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January 8th, 2019Safran Optics 1 Range Days At SHOT Show
January 8th, 2019
L3 Technologies Awarded Special Operations Command Contract for EOTECH Optics
January 7th, 2019
NEW YORK, January 3, 2019 – L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) announced today that it has been awarded a $26.3 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide close-quarters sights and clip-on magnifiers from its EOTECH brand for the Miniature Aiming System–Day Optics suite. The award marks the continuation of an 18-year relationship between USSOCOM and EOTECH.
Under this five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (with five option years), EOTECH will deliver an updated model of its holographic weapon sight and the G33 clip-on magnifier. All work will be performed at EOTECH‘s headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
“We are extremely proud to continue to provide America’s tip-of-the-spear warriors with the most advanced holographic sights in the world,” said Jeff Miller, Corporate Senior Vice President and President of ISR Systems business segment that includes EOTECH. “It’s a testament to L3’s commitment to quality that SOCOM has once again competitively selected EOTECH as their choice for battle optics.”
EOTECH has provided Special Operations Forces with rugged and advanced holography weapon sights since 2001.
A part of L3 Technologies’ Field Vision Systems sporting optics business, EOTECH delivers cutting-edge technology and products, including holographic sighting systems and magnified field optics. The company is dedicated to providing high-quality, ruggedized products for military, law enforcement and commercial markets around the world. Visit www.eotechgear.com to learn more.
L3 Technologies is an agile innovator and leading provider of global ISR, communications and networked systems, and electronic systems for military, homeland security and commercial aviation customers. With headquarters in New York City and approximately 31,000 employees worldwide, L3 develops advanced defense technologies and commercial solutions in pilot training, aviation security, night vision and EO/IR, weapons, maritime systems and space. The company reported 2017 sales of $9.6 billion.
To learn more about L3, please visit the company’s website at www.L3T.com. L3 uses its website as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial and othermaterial information regarding L3 is routinely posted on the company’s website and is readily accessible.
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Meprolight Announce US-based Division to Service North American Customers
January 7th, 2019Meprolight USA to provide US commercial, law enforcement and military customers with comprehensive customer service, product availability and strategic marketing in effort to grow brand and market share starting January 4, 2019.
Middletown, Penn. (January 2019) – Meprolight®, a world leader in a variety of optic solutions from electro-optics sights, self-illuminated night sights, innovative pistol sights like the FT Bullseye, the R4E sights, and the Micro RDS, night vision and thermal devices, is proud to announce the opening of a new US-based facility to better serve their North American customers.
Meprolight USA will bring to their commercial, law enforcement, public service, security and military customers an unwavering commitment to providing responsive customer service, a large in-house supply of enhanced Meprolight products ready to ship and new marketing efforts to grow the brand in the US and develop a loyal market share.
As of January 4, 2019, the Meprolight USA sales team will be working directly with established distribution channels and partners, as well as reaching out to new customers for orders and sales inquiries. The investment in the North American market includes engaging marketing efforts to educate customers on the many benefits of this world optic leader’s products.
Meprolight USA will be launching at SHOT Show, January 22 – 25, 2019 in both booths – #15138 in the firearms section and their law enforcement booth # 20043. The new US sales team will be available for in-booth meetings to see the enhanced product line, new products.
Meprolight USA is resolved to being the number one source for optics solutions, providing customers with receptive customer service, innovative and game-changing products for commercial and law enforcement/military markets and engaging marketing support. Our vision is crystal clear.
For orders and sales inquiries, please contact: sales@meprolight.us, Phone number: (833) MEPROLIGT (833.637.7654)
For technical inquiries or technical support, please contact: support@meprolight.us
Hands On – SIG MPX Copperhead
January 7th, 2019
Although it came first to market, the SIG MPX has screamed for an ultra compact treatment like its big brother, the MCX Rattler. And that’s just what SIG did when they created the MPX Copperhead.
I got the chance to take a full auto version of this 9mm to the range last summer. It boasts a 3.5″ barrel within a one-piece upper receiver and an overall length of 14.5″ in its pistol configuration with new proprietary collapsible SIG stabilizing brace. The Copperhead in the photos is fitted with their standard collapsible stock. Additionally, the Copperhead will be offered in a Tan cerakote.
FN America Introduces FN 509 Midsize
January 7th, 2019
Introducing the newest addition to the FN 509® Series, the FN 509 Midsize. Featuring a four-inch slide and barrel, midsize frame and 15-round capacity.
