Austin-based Vaucluse Gear designed a pack harness appliqué called the Cool-Dry Frame which is designed to make you sweat less and improve airflow.
Here you can see how it compresses between back and pack but retains enough space to facilitate airflow.
They are currently 3-D printing the Cool-Dry Frames but are transitioning to injection molding and expect it to stay at its current 6 oz weight.
Now in its second year, The Big Gear Show is held in Park City, Utah, just miles above Salt Lake City. They’ve selected an excellent venue to bring together manufacturers, retail buyers and the outdoor media to check out the Las test products and get some hands-on time.
With the show about one-third paddle sports, one-third bikes and the remainder made up of the rest of the outdoor space, there’s plenty of room to take a bot out in the lake or hit the trail with a demo bike.
There is lots to see.
Xentris Wireless created the EXO Charge division specifically to address the needs of next-generation portable power solutions for military applications. Incorporating globally proven, and industry standard, technologies such as USB help improve the operational capabilities of electronics at the tactical edge – as well as helping to reduce the battery weight and logistical burden borne by the Warfighter.
Visit booth number 110 at the AUSA Warfighter Summit and Exposition on July 27 & 28 in Fayetteville, N.C. to see the latest from EXO Charge, including:
Small Tactical Universal Battery (STUB) – The STUB is a new family of standardized, rechargeable military batteries that will provide a common power source across different devices. This improves interoperability and reduces the physical battery burden and logistics for the Warfighter. The STUB series also includes the latest USB Power Delivery (USB PD) and Programmable Power Supply (PPS) for fast charging and USB-C connector technology for improved performance and standardization. Work has also begun on a range of accessories for interoperability with legacy power systems and devices.
Rugged Auxiliary Charger (RAC) – Featuring GaN semi-conductor technology, the rugged, compact, and powerful RAC utilizes USB Power Delivery (USB PD) and Programmable Power Supply (PPS) fast charge technology – and can charge several devices simultaneously. Supporting up to 300W of total power and equipped with an SAE and a Nett Warrior connector, the RAC is compatible with the UBC standard military bulk charger, as well as working as a stand-alone charger for standard batteries such as the 2590 and CWB. The RAC will be MIL-STD-810 & 461 qualified and features two USB-C ports for fast charging for the new STUB series of batteries – as well as commercial off-the-shelf devices.
Augmented Power Pack (APP) – The APP is a fully ruggedized 300Wh power bank designed for operational use in austere environments that can charge several devices simultaneously using USB Power Delivery (USB PD) and Programmable Power Supply (PPS) fast charging technology. Featuring two USB-C ports and a Nett Warrior connector, the APP delivers multi-voltage support (5V-20V) for exceptional power flexibility and system interoperability. Built to MIL-STD-810 & 461 ruggedness standards, the APP features an NVG-compatible display screen and has a form factor optimized for tactical carriage and use.
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The European leading robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics and the leading firearms manufacturer FN Herstal demonstrate the THeMIS Combat unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) equipped with the deFNder® Medium Remote Weapon Station (RWS) and intelligent functions at Eurosatory 2022.
The THeMIS Combat UGV provides direct fire support for manoeuvre forces and acts as a force multiplier. With the deFNder® Medium remote weapon station, it offers high precision over wide areas, day and night and increases stand-off distance, force protection and survivability for dismounted soldiers.
The THeMIS UGV is equipped with Milrem’s Intelligent Functions Kit (MIFIK) that allows autonomous mobility such as follow me, return home, point-to-point navigation and obstacle detection and avoidance. Autonomous functions are strictly limited to mobility only. The weapon system is controlled only by a human operator.
“Being part of many combat UGV assessment programs around the globe we have seen that these systems considerably increase the capability of units, especially small units,” said Cpt (res) Jüri Pajuste, Defence Research and Development Director at Milrem Robotics. “Their benefit comes from higher firepower and mobility and most of all through changing tactics. UGV’s are not just technology gadgets, but useful tools to win conflicts,” Pajuste added.
“We are proud to demonstrate the capabilities of our deFNder® Medium on Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS this year again”, said Igor Klapka, VP Systems for FN Herstal. “The number of applications addressed to with our RWS is growing to successfully include unmanned ground or aerial vehicles, and radio-frequency control, whilst the armament remains operated by the human operator. The deFNder® Medium is a stabilized RWS capable of automatically tracking and classifying potential targets, in particular to overcome the latency constraint of any wireless communication of UGVs.”
