It’s going to be big. There’s a lot going on this year. Enjoy our coverage of this annual three-day event in Tampa, Florida, home of United States Special Operations Command.
2019 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference
May 21st, 2019Competition Shooter Pack ~ AttackPAK
May 21st, 2019AttackPAK has created custom products to give our war-fighters the edge.
AttackPAK’s newest custom design is based on our Multi Purpose Carrier and Bison bags. Shaving weight by getting rid of rows or pals/molle and using lightweight fabrics made for a truly innovative system that is the lightest method to carry your gear & your weapon. The design eliminates pounds of parasitic weight found in other leading packs to reduce the war-fighter’s burden. Here is the newest custom designed that weighs 3.5 pounds with belt, ExoSpine™ and bags.
Shooter Bag
Custom design for a shooter participating in the ‘Competition Dynamics Sniper Challenge 2019’ this offering comes in at an astonishingly light 3.5 pounds!
Shooter Bag
A versatile method to carry your long gun and gear. List a couple of features
Beaver Tail made out of durable Centurion Fabric
Draw String Hydration Pocket x2, to keep the weight closer to your center of gravity
Attachment points for our Go Bag Lid
Designed with Capacity
MPC (multi-purpose carrier) with Bison bags, and go bag lid
The Bison Kit is the original modular version that was developed for EOD to carry the PLT-5 comfortably. It can be combined with a Predator Assault pack to act like a “Crew-cab”, but weighing 4 pounds less. The investment for the entire kit is about $800, and will configure to 6 different load bearing options. If you were to buy the same 6 pack capability from other vendors, the cost will be over $1,600.
Weight saving. Better ergonomics. Less fatigue. Cost savings. Ditch the enemy on your back.
AttackPAK is ready to design gear for your team. Link up with us at SOFIC. Drop us a line at hq@attackpak.com.
TYR Tuesday – See The TYR Tactical Trailer At SOFIC
May 21st, 2019TYR Tactical® recently met up with local Valley SWAT officers out of the Phoenix area to shoot their deployment of the Ballistic Shield System. Check out the video now. It features a sneak peak of the PICO-DSX set to launch in July. The system is already being utilized by law enforcement and federal agencies in the US.
Innovation is the driving force that pushes us forward. The TYR Tactical® Patented Ballistic Shield System embodies that mission.
PERFORMANCE & PURPOSE MEETS UNMATCHED PROTECTION
Available now at www.tyrtactical.com
Check out the complete Ballistic Shield System in the TYR Tactical® Innovate or Die® Tour and Mobile Showroom at SOFIC 2019 on May 20-23, 2019 in Booth P701. Located outside by the Franklin St. Entrance.
Live in the Phoenix area? Stop by and see the Ballistic Shield System in person.
Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
9330 N. 91st Ave
Peoria, AZ 85453
SOFIC: Persistent Systems Announces Hands-Free Full Duplex Audio
May 21st, 2019MPU5 users can now communicate continuously without having to push-to-talk
NEW YORK, New York. – May 21, 2019 – Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”) announced today that it has introduced a Full Duplex Audio capability to its MPU5 mobile ad hoc network radio, which will be exhibited at the upcoming Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), in Tampa, Fla.
With this new Full Duplex Audio capability, MPU5 users can now speak freely to each other, as if on intercom system, without having to push-to-talk each time they want to communicate. The Full Duplex Audio is multicast across the MANET enabling users to communicate continuously even in complex multi-hop topologies.
“MPU5 users are often in situations that require the use of both hands, such as holding a weapon, operating a vehicle, working with tools, and communicating with their team, all at the same time,” said Eric Stern, Director of Engineering for Persistent. “We built the Full Duplex Audio capability so users can communicate with their team hands-free and maintain functionality for other critical tasks.”
To activate the Full Duplex Audio capability, MPU5 users need only double-tap both buttons on Persistent’s Dual Push-to-Talk (PTT), and they are good to go until the capability is similarly turned off. While Full Duplex is enabled, users can still Push-to-Talk on the Dual-PTT to communicate on other talk groups. The Full Duplex capability works alongside the traditional push-to-talk functionality (not in place of it).
The Full Duplex Audio capability works best with stereo headsets from TEA (Television Equipment Associates, Inc.), which has collaborated with Persistent in developing a fully supported product for MPU5 users.
“For 50 years now, our mission at TEA has been to provide customers with the best communication ancillaries available anywhere in the market today,” said Jeffrey L. Norment, President of TEA Headsets. “By partnering with Persistent Systems and leveraging their vast capabilities and experience within the tactical radio networking arena, TEA continues to supply military personnel with the customized hearing protection they need while being able to maintain communications.”
The Full Duplex functionality is available as a Technology Preview in Persistent’s 19.4 firmware which is available to all MPU5 customers. For more information on Full Duplex Audio, come by Persistent’s SOFIC booth (1712) at the Tampa Convention Center, on May 20-23, or visit our website: www.persistentsystems.com.
Looks Like We Missed Our Inception Date Anniversary
May 21st, 2019
Good thing we aren’t the Nexus 6 model or we’d be a little ripe by now. That’s what happens when your nose is to the grindstone.
Happy 11th anniversary to us.
Task Force Dagger Thanks SCUBAPRO For Their Support
May 21st, 2019We received this note from Task Force Dagger regarding support from SSD advertiser SCUBAPRO has provided the organization.