The 9mm pistol ships standard with 15-round capacity and is compatible with all FN 509 magazines with use of a sleeve. The improved controls aid in manipulation, the new improved texturing on the two included backstraps provides better recoil management and a new, flatter faced trigger allows for more controllable trigger press and cleaner break.
Available now, $649 MSRP.
fnamerica.com/products/pistols/fn-509-midsize
New for 2019 from Mystery Ranch
January 7th, 2019Here are a few new Mountain, Everyday Carry Packs, and Hunting Packs for 2019 from our friends at Mystery Ranch.
The SAWTOOTH 45 is your go-to pack for effective organization for any backcountry hunter who goes out for an overnighter or an all-day excursion.
The BEARTOOTH 80 pack is built for the hunter who values varied access to the essentials and major load-hauling capabilities.
This pared-down, streamlined load hauler carries ample gear for multi-day backcountry hunts, and includes their OVERLOAD Shelf for packing out that bull or buck of a lifetime and now on their new Guide Light MT Frame.
The new URBAN ASSAULT 18 daypack is for those seeking the convenience of the 3-ZIP design but in a smaller size.
The RAVINE will serve you well on those light, overnight trips when you want for your puffy jacket, camera, and basic camp kit. The framing strikes the ideal balance between lightweight yet beefy; it’s amply supportive for the medium-size loads this 3050 cu-in pack was designed to transport.
One pack = 10 uses. This mid-size daypack fills a sweet spot in your pack quiver, functioning for a spectrum of outdoor, travel and urban pursuits. From ambitious day trips to austere overnighters, the CAIRN has you covered. With our adjustable, women’s-specific yoke, it’s quick and easy to dial in the fit on this workhorse rucksack.
The new FORAGER POCKET has been designed to fit on the waist belt of the Expedition packs for Spring 2019 or on the hip by sliding it onto a belt. It also attaches to any MOLLE system.
The Digital Message Device Group
January 7th, 2019Not long after ET used a modified Speak & Spell to phone home, select units within the US Army were using the OA-8990/P Digital Message Device Group (aka KY-879/P) to communicate.
I used the DMDG from the late 80s up until the mid-90s while assigned to both 3rd ID LRS and in 3rd SFG(A) on a SOT-A.
Manufactured by Racal Communications, it was a burst transmission device. Messages were formatted and encrypted via one-time pad and then entered into the device via the keyboard. The dot matrix screen could be backlit but was used only with caution so as not to give away the user’s location at night. Although, the nylon cover could be configured to partially conceal the screen from three sides, the glow reflecting off of the user’s face was noticeable, especially if he was wearing glasses.
The DMDG sent a digital burst signal when used primarily in conjunction with HF radios. Initially these were the AN-PRC-74 and 70, but I only ever used the device with the AN/PRC-104A and 132. It could also used with SATCOM systems such as the AN/PSC-3, AN/LST-5 and AN/MST-20.
In the photo at the top, you can see the cables used to connect the DMDG to the radio as well as an external battery such as the Magnesium BA-4386 (also used in the AN/PRC-77) which only provided about four hours of power.
The combination of burst transmission and HF comms was intended to thwart threat radio direction finding efforts but the baud rate was so slow (266.6 baud), messages took a really long time to transmit. At that speed, you could only transmit 27 characters a second on HF. For SATCOM shots, you could speed it up to 1200 baud but satellite time wasn’t as prevalent during the 80s and 90s.
During an International (NATO) LRRP exercise in the late 80s, I learned that the Dutch 104th Reconnaissance Co used the MA-4450 Message Entry and Read-Out Device. The MEROD looked like the DMDG, but offered onboard encryption.
By the mid-90s we began to transition to the AN/PRC-137 Special Mission Radio System which was much smaller and lighter than earlier radios and used a palmtop Data Messaging Device to transmit messages via a radio which could be queried by a base station for message traffic. When used for Special Reconnaissance missions this allowed to communicator to leave the radio a safe distance from the element. This combined with much faster data transfer rates greatly lowered the risk of threat direction finding.
The DMDG is now a relic of the Cold War. Today, handheld cellular devices provide more capability than we could carry just two decades ago. Communicators use a variety of multi-band devices which offer onboard encryption as well as data transfer rates high enough to provide live video feeds using waveforms which boast low probability of detection and intercept.