The THeMIS Combat will be demonstrated twice a day at the demonstration area during Eurosatory 2022.
The Eurosatory 2022 trade fair will see the premiere of the Caracal airborne vehicle family. In partnership with Mercedes-Benz and ACS Armoured Car Systems, Rheinmetall has tailored the new versatile and highly mobile 4×4 vehicle family to the requirements of platforms for airborne or special operations units. Now the new vehicle system, designed to the highest Original Equipment Manufacturer standards, will be presented for the first time to a wider circle of professionals.
The new family of airborne Caracal vehicles is based on the latest G-class chassis for rescue and special operations. The Caracal features maximum mobility, a lightweight design and optionally mountable protection elements for countering ballistic and landmine threats. Its 249 horsepower, six-cylinder Euro III diesel engine gives the 4,900 kg vehicle a top speed of 140 km/h.
The Caracal’s compact design makes it possible to airlift up to two vehicles in the cargo hold of a CH-53K King Stallion or CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter, which can also carry it as underslung cargo.
Thanks to its unique modular design and two available wheelbases, the Caracal can be employed in a variety of roles during airborne operations – as a basic troop carrier or medical support vehicle, for example, or as supply vehicle – all on one automotive platform.
The Caracal will be ready for full-scale production starting in 2023. Rheinmetall offers full lifecycle support for a period exceeding twenty years.
Eurosatory 2022 takes place in Paris 13 to 17 June. Under the motto “Move – Sense – Strike”, Rheinmetall is showcasing part of its comprehensive range of products and activities there. Occupying an exhibition area of around 3,000 square metres, Rheinmetall’s presence this year will be its biggest ever at Eurosatory. The emphasis is on reconnaissance capabilities, networkability, mobility, survivability and lethality on the battlefields of the future. We look forward to welcoming you at Stand F241-240 in the outdoor area behind Hall 6!
Eurosatory 2022, the most important defence show on the European mainland, takes place this year in Paris from 13 to 17 June. Under the motto “Move – Sense – Strike”, Rheinmetall will be on hand, presenting part of its extensive array of products, systems and activities for the digitized battlefields of the future. With an exhibition area of around 3,000 square metres, this will be Rheinmetall’s biggest-ever presence at Eurosatory. Here are some of the products making their debut at this year’s show:
Future Tanknology – KF51 main battle tank: The KF51 is the newest member of Rheinmetall’s family of tracked armoured fighting vehicles. Delivering dual-capability dominance, the platform sets new standards in every category – lethality, survivability, mobility, networkability and reconnaissance. Its 130mm main armament and other effectors endow the KF51 with superior firepower. The vehicle will be presented at a ceremony on 13 June at 14:00 hrs.
Rheinmetall Technology Cube: Now more than ever, defence technology systems are developed in close coordination with their future users. The Rheinmetall Technology Cube exploits cutting-edge technology, including augmented reality, to conduct a dialogue with users and procurement officials when developing next-generation combat vehicles. The aim is to rethink the future together – by integrating new kinds of drives, sensors, and subsystems into fully digitized, scalable vehicle platform concepts.
Airborne vehicle family: In cooperation with Mercedes-Benz and ACS Armoured Car Systems, Rheinmetall now offers a versatile, high mobility 4×4 vehicle family specially designed for light airmobile and special operations units. The vehicle system family will debut at Eurosatory.
Natter remote-controlled weapon station: Rheinmetall has developed a new family of remote-controlled weapon stations. Thanks to its high-performance sensors, modularity and independent stabilization, the Natter (“adder”) features excellent reconnaissance and engagement capabilities. Various versions of the Natter make it possible to arm tracked and wheeled armoured vehicles with a wide spectrum of effectors ranging from light machineguns to medium calibre cannon.
Unmanned systems and robotics: For the first time, Rheinmetall will be presenting the newly developed LUNA NG (Next Generation) unmanned aerial vehicle, designed for unmanned aerial reconnaissance, classification, and recognition of objects in real time. Rheinmetall will also be showing how various integrated, unmanned air-supported reconnaissance systems can reinforce the sensors of ground platforms and improve overall situational awareness. The Robotics-L walking robot and Mission Master models SP and XT demonstrate how robotics is already changing the modern battlefield. Robotics-L can carry out reconnaissance missions. The Mission Master SP vehicle is configured for a transporting cargo, while the XT is a designed for a fire support role with a launcher for loitering munitions.
