Next week is a celebration and remembrance, in 96 hours we will have praised and celebrated one of the finest Military Branches in the world and we remember all veterans past and present.
Happiest of Birthdays to the United States Marines Corps and may you have many more years of service to our great nation. “Semper Fidelis.” To all that have served, we will continue to support you and your missions. From our FirstSpear family to yours, thank you for your honorable service and to those that continue to serve, you are admirable in your endeavor.
Here’s a collage of some familiar FirstSpear faces from far off places.
Norway’s Fenris Consult AS recently contacted us about their Poseidon Tactical LPU, a Damage Resistant Life Preserver.
YOU CAN KILL THIS LPU – IT WILL STILL SAVE YOUR LIFE
Over the past few years, there have been several instances of maritime operators having lost their lives due to damaged or failing equipment.
Combined with more aggressive and well-armed opposing entities, odds are this will happen again in the not-so-distant future.
Simultaneously, the development of “tactical” LPUs haven’t really gone anywhere – military issued LPUs are generally low quality, relatively large in size, and they haven’t really offered much.
David Manzi of Safe Defence PTY Ltd, trading as Poseidon AU, has been associated with the Aviation, Maritime and Land Safety and Survival Solutions for more than 38 years.
Poseidon® has numerous cutting-edge solutions, and regularly takes on custom development for professional end users. Poseidon also offers unique technical solutions, such as the Damage Resistant Technology for their LPUs.
While testing potential candidates for the procurement of a brand new LPU, a NATO maritime- focused, amphibious unit realized none of the existing candidates were up to the task. They wanted an LPU with the best possible qualities, new technology and all the top life-saving properties, while keeping the footprint on the users as low as possible.
Poseidon® set out to make the best tactical LPU possible, and six months later this resulted in the Poseidon Kronos.
Poseidon Kronos LPU shown here mounted on the Crib Gogh VAULT system – a world first tested with a life preserver meeting the future PPE compatibility protocols also meeting STANAG 2895
The Poseidon Kronos boasts a unique technology called Damage Resistant Technology – if you stab the LPU with an edged weapon through-and-through, it will still inflate fully.
If a maritime police officer are shot through the LPU and falls over board, the LPU will still inflate fully and make sure the officer keeps his head above water and safe from drowning until he is recovered.
In addition, the Poseidon Kronos offers 306N of buoyancy, FR materials (FAR 25.853), inflation redundancy, ISO12402 In-water Performance and TSO-C13g compliance conformant with a Human Test Subject of a fully kitted combat solder in full body armor and load bearing vest, plus 55kg loaded to the chest region of the test subject, with Independent NATA Lab certified testing.
The ability to shoulder the weapon with the Inflation cells in the packed format and fully inflated ensures the combat soldier is not compromised in his/her combat duties.
For enquiries contact Fenris Consult at info@fenrisconsult.com
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Rheinmetall and Intracom Defense of Greece have agreed to cooperate closely in the field of vehicle-based C4I systems.
The two companies will coordinate their activities for joint development and marketing of a vehicle-based C4I system to jointly address the needs of their domestic and international markets. Both partners complement each other in ideal fashion: while Rheinmetall Electronics concentrates on command and communication systems for communication between vehicles and the chain of command, Intracom Defense is a globally acknowledged specialist for intercom systems that enable crewmembers to communicate with each other.
In concrete terms, cooperation will centre on combining Rheinmetall’s TacNet tactical management system and expertise in soldier systems and C4ISTAR applications with Intracom Defense’s WiSPRevo communication and information system and longstanding experience in the field of vehicle communications.
Under the cooperation agreement, Rheinmetall and Intracom Defense will pool their technological, production and commercial capabilities to produce operationally excellent, user-friendly, cost-efficient C4I solutions for military vehicles – invariably geared to the needs of the customer.
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Switzerland’s Alig Industries offers the Beerdolier which is naturally, a bandoleer for your beer. Designed to accept what we would consider “tall boys” here in the US, the individual beers are held in place with a flap.
The Beerdolier can be worn cross body in the traditional manner or as a belt, around the waist.
Offered in Black, Ranger Green, Coyote, Wolf Grey, MultiCam, MultiCam Black and Woodland.
Veterans Day is one week out and the VA has posted a blog entry which lays out many of the offers companies across this great land have for our Veterans.
A free gift with any SITKA Arrowhead purchase at Tactical Distributors, the UDM Ball Cap in MultiCam – Black displays the Arrowhead Undisclosed Mark and is a promotional product only available in the US via this offer.
Head over to Tactical Distributors between Nov 4th – 8th to get yours while stocks last.
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The new Velocity Systems Stealth Trauma Aid Minimalist Pack (STAMP) was designed to provide the necessary first aid equipment in low visibility situations. This compact trauma kit is moisture resistant, lightweight, and can be hooked directly to a duty belt with IWB (inside waist band) belt loop style connectors. The IWB belt loops will accommodate up to a 2” belt. The Stealth Trauma Aid Minimalist Pack is made with pack cloth, 4” elastic, IWB leather loops, fiber-filled padding, and an air mesh interior to increase airflow. The design includes three pockets. The two flank pockets have integrated shock cord loops that are attached to a piece of 1” webbing. The integrated loop/webbing system folds inside the pockets and allows the user to quickly deploy the contents when the loop is pulled. The center pocket was designed to hold a C-A-T® Tourniquet, the pocket has an open bottom and a hook and loop closure.
The Stealth Trauma Aid Minimalist Pack is available for purchase individually or with the Public Access Individual Bleeding Control Kit developed by North American Rescue. The Bleeding Control Kit contains 1x C-A-T® Tourniquet in black, 1x HyFin® Vent Compact Chest Seal Twin Pack, 1x Combat Gauze® W’ Hemostatic Bandage, and 1x Pair of Bear Claw Nitrile Gloves in size large. All hook and loop material used is color matching Velcro® Brand Fasteners. All materials and workmanship are 100% made in the USA.
