Thales developed this Body Conformal Antenna as part of the Soldier Radio program.
It is PALS compatible and the Antenna whip will bend on one axis to conform to your kit. It is safety certified for use worn against the human body and weighs just 9oz. The Antenna works in 225-450 MHz, 1250-1390 MHz and 1755-1850 MHz. The gain while body worn is -10 to -4 dBi and -5 to 1 dBi in free space. The VSWR < 3.0 for more than 95% of freqs, max < 3.5.
Making its debut at Warrior East is the A5 Rig ULT Jacket from Beyond.
Made of the lightest weight Tweave Durastretch, it is the same block as the popular A5 Stretch Alpha, just without the insulation. Available in a variety of colors including Manatee (seen here).
Massif developed this Field Shirt and Pant for AFSOC and worked with the user community to include the features we’ll go over.
It’s made from a MultiCam print, SIGMA 4 Star which is an amazingly comfortable, yet durable, Kevlar and Nomex blend.
The Shirt features a two pocket layout with Velcro for rank at the center of the chest and two strips above the pockets for name and branch of service strips.
Each pocket consists of two compartments. The outer compartment features a flap and the inner compartment is accessed through a vertical zipper and is lined with mesh.
The hem of the Shirt features a slit for mobility.
The sleeves close with Velcro but there is also seam at the cuff in order to make rolling the sleeve easier.
Next up is a two pen slot at the left wrist.
Shoulder pockets on either side are lined with mesh and feature zippered openings. The two-piece Velcro for shoulder patches helps reduce bulk.
The seams are not at the top of the shoulder but rather, set back.
The big feature for the Shirt is the mesh-lined, vented back.
The Pant features 10 pockets, starting with the front pockets, with horizontally-oriented openings, offering lots of room for pocket access.
There are two flapped pockets mounted to the front of the thigh which will accommodate an iPhone 6 with case or similar.
The cargo pockets are of low-profile design and are accessible through either top or front zippers.
In addition to flapped pockets on either calf, there are zippered pockets at the rear. Additionally, there is a gussetted crotch, for mobility.
Originally developed for the corrections community, the large mouth of the new 10 Hook has caught the eye of a variety of users because it will accommodate up to 1″ of material.
The sheath itself offered dual retention, but the 10 Hook can be worn belt mounted with the handle along the belt line and keepers can be used to cover the handle for those who need even more retention.
www.benchmade.com/rescue-hooks/10-hook
Maybe I don’t get out enough, but I didn’t know Nightforce offered Tool and Optics Cleaning Kits.
The Nightforce Professional Tool Kit includes three torque limiters (25, 68 and 100 inch-lbs.), a 2-10 inch-lbs. driver, ratchet driver handle, square drive socket and four different ¼” drive bits (1/16”, 5/64”, T6 and T15. Plus room for extras in the zippered case.
The 12-piece Nightforce Optical Cleaning Kit includes cleaning and anti-fog sprays, several microfiber cleaning cloths, lens swabs, dust blower and lens brush. Once again, there’s room for more in the zippered case.
Here’s your first look at the all new Version 13 Catalog release of the latest from FirstSpear.
I like Aku Pilgrim boots and apparently so does the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR). In this DND photo of their recent Change of Command parade at Garrison Petawawa, we see new commander Lt-Col Andrew Vivian, outgoing commander Lt-Col Steven Hunter, and officiating officer Maj Gen Mike Rouleau, commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM).
It’s not very often we get to see product concept drawings. This one was drawn by TNVC’s Chip Laskey back in May of 2016 for thd Mohawk Mk1. Turns out, he has a degree in Industrial Design.
On Facebook, Chip related how it all came to be. The owner of TNVC wanted a simple nylon counterweight that included storage for mission critical gear. That was the only direction. But from that, the Mohawk series was born. A few sketches and a few concepts based on Chip’s real world experience and that of his bros at TNVC, then they sent the info off to our brother at explosiveopsgear to see if they would sew them. EOG has been making some of the best counterweights available. TNVC didn’t want to compete with a bro, so they asked him to build these exclusively for TNVC and they’ve been killing it.