Loitering munitions: These air-supported precision munitions combine the characteristics of drones and guided missiles. They enhance the ability of even small units to reconnoitre target zones from above, coupled with standoff, high-precision engagement of targets. Rheinmetall and its partner UVision have entered a cooperation agreement to market UV’s Hero family of loitering munitions in Europe. At Eurosatory, the two companies will be highlighting possibilities for integrating Hero LM systems into manned and unmanned vehicles.
In addition to these debuts, Rheinmetall will also be presenting various other products and projects. These include:
HX3 vehicle family: Rheinmetall’s new HX3 vehicle generation features improved protection, even better mobility, greater driving comfort and digital interface architecture, assuring heightened operational flexibility and abundant scope for future performance upgrades. At Eurosatory 2022, Rheinmetall’s wheeled self-propelled howitzer will be on display, mounted on a high mobility HX 10×10 chassis. The HX3 can also serve as the transport component for the Skynex air defence system.
Air defence: Mobile, modular, and scalable, ground-based air defence systems are gaining new importance now that NATO armed forces are focusing once again on defending national and allied territory and airspace. At Eurosatory, Rheinmetall is displaying a Boxer 8×8 wheeled armoured vehicle configured for an air defence role, topped with the Sykranger 30 turret and an integrated surface-to-air missile launcher. Also on show will be the Skynex air defence system, consisting of a 35mm Mk3 Revolver Gun, Multi Sensor Unit with AESA radar, and a Control Node 1 command centre, with a high-energy laser functioning as a future effector.
Force protection: Rheinmetall’s comprehensive expertise in the field of force protection ranges from individual passive ballistic solutions to advanced stand-off active protection systems for combat vehicles. Visitors to Eurosatory 2022 can inspect Rheinmetall’s StrikeShield, an integrated hybrid module for vehicles that combines active and passive protection technology.
Digitized battlefield: As a leading systems integrator, Rheinmetall possesses all the knowledge necessary for networking various entities on the digital battlefield of the future. At Eurosatory 2022, Rheinmetall will show how the interplay of sensors, effectors and human-machine interfaces can lift the “fog of war”. Rheinmetall will also be showcasing the current configuration of its Gladius 2.0 soldier system and how it can be networked with manned and unmanned vehicles and subsystems.
At Eurosatory 2022, furthermore Rheinmetall will be presenting its comprehensive expertise in practically every other capability category. These include weapons and ammunition for threat-commensurate, scalable application of force as well as innovative, networkable sensor systems for applications on land, at sea and in the air, in addition to high-performance simulation technology for top-of-the-line training. We look forward to welcoming you to Eurosatory 2022 at Stand F241-240 in the outdoor area behind Hall 6!
The company will also showcase its new collaboration for a nest solution with Easy Aerial and Plasan’s armored vehicle and new onboard AI capabilities with SightX.
Eurosatory, Paris, June 13-17, Hall 6, Stand JH512
7 June 2022, XTEND – a company specializing in human-guided autonomous drone operating systems for military forces and law enforcement agencies – will present its Xtender Gen2 indoor tactical UAS and provide a first look at the Wolverine Gen2, its multi-mission UAS (MMU) system, at Eurosatory 2022.
The company will also showcase its nest UAS solution, integrated with Easy Aerial’s EGV 50 compact autonomous drone-nest solution for military vehicles and Plasan’s ultralight armored vehicle, the WILDER, shown on Plasan’s Stand EXT Pe6B, Stand E231.
The collaboration between the three companies brings new capabilities to the battlefield. Forces can now perform indoor and outdoor missions safely from within the armored vehicle, and remotely perform tasks such as IED clearance while on patrol and assessment of suspicious facilities encountered.
In enhancing the Xtender’s Edge AI capabilities, XTEND has recently partnered with SightX, which is developing a mission-critical, real-time Edge AI engine, bringing revolutionary deep-learning capabilities to real-world problems. This collaboration enhances the autonomous capabilities of the Xtender platform, helping the human operator with the detection and classification of entry points and objects.
“Working hand in hand with the world’s prime forces – XTEND continuously strives to enhance its offering and “Swiss Army Knife” capability concept by providing multiple payloads and applications. Now, with the various launch and carrying options, such as armed vehicles nesting – we are pushing the boundaries of UAS mission capabilities even further” says Ido Baron, VP of Business Development and Sales of XTEND.
