinen, Vice President Vehicles, at Patria Land said: “Our 6×6 vehicle is designed to be operated in all conditions and it needs to deliver the solid performance throughout the various missions and operations. In addition to the performance, braking systems are safety critical elements of the vehicle so the complete reliability and fulfilment of requirements are top priority for us. We know we can rely on Alcon’s support and performance”.

Jonathan Edwards, Group Sales Director at Alcon said: “Alcon’s previous selection by Patria is an unqualified confirmation of Alcon’s status as a company that provides the finest bespoke braking systems to the global defence markets. We’re delighted that the Patria 6×6 has been selected for this programme and we look forward to a continued strong relationship with Patria as the programme evolves.” He added: “It is a key strategic company aim for Alcon to become the first-choice braking system supplier to defence vehicle companies across the globe. This recent announcement underlines our ability to deliver and become exactly that.”

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Nevada Highway Patrol Transitions to SIG SAUER P320

Friday, February 21st, 2020

NEWINGTON, N.H., (February 21, 2020) – SIG SAUER, Inc. is proud to announce the Nevada Highway Patrol has transitioned to the SIG SAUER P320 9mm pistol as their official duty pistol. The Nevada Highway Patrol is a division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety responsible for law enforcement across the entire state of Nevada with over 480 sworn Troopers.

“Our initial transition to the SIG SAUER P320 has been seamless, and our Troopers are impressed with the accuracy and superior performance of the pistol,” said Colonel Daniel Solow, Nevada Highway Patrol. “Our diverse group of Troopers is going to appreciate the custom fit of their P320, and having the ability to choose a grip size based on their personal preference due to the unique modularity that the P320 is known for.”

The P320 pistol is a modular, striker-fired pistol, available in full-size, carry, compact, and subcompact sizing. The serialized trigger group makes the P320 adjustable to multiple calibers, size, and grip options. The P320 is available in 9mm, .357SIG, 40S&W, .45ACP, with a choice of contrast, or SIGLITE Night Sights, and is also available in XSERIES and RXP models that include upgraded features including an optics-cut slide. The intuitive 3-point takedown requires no trigger pull for disassembly, and safety features include a striker safety, disconnect safety, and optional manual safety.

“SIG SAUER is honored to continue our long-standing relationship with the Troopers of the Nevada Highway Patrol through their selection of the P320 as their official duty pistol,” began Tom Jankiewicz, Executive Vice president, Law Enforcement Sales, SIG SAUER, Inc. “We are proud of the positive feedback we have received during their transition to the P320, and with the inclusion of the optics-cut on their slides they have the ability to easily expand the pistols capabilities in the future with the addition of a red dot optic.”

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US Army Taps Persistent Systems to Develop Secure Comms for Robotic and Autonomous Systems

Thursday, February 20th, 2020

Company adapting MPU5 for contested manned-unmanned ops

For Immediate Release

NEW YORK, N.Y.—January XX, 2020—Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”) announced today that it has been awarded a $5.4M contract by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center to develop Protected Communications for Manned-Unmanned Teams (MUM-T).

The Army envisions a next-generation Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) that can be networked with up to four unmanned Remote Combat Vehicles (RCVs) and their assorted sensor/weapons payloads – and, in turn, networked with the broader force and command structure.

For that to happen, these manned-unmanned teams will need a robust, secure, and high-throughput communications network.

“The Army wants RCVs that can be remotely operated in groups over very long distances, in cities, forests, and open terrain,” said Brian Soles, VP of Business Development for Persistent. “These manned-unmanned teams will also have to deal with the threat of enemy hacking and jamming.”

The MPU5 with its Wave Relay® MANET was previously selected by the Next Generation Combat Vehicle cross functional team (NGCV-CFT) and the Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) as the MANET network of choice for RCV Phase 1 and has been under evaluation by the U.S. Army for over a year.

Persistent is a leader in the mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) domain. Its MPU5 forms a highly scalable, peer-to-peer network that does not rely on external communications infrastructure to operate or run through a vulnerable central node. The MPU5, which has already been deployed on a variety of unmanned platforms, has:

• An onboard Android™ computer, that hosts and runs command-and-control and situational awareness software;

• A 3×3 MIMO configuration with up to 10 watts of transmit power, providing a usable throughput exceeding 100 Mbps; and a

• Built-In HD Video Encoder/Decoder to distribute multiple real-time HD video feeds to team members on demand.

As part of its 14-month-long contract, Persistent is working with the C5ISR Center’s Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate to adapt the MPU5 to meet the anti-jam and cyber hardening demands of MUM-T operations.

“The application of the work done under this contract won’t be limited to vehicles,” Soles said. “The idea is to get these same hardened capabilities to dismounted soldiers, which will greatly enhance our ability to operate against more sophisticated adversaries.”

The development initiatives on this contract are already underway and will continue through 2020.

www.persistentsystems.com

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