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GALLS Named to Newsweek’s “America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023”

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

This award recognizes GALLS® impact and commitment to promoting equality and diversity, offering competitive compensation and benefits, fostering a culture open to new ideas, encouraging career development, and enabling work-life balance.

Lexington, Ken. (November 2023) – GALLS®, the nation’s leading supplier serving America’s public safety and military professionals, has been recognized as one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023” by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. This honor emphasizes the company’s commitment to promoting equality and diversity, offering competitive compensation and benefits, fostering a culture open to new ideas, encouraging career development, and enabling work-life balance.

Newsweek partnered with Plant-A Insights, a provider of market research, to complete an independent study at companies with 1,000 or more employees in the United States. Respondents were asked about a broad range of key drivers of employee satisfaction, including company image, corporate culture, working environment, work-life balance, training and career progression, compensation and benefits, sustainability awareness, and proactive management of the diverse workforce.

“In such a competitive job market, it can be tough for employers to stand out to attract top talent, so this recognition is a true testament to the value GALLS places on employee satisfaction. Our company culture is at the core of GALLS’ success, and we continue strengthening our efforts to create a healthier and happier workplace. Earning a 5-star score in ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for 2023’ survey, we are well on our way,” Mike Fadden, CEO at GALLS, said.

“How do you find a great workplace—one that treats employees respectfully, pays them fairly, provides training and advancement opportunities, and supports a healthy work-life balance? Newsweek and market-data research firm Plant-A Insights are proud to introduce ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023,’ highlighting companies that are committed to offering a positive working environment,” remarked Nancy Cooper, Global Editor in Chief, at Newsweek.

Visit the website for more information at www.galls.com and on Facebook.

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SIGHTRON Announces the New S-TAC 1-6×24 AR1 Riflescope

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Youngsville, NC- (November 14, 2023) – SIGHTRON, a global precision riflescope company, announces the launch of the new S-TAC 1-6×24 AR1 LPVO riflescope, an excellent choice for modern sporting rifles chambered in .223 / 5.56mm.

“We are laser-focused on developing best-in-class riflescopes at excellent prices,” says John Long, National Sales Manager, SIGHTRON. “The S-TAC 1-6×24 AR1 employs Japanese optical glass and camera-grade multi-coatings to provide the best possible viewing experience in the sub-$500 price point.”

At the core of the design are 13 meticulously crafted Japanese optical glass lenses. Combined with SIGHTRON’s exclusive MC-333 multi-coating technology, each lens gets 3 layers of camera grade multi-coatings applied to both sides for a combined 6 layers on each lens. That is a total of 78 layers throughout the optical design for the best possible light transmission, contrast, and clarity. This means you can locate and stay on target in the harshest lighting conditions.

The NEW throw lever design lets you reposition the “Fin” to one of 16 positions on the magnification dial; set the position of the fin at 1x, 6x or any position in between. This makes it easy for right or left-handed users to customize this scope to work best for their style.

The S-TAC AR1 reticle is purpose-built for modern sporting rifles chambered in .223 and 5.56mm. The illuminated halo helps with fast target acquisition at close range while the illuminated center dot ensures accurate mid-range target placement. The non-illuminated, easy-to-see drop bars indicate holdovers between 300-600 yards with additional indicators for 5 and 10mph crosswinds.

Never experience reticle drift again. SIGHTRON utilizes their exclusive ExacTrack erector tube system to deliver consistent, reliable, and repeatable adjustments, even at the extreme edges of the scope’s adjustments. This means 1/4 MOA click values are the same at 50 MOA as they are at zero.

The scope is crafted from aircraft-grade aluminum, weighs only 22.4 oz and is shock-rated to 1,000G’s for more than 10k cycles. It can handle large caliber rounds and is Airgun rated. Of course, it meets IPX7 waterproof standards and is nitrogen-charged to prevent fogging of the interior glass elements, even when moving from a warm car to sub-zero temps.*

The new S-TAC and all SIGHTRON riflescopes are backed by a Lifetime Performance Guarantee.

