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Revision At SOFIC 2016
Monday, May 23rd, 2016Don’t Miss Dräger at SOFIC!
Monday, May 23rd, 2016
Blue Force Gear at SOFIC 2016
Monday, May 23rd, 2016From May 23rd through the 26th, the Blue Force Gear team will attend the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, Florida.
Customers are invited to visit our Hospitality Room in the Frankland Board Room on the second floor of the Embassy Suites® Tampa-Downtown Convention Center. There will be snacks, beer and new products for viewing during show hours.
If you’d like to make an appointment with a member of the Blue Force Gear team, please email sales@blueforcegear.com.
Berry Aviation, Inc Exhibiting at SOFIC 2016
Saturday, May 21st, 2016
San Marcos, TX – Berry Aviation, Inc. will be on hand to discuss its unique and innovative Government and Specialized Services offering during SOFIC 2016 in Tampa, FL from May 24th-26th. Recently, Berry Aviation became one of the first U.S. DOD CARB Approved Part 135 Air Carriers awarded medical transport accreditation for their fixed wing program by NAAMTA.
NAAMTA accreditation is U.S. DOD and Internationally recognized for its standards built on industry “best practices,” state and federal regulations, and agency guidelines. “Berry Aviation has achieved a solid reputation for excellence, a status now augmented by an internationally recognized medical transport accreditation. NAAMTA salutes Berry Aviation for their proactive approach in achieving accreditation and looks forward to the contributions they will share with the NAAMTA Alliance.”
Founded in 1983, Berry Aviation, Inc. (BAI), has been a U.S. DOD CARB Approved Part 135 Air Carrier since 1987. BAI provides specialized aviation solutions – including Passenger, Aerial Delivery, CASEVAC, Cargo, ISR, training, maintenance and modification – and possesses extensive operating experience in some of the world’s most austere and hostile environments.
Berry Aviation, Inc. will be exhibiting in Booth # 749.
Be Sure To Catch Up With Ops-Core At SOFIC
Friday, May 20th, 2016
SOFIC 2016 – MMI Outdoor Announces Re-Introduction Of Catoma Brand
Friday, May 20th, 2016
At SOFIC 2016, MMI Outdoor is re-introducing their Catoma Adventure Shelters brand as Catoma and extending the product line to include all products designed and manufactured under their watch. If you’re attending SOFIC, you can find Catoma at Booth #238 on the main floor. Thermal Concealment, unique load carriage products, and Depsoc360 camouflage will now fall under the Catoma brand in addition to the individual tents that have been a staple in the military shelter market for well over a decade. The Improved BedNet System family of products – now given the name “Burrow IBNS” because of its shape and function – is a pop-up bug screen and tent system sold to the US Military to the tune of over 300,000 units.
The Catoma Adventure Shelters brand – under the MMI Outdoor parent company umbrella – was created in 1993 as a humble designer and importer of rugged tents to serve the brave firefighters on the front lines of wildland forest fires in the American West. The method of designing tents to serve the specific needs of elite users began there. Through growth over the last two decades, Catoma has become a leading provider of unique individual tents for the United States Armed Forces as well, founded on their willingness to design around the requests of their end users.
With close proximity to Fort Benning for testing and input, this design and testing protocol naturally led to opportunities outside the tent market, leading MMI to begin Research and Development on a number of military projects over the last decade. Close collaboration with training elements under the guidance of Director of Sales, Martin Lambert (Former US Army) – and his extensive contact with the Special Operations community – led to the development of unique sniper and reconnaissance-focused thermal concealment products whose capabilities remain unmatched to date. A defense manufacturing and sales partnership with Granite Gear eventually led MMI to venture into designing their own unique load carriage solutions, leading to considerable expansion of in-house design capabilities. Near-daily indexing with end user groups for testing and evaluation has given MMI unique insight into their products and how they are used.
An aging tent line on the Catoma front and newfound capability to design and manufacture product led to the necessity to consolidate the efforts. A re-facing of the Catoma brand began with a focus on the rugged, tactical nature of the products coming from the design program at MMI. The new Catoma logo you see here is not just a cosmetic change, but one that better reflects the warrior heritage of the products themselves. “In developing the icon for Catoma, we kept coming back to imagery of tools and weapons used by warriors of the past: Spartan helmets, Native American spearheads, and battle axes of the Viking Age were all inspirations for the shape,” says Marketing Director Jake Pugh.
An overhaul of existing products and the addition of products previously in development have resulted in a strong tactical and commercial line-up for the Catoma brand to begin its new chapter.
FirstSpear Friday Focus – FS and K2 Solutions Announce Canine Tactical Gear Line
Friday, May 20th, 2016This week’s Friday Focus is an exciting announcement regarding FirstSpear’s work on a new line of K9 products.