On behalf of the Task Force Dagger Foundation, we wanted to take a moment to express our tremendous gratitude to Scubapro for their incredible support to the foundation and the Rehabilitative Therapy Events we execute. More specifically, the Dagger Dive event in Key West, Florida that puts families in a safe environment to reconnect and heal from deployments, effects from visible and invisible injuries and other challenges. Additionally, they continue to provide critical support to the Joint Recovery Team (JRT) missions comprised of TFDF in partnership with Department of POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and East Carolina Marine Archeology Department (ECU) to FIND, RECOVER and REPATRIATE the remains of US Service Members Missing in Action (MIA) presumed dead from all theaters and conflicts where the United States has operated.
ScubaPro’s support has directly influenced the foundation’s ability to execute these very impactful events, insuring we continue to bring “Mission, Purpose and Focus” to our Special Operations members and their Families.
TFDF Executive Board member Mark Stephens had the honor of meeting up with the ScubaPro team at their annual International Sales meeting and presented some symbols of our deep appreciation for their continued support. Specifically, Joe Stella, President of ScubaPro; Ed Rasmussen, Global Government Manager; and Richelle Pizl, Customer Service Manager………THANK YOU!
A certified non-profit, Task Force Dagger Foundation provides assistance to wounded, ill, or injured US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) members and their families. We respond to urgent needs, conduct Rehabilitative Therapy Events (RTE), and provide next-generation health solutions for issues facing our service members. We are a rally point to combat traumatic brain injury (TBI), Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), and environmental exposures. Our cohesive programs enable families to seize the moment and live life.
Civilian Carry Radio Announces Tatiana Whitlock As New Co-Host For Podcast
May 21st, 2019
Virginia – May 20, 2019, Civilian Carry Radio on the Firearms Radio Network, announced today that Tatiana Whitlock will join one of the fastest growing podcasts on firearms and the 2nd Amendment, effective May 29th, 2019. Civilian Carry Radio show broadcasts weekly on Wednesdays from 8pm to 9:30pm EST.
Tatiana will join the team led by the show’s founders Baraka Ulrich James and Allen Sams. The shows conversational and engaging approach of bridging the span between the everyday gun owner and firearms industry subject matter experts has led to its success and loyal viewership nationwide.
“I am honored to be invited to join Civilian Carry Radio as their new co-host! As a long time fan, and guest on the show believe in its mission that focuses on the importance of the 2nd amendment, firearms safety, education, training and mindset. Contributing to each episode is contributing to a legacy of knowledge and information from each guest we have join us!” Says Whitlock.
The show’s programming and content is also available across various platforms including F irearms Radio Network, iTunes, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Google Play Music, Stitcher, TuneIN, PodBean, On Speaker, Player FM, YouTube and more.
“After meeting Tatiana at SHOT Show in 2013, I watched her grow and progress in the gun and firearms community. I was so impressed with her work ethic and continuously hearing the positive feedback of people who trained with her. After having Tatiana appear as a guest on our show twice, I was overwhelmed by her knowledge, her teaching skills, her delivery and her way of disseminating complex information in a way that is easily digestible to the masses. With Allen and I being civilians (who did not serve in the military, not prior law enforcement) and with Tatiana having a similar background as us, but also putting in the same kind of time, effort, diligence and discipline to go out and learn on her own volition, I had to have her on our team! She is the perfect complement to round up and complete our show. We are honored that she accepted our invitation and look forward to the future with her now on board!”
Says show owner, producer and host Baraka James.
S.H.A.D.O. Pack 24L
May 21st, 2019
For Summer 2019 Prometheus Design Werx introduces their next generation of S.H.A.D.O. Packs in a new 24L / 1465 cubic inch volume size. Completely upgraded and updated for 2019, this daypack is designed for the well-equipped global adventurist. The 500D Invista Cordura® used is an ideal balance of ruggedness and lighter carry weight. Ample pockets, modular accessories and the total feature set gives the S.H.A.D.O. Pack 24L tremendous user versatility and capability from use in the backcountry to EDC, and almost anything in-between. Comes complete with removable Gear Trap™, 3-Stage ToF Belt™, EDCO Panel™, Admin Panel, and multi-purpose frame sheet.
The Prometheus Design Werx S.H.A.D.O. Pack 24L is the first model in their next generation of nylon soft-goods and will be available in All Terrain Brown and Universal Field Gray.
The Design and R&D Team at PDW states:
“This new gen SHADO Pack 24L represents a total refresh of how we approached our nylon soft-goods. We engaged a new manufacturing partner that had far reaching and impressive modern production capabilities, extensive experience in producing top tier technical alpine and mountaineering packs; and also presented us with experimental prototypes [made for a group we are unable to mention by name], which honestly kinda blew our mind. For the first time we were able design a pack from the ground up without constraints. Previous to the SHADO 24, we designed what we wanted, but then based on our previous factory’s limitations, prohibitive costing, and/or inability to grasp our design requirements, became a reductive process of removing features/details. Not this time, not with this pack. Users will be able to see and feel it with the SHADO 24. The quality of make, attention to detail, fully rendered features, made to spec materials from top to bottom, etc; it’s all there. We categorize this as an ‘adventure class pack’. It’s ultimately designed for a user who chooses to engage in a lifestyle that is as multiplied as they are, not subject to limits, and makes their own way.”
The new PDW S.H.A.D.O. Pack 24L will be available for $198.00 on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 12:00 noon PT via their website, prometheusdesignwerx.com.