Exclusive Features:

• New Japanese Optical Design

• MC-333 Camera Grade Multi-Coatings

• ExacTrack Windage & Elevation System

• 16-Position Magnification Fin Lever

• Retail: $499.99

* Fogging of the exterior lens surface is still possible

For more information on the new S-TAC 1-6×24 AR1 riflescope and the complete product line from SIGHTRON, please visit sightron.com and

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Unity Tactical Expands FAST Line to Support Holosun AEMS Optics

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

New FAST™ AEMS marks fourth expansion of FAST™ line in 2023

BROUSSARD, LA. (Nov. 15, 2023) – UNITY™ Tactical, a designer of components that integrate tactical systems and optimize the human factor, announced the launch of the FAST™ AEMS mount today, expanding the line to increase compatibility with additional optics.

The FAST AEMS positions Holosun™ AEMS™ optics at the established FAST height of 2.26″ to the optical centerline from the rail. It can be paired with any FAST FTC (Flip-to-Center) magnifier mount.

“This is the first FAST mount compatible with Holosun optics, and the fourth new FAST mount we’ve launched this year,” said Mike Roth, VP of business development for UNITY Tactical. “We want to ensure a wide range of end users can enjoy the benefits of a heads-up shooting posture. With nearly 15 different FAST mounts now available, we’re glad to support Holosun customers with these mounting solutions.”

FAST AEMS is available in black or FDE. It mounts directly to an M1913 rail and comes standard with a two cross bolt rail clamp, but is compatible for retrofit with the FAST QD Lever.

The FAST AEMS offer a lifetime warranty. It retails for $175 and is available for purchase now through authorized UNITY dealers and on UNITYtactical.com.

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Galvion Marks First Shipment of Caiman Ballistic Helmets to NATO Through NSPA

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Galvion, a world leader in integrated head systems and intelligent power and data management solutions, has received major orders for its Batlskin Caiman® head system from Norway, Finland and Sweden through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) contract, and is pleased to announce the first delivery has recently shipped to Norway. In December 2022, Galvion was awarded a framework contract that facilitates the procurement of their high performance Batlskin Caiman® head system and accessories, typically used by Special Operations Forces (SOF) and dismounted light forces, for NATO countries and partners. This announcement marks the placement of multiple orders off the framework contract and the commencement of deliveries that are expected to total over 80,000 helmet systems.

The NSPA contract was awarded following extensive user trials conducted by Norway, acting as the lead user nation, under the supervision of the NSPA. Selected to meet the higher performance bracket of four specified helmet categories, Galvion’s Caiman® helmet system comes in five sizes and is equipped with Galvion’s very latest APEX lining system, an intuitively adjustable design that enables a customized fit for users and is designed to offer unparalleled stability for the latest visual augmentation devices. The Caiman helmet is scalable for highly dynamic operations with mission-specific accessories, and is expressly designed to incorporate electronics, communications headsets, and other critical equipment, now and into the future.

Ms Celine Danielli, NSPA Programme Manager, stated: “NSPA was able to provide Nations with the consolidation of requirements for a highly technical soldier equipment. This contract is the perfect example of NSPA’s added value to Nations and Industry: through the use of the NATO Logistics Stock Exchange, the Agency combined technical requirements and technology, enabling Nations to buy the necessary equipment on a web-platform”.

Svend Svendsen, project representative of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) said: “Norway conducted rigorous trials over an extended period and through multiple mission sets. The Caiman helmet was selected as the variant normally used by Special Forces and advanced conventional forces as it is focused on survivability and lethality and supports the integration of visual augmentation devices and communications.”

Todd Stirtzinger, CEO at Galvion said: “The NSPA framework contract offers NATO countries a simplified procurement route for our flagship Caiman head system, along with a growing list of integrated accessories. We are working both internally and in conjunction with best-in-breed partners to develop and integrate capability enhancements, from scalable power to communications to strobes and visual displays, that will ensure the Caiman platform continues to evolve to meet ever-growing mission needs, all available through the NSPA procurement route.” Added Stirtzinger, “It’s a major milestone for our entire team to see this first shipment go to Norway, a valued partner, and the technical authority on the program. We are delivering these first 80,000 systems across Norway, Sweden, and Finland over the next 18 months, and expect demand to increase as they equip more of their conventional forces with the Caiman system and its expanding suite of accessories. We continue to work closely with these countries to ensure that we have voice-of-customer feedback informing our development and integration paths, as well as the appropriate training, maintenance, and support plans for the future.”