May 19, 2016, FirstSpear and K2 Solutions today announced a new collaboration to jointly develop, produce, and bring to market products that enhance the capabilities of military and law enforcement canines and their handlers. The agreement brings together one of the leading canine services and training providers with one of the most recognized names for innovation in military and tactical law enforcement individual equipment.
The partnership between FirstSpear and K2 leverages decades of tactical experience to enhance the efficiency of the modern American warfighter. This team will be rolling out a unique line of tactical canine gear in the summer of 2016, with special previews at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida, on May 24, 2016.
“I was excited when K2 approached us about working together. We have been looking at the canine market for some time, but to do it right, the dog has to be viewed as the Operator. K2’s ability to bring forward canine product requirements through their numerous trainers and their ability to test canine performance in realistic situations has provided the missing part to solving the problems associated with the current products in this space,” said Scott Carver, FirstSpear CEO. “Additionally, we think this is the first time that the development process included a true look at the dog’s anatomy, resulting in more ergonomic systems that reduce fatigue as well as the long and short term stress placed on the canine’s body.”
“We are very excited about our partnership and the resulting products we are bringing to the warfighter and canine handler. Our requirements are driven by our military and police forces, and our gear is designed, manufactured and distributed in America.” says Dr. Heidi Alvey, R&D Scientist at K2.
Cubic to Feature Advanced Training and C4ISR Solutions for Special Operations Forces at SOFIC 2016
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
SAN DIEGO – May 19, 2016 – Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), today announced it will showcase advanced training from NEK Services in addition to comprehensive Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions for current and future Special Operations Command (SOCOM) requirements at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) held in Tampa, Florida from May 23 – 26. With the theme, “Evolving the Network to Counter Emerging Threats,” SOFIC provides a forum for military, including partner nations, government, academia and industry stakeholders to network and discuss how to best support global Special Operations Forces (SOF).
Cubic will highlight capabilities from NEK, a service line of CGD, which offers highly specialized training services as well as special and low-vis communications and training to a broad customer base, including the U.S. and partner nations’ defense, security and SOF. Cubic will also showcase its end-to-end C4ISR capabilities including “network on-the-move,” real-time Full Motion Video (FMV) management, Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and Cross-Domain (XD) solutions. Enhanced training solutions for SOF operators such as the Social Media Replication Tool and Virtual Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (V-ISR) will also be featured at the show. In addition, industry partners Information Assurance Specialists, Echo Analytics Group and Cockleshell Corporation will be onsite to demonstrate how their capabilities integrate with Cubic’s comprehensive solutions.
“SOF operators face threats in an ever-changing environment and need specialized training for increased mission readiness,” said Bill Toti, president of Cubic Global Defense. “Cubic is focused on delivering customers training and communications products that offer interoperability, while addressing the present and future challenges faced not only by U.S SOCOM but also the global SOF network.”
Cubic will demonstrate the following training, technologies and C4ISR solutions during SOFIC:
·Specialized SOF training and communications: NEK offers advanced special operations skills in addition to exercise design and support for defense and security institutions and units. Non-standard communications training and technology integration capabilities will also be featured.
·Real-Time FMV and networking solutions: TeraLogics’ cloud-based Unified Video® streaming software pairs real-time FMV and sensor metadata with geospatial imagery to create insight and generate actionable intelligence. DTECH Labs, which designs, manufactures and integrates diverse networking solutions, will host TeraLogics’ Unified Video through their stackable and secure Mobile Modular Micro-Secure Enclave (M3-SE) systems.
·SATCOM terminals: GATR’s ultra-portable antenna technology enables comparable performance to rigid deployable antennas of similar size, but with up to 85 percent reduction in the logistical size and weight, giving an operational and transportability advantage to both government and commercial industries.
·XD solutions: Cubic’s cross-domain transfer appliances include a full range of accredited and deployed solutions. These appliances address the critical need to transfer all classification levels of data, insuring fast, secure, reliable and cost-efficient cross-domain data management.
·V-ISR: Intific’s virtual ISR capabilities are developed with the intention to train analysts for potential real-world missions, unfamiliar scenarios and complex integrated multi-discipline events.
·Social Media Replication Toolkit: Intific’s visualization tool replicates the chaos, tempo and dynamic environment and landscape of the social media domain to enable training in a safe, secure and closed network.
Attendees can visit Cubic at the Skyway Meeting Room, Embassy Suites, across from the Tampa Convention Center for full viewing of all capabilities. Cubic subsidiaries’ GATR (booth #1235) and DTECH (booth #1524) will be featured in the main convention center.
Cubic will also be holding a silent auction to support the SOCOM community on Tuesday, May 24 at 6:00 p.m. EDT in the Skyway Meeting Room. Proceeds will benefit 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations T.F. Dagger Foundation and Teen Research Underwater Explorers (T.R.U.E).
Follow Cubic Global Defense at @CubicDefense and join the conversation with #CubicC4ISR and #SOFIC.