FULDA, GERMANY (07 June 2022)—Mehler Vario System GmbH, Europe’s market leader for ballistics, today announced that it and two of its subsidiary companies will be exhibiting together at Eurosatory 2022 from 13-17 June in Paris, France.
The three companies plan to present a variety of innovative products for military and special forces use including a lightweight covert vest, a certified hybrid helmet, a head-system bag, a unique modular protection-and-carrying system, high-performance combat clothing, and remarkably strong ballistic shields.
The Mehler Vario System subsidiaries are Lindnerhof-Taktik GmbH and Mehler Engineered Defence GmbH. The three companies will present from a single stand: K630 In Hall 6 of the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre.
This will mark the first time the Mehler Vario System group has exhibited at Eurosatory, a biannual tradeshow for ground- and air-based defence and security goods and services which since 1967 has grown dramatically in size and importance (the last time it was held, Eurosatory attracted more than 57,000 attendees and 1,800 exhibitors from around the world with even more of both expected this year).
At the Mehler Vario System stand, each of the three companies will display a collection of outstanding offerings and have specialists available to discuss product technical details.
“We’ve worked hard to develop and manufacture the industry’s finest ballistic products and solutions, and are very excited about presenting them at so prestigious an event as Eurosatory,” said Mehler Vario System’s Head of Sales Ute Wana. “Our goal as the European market leader in ballistics is to consistently introduce and refine products that at all times provide to our customers maximum safety and comfort.”
Wana suggested that the fulfillment of that goal can be seen in three of the company’s products slated for exhibition at Eurosatory: they are the Comfort IV covert vest, H6S ballistic hybrid helmet, and M.U.S.T. interlocking/interdependent protection-and-carrying system.
According to Wana, M.U.S.T. (short for Modular Universal Scalable Technology) is designed to allow wearers to swiftly expand (or reduce) the size of ballistic protection coverage they need and to easily attach (or detach) essential equipment. She said M.U.S.T. was co-developed with Mehler Vario System subsidiary Lindnerhof-Taktik of Lenggries, Germany, a renowned maker of high-quality tactical equipment systems.
For its own part at Eurosatory, Lindnerhof-Taktik will present a new line of lightweight, high-performance, “no frills” combat clothing consisting of combat pants, combat shirt, and field shirt, each available in Paris blue and other in-demand colours.
“The combat pants in particular are generating a lot of interest ahead of Eurosatory because they are the market’s only combat pants currently able to accept a variety of manufacturers’ knee-pad systems,” said Lindnerhof-Taktik Managing Director Jakob Kolbeck.
Kolbeck added that Lindnerhof-Taktik also plans to exhibit its rugged MX244 ultralight plate carrier, MX634 multi-radio bag, a new range of magazine pouches, and an assortment of multipurpose bags including a versatile head-system bag for toting a helmet plus helmet add-on components.
“We’ll have other product developments to show as well—developments that go beyond the standard range of what’s available on the market and that represent some rather intriguing possibilities for our customers,” said Kolbeck. “For example, visitors at our stand can get an up-close look at a novel chest-rig system we produced for a Belgian unit. It will illustrate what individualised customer solutions from Lindnerhof-Taktik can look like but also underscore the fact that we can develop and produce intelligent carrying-and-protection systems for users outside our traditional customer base.”
Meanwhile, Mehler Engineered Defence of Königslutter, Germany, will bring to the joint stand a spectrum of high-performance products designed to protect land, sea, and air vehicles against artillery fire, mines, and IED threats.
“In addition to samples of vehicle-protection superstructures, we’ll also present a host of new products that—like everything we manufacture—meet or exceed national and international standards,” said Mehler Engineered Defence Managing Director Christian Vahldiek. “And we will offer visitors to our exhibit a behind-the-scenes look at still other products we have in the development pipeline—products that speak to our top priorities which are continuous quality improvements and product optimisations based on practical experience.”
Taken as a whole, the presentations by the Mehler Vario System family of companies will generate significant interest among Eurosatory visitors, Wana predicted.
“Our joint stand will feature products and solutions for a number of different niches,” she said. “Importantly, what visitors will experience is a presentation delivered by three united and experienced companies, a strong community under the Mehler name. We believe that everyone who stops at our stand will appreciate the convenience of finding in one place the diverse products and insights they seek.”
For more information about Mehler Vario System GmbH and its subsidiaries visit www.m-v-s.com