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GA-ASI Partners with EDGE to Integrate Smart Weapons onto MQ-9B

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

GA-ASI and EDGE Will Integrate Range of Smart Weapons Onto SkyGuardian®

DUBAI AIRSHOW – 13 November 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading designer and manufacturer of proven, reliable Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, electro-optics, and related mission systems, and EDGE, a world-leading advanced technology group for defence and beyond, announced an agreement today to integrate EDGE smart weapons onto GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian® RPA.

Under the agreement announced at the Dubai Airshow, the two companies will work together to integrate precision-guided munition (PGM) and guided-glide weapon (GGW) solutions from EDGE onto GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian.

“We’re excited to work with EDGE on this initiative,” said GA-ASI President David R. Alexander. “Integrating home-grown capabilities onto our customer platforms is something we’ve done a lot, but we’ve never before integrated a non-NATO weapon system onto one of our RPA platforms.”

The partnership marks the first time that UAE-made smart weapons will be integrated onto a U.S. unmanned platform, signalling a new chapter in U.S.-UAE defence cooperation, and opening the door to further collaboration.

Hamad Al Marar, President of EDGE Group’s Missiles & Weapons cluster, said, “We are proud to be working with General Atomics Aeronautical. The opportunity to integrate our smart weapons on the MQ-9B SkyGuardian will offer the end user multiple dynamic, highly accurate, and cost-effective ground strike solutions. We look forward to working closely with General Atomics Aeronautical on this programme and to enhancing our collaboration in the future.”

The EDGE smart weapons designated for integration include the DESERT STING family of GGWs and THUNDER family of cost-effective PGMs from HALCON, and the AL TARIQ family of modular, mission-proven, all-weather day/night long-range PGMs.

GA-ASI hopes that its work with EDGE will lead to more partnerships within the UAE defence industry in order to integrate domestically developed sensors and weapons onto the MQ-9B for the UAE and other customers.

The UAE Armed Forces currently operate GA-ASI’s Predator XP and are working with GA-ASI and the U.S. Department of Defense to acquire the MQ-9B.

Attendees of the Dubai Airshow can visit GA-ASI at stand 1380 and EDGE and its portfolio of companies at indoor stand 520 and outdoor stand S49 at Dubai World Central.

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Global Defense to Revolutionize Firearms Security by Becoming International Exports Partner for GOSAFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

STAMFORD, CONN. (November 14, 2023) – GOSAFE Technologies, Inc., a new firearm security company focused on products, training and risk mitigation, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Global Defense, a renowned provider of comprehensive global solutions to the firearms and defense industries. Global Defense will partner with GOSAFE as their International Exports partner.

GOSAFE has redefined firearms security with its cutting-edge technology that integrates a mobile safe within the firearm itself, accessible only through a unique-to-user key. This innovative solution offers unmatched levels of protection, enabling firearm owners to safeguard their weapons while ensuring quick and secure access when necessary. GOSAFE’s commitment to revolutionizing firearms security aligns perfectly with Global Defense’s mission of providing unparalleled solutions to the firearms and defense industries.

Commenting on the partnership, CEO Jordan Young expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “I first heard about the GOSAFE products a few years ago and was fascinated by the design and innovative locking feature. Gun safety and security can never be overlooked whether at home, on the job, or in the field. Security is one of the firearm owners’ key responsibilities. When Mr. Chris Carlberg called, I learned GOSAFE MOBILE MAG and MOBILE SAFE are now being deployed across the U.S., and I was thrilled to hear. I truly believe the GOSAFE devices will be the new standard in firearms security for gun owners for generations to come, and Global Defense is proud to be the export partner for the GOSAFE line in the expansion into Governmental and Commercial markets globally.”

Global Defense has a longstanding reputation as a trusted provider of comprehensive solutions to the firearms and defense industries, offering an array of cutting-edge products and services. As the International Exports partner for GOSAFE, Global Defense will leverage its extensive global network, expertise in logistics, and commitment to exceptional service to facilitate the distribution of GOSAFE’s groundbreaking products worldwide. Attendees of Enforce TAC and IWA will find GOSAFE products on display inside the Global Defense booth at both of these international trade shows, slated for February 2024.

For more information about GOSAFE, please click here.

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HENSOLDT Integrates NH90 and TIGER Helicopters into Modern Data Link Network for “Timber Express 2023”

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

Digital multi-domain communication put to the test

Immenstaad, 13 November 2023 – As part of the German Armed Forces’ “Timber Express 2023” exercise, sensor solution provider HENSOLDT has connected several flying platforms via data link and networked them with modern information systems. Using the EUA OPTARION mission support system, situational information could be reliably communicated between the NH90 and TIGER helicopters and other platforms such as the Tornado multi-role combat aircraft and the 2000 self-propelled howitzer without any changes to the aircraft. For the first time, the data was also continuously synchronised with the Bundeswehr’s new command information system.

“With the mission support system, we are able to integrate both existing and new platforms into the armed forces’ digital command and control network without any changes to the aircraft,” says Alex Irmscher, programme manager for ground stations at HENSOLDT. “We are working continuously with the Army Air Corps and the German Air Force to further advance command and control capabilities in the area of airborne systems and anchor them operationally alongside exercises.”

The advantages that the EUA OPTARION offers its users were successfully demonstrated for the third time as part of “Timber Express 2023”. As a link between reconnaissance and operational elements, relevant data could be communicated digitally along the sensor-to-effector chain. This interaction forms the basis for efficient command and control and the deployment of armed forces in an interoperable information and communication network.

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The Fortitude Frame from Frontier Resolve LLC

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

More than just an ALICE pack frame for the 21st century

The Fortitude pack frame is the result of decades of use and comprehensive study of existing backpack frames from both the military and commercial industries.

Early rucksack frames were originally made from wood or heavy steel, and had few features to aid with comfort or load distribution. During the 1960s the first real improvement to pack frame design came to both military and civilian rucksacks in the form of aluminum tubing riveted together. These frames were light and strong, but often suffer from broken rivets and welds which made field repair extremely difficult. Many modern day frames are made from injection molded polymer which is more likely to fracture or crack than a metal frame. They often fail at the worst possible time, with little more to be done aside from a complete replacement with a fresh frame which you are unlikely to have along with you.

The Fortitude frame addresses all the issues that have plagued load carriage for decades, with a modern, modular design. Made entirely from light-weight aircraft grade aluminum, the frame is curved to match the profile of your back. It is thin enough to slightly flex with your body movement, but rigid enough vertically to support more than 150 lbs of weight. The monolithic design has no additional parts to break or wear out, so you can go the distance knowing your pack frame is up to the task. The Fortitude frame is designed to work with all versions of the legacy ALICE pack, including ALICE belts and shoulder straps. It is also fully cross compatible with the proven current USMC issue FILBE pack and FILBE components. Our design allows for the Fortitude frame to be used with a wide array of packs on the market, so pretty much any pack that accepts an ALICE frame will accept the Fortitude! It can also be used as a stand alone frame with no pack at all. Using just your preferred shoulder straps and waist belt, it can be used as a packboard to haul odd-sized duffle bags, waterproof bags, water containers, fuel cans, chainsaws, tools, fresh elk quarters, or pretty much anything!

Made with with pride in America!

Specs:

• Strong monolithic aluminum design
• Available in Coyote Brown and Olive Drab green
• 2.6 lbs
• Milspec type 3 hardcoat anodized finish
• Modular design fits any pack that accepts an ALICE size frame
• Cross compatible with the USMC FILBE pack
• Can be used independently as a packboard
• Dozens of webbing cutouts for customization

For more information visit: www.frontierresolve.com

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