UF PRO talked with Eli from Project Gecko at this year’s IWA about his experience with the Striker XT pants and the Striker Stealth Smock.
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Heading Towards Manned-Unmanned Teaming Ops
April 3rd, 2017
Vienna, 30 March 2017 – Schiebel and Patria have been working together to integrate Patria’s sophisticated Compact Airborne Networking Data Link (CANDL) communication network onto the CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS).
The two European companies’ joint effort is the first step of an ongoing program of work examining how the CAMCOPTER® S-100 can be deployed to directly support manned helicopter operations.
Patria’s CANDL provides a solid backbone to explore the benefits of Manned-UnManned Teaming (MUM-T) operations, where the combined strengths of each air asset can be optimized to increase overall situational awareness and enhance decision making.
As Schiebel’s Chief Technical Officer Chris Day points out, “using the unmanned element of a MUM-T operation to provide both the forward and higher altitude view will help to keep pilots and the manned assets safe as well as improve overall mission effectiveness.”
Hawkrigger Switch System On Kickstarter
April 3rd, 2017
The Hawkrigger Switch System is a new belt and buckle system currently up for funding on Kickstarter. The Switch consists of a ballistic nylon belt and three interchangeable stainless steel buckles. The buckles, which can be swapped out in seconds, consist of three styles: Urban, Outrigger SmokeJumpers, and a 38mm Austrialpin Cobra Quick Release.
The Hawkrigger Switch System is being offered in two webbing colors, Black or Coyote, and two buckle finishes, natural tumbled or Black Titanium PVD hardcoat.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1019290725/1764344798?token=babce340
SIG SAUER Introduces SIG HT Hunting Ammunition in 308 Win
April 3rd, 2017Newington, NH (April 3, 2017) – SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to expand its SIG HT hunting line of premium-grade rifle ammunition with the addition of 308 Win. Featuring an all-copper bullet that delivers deep penetration and maximum terminal ballistic performance, SIG HT ammunition is supremely accurate and ideal for hunting numerous species of game.
The 150gr 308 Win features a muzzle velocity of 2,900 fps and muzzle energy of 2,801 ft-lbs. This SIG HT 308 Win cartridge is excellent for mid-sized game such as deer, antelope, pigs and predators.
“SIG HT ammunition is extremely effective in the field, and our initial SIG HT offering in supersonic 300BLK has been in high demand because of its outstanding performance,” said Dan Powers, President of the SIG SAUER Ammunition Division. “Retailers and their customers are asking for additional calibers in this lead-free, all-copper hunting round, and we will continue to expand the line to meet even more hunters’ needs.”
SIG HT cartridges are made with premium nickel-plated shell cases, and flash-reduced propellant is used to minimize visible signature while shooting in low-light situations. Premium quality primers are also used to minimize variations in velocity.
All Elite Performance Ammunition is manufactured in the United States by SIG SAUER to the same exacting standards as the company’s premium pistols and rifles. For more information, visit www.sigammo.com.
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Tenicor – Arx Holster & Fero Mag Pouch
April 3rd, 2017Tenicor is a new manufacturer, founded by a Law Enforcement Veteran. Their first two products are the Arx Holster and Fero Mag Pouch.
The Arx holster is an OWB design with integrated wings and belt loops which pull the holster in tight. It also features a retention adjuster screw as well as a mid-ride sweat guard which protects the body. There is a 10 degrees forward cant which rotates the grip of the gun inward and the high ride design keeps the gun from showing below the cover garment but allows for a positive draw. Offered for GLOCK 19/23 or 17/22, right or left handed.
The Fero Mag Pouch faeatures an integrated belt loop and dual retention screws. Offered for GLOCK 9/40 magazines, right or left handed.
82nd Continues To Evaluate Polaris DAGOR
April 3rd, 2017
The 82nd Abn Div has been evaluating DAGOR light wheeled vehicles by Polaris. DAGOR was the Polaris Defense submission for the US Army’s Ultra Light Combat Vehicle program and have been with the Division for several months. Most recently, they were used at Ft Bragg’s Air Assault School, offering students with an opportunity to slingload the vehicle.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, lifts a polaris dagor in support of the XVIII Airborne Corps’ DeGlopper Air Assault School on Fort Bragg, N.C., Mar. 23, 2017. (U.S. Army Photos by Capt. Adan Cazarez)
“Metal Fever” by Jim Schatz
April 3rd, 2017A horrible scourge is stealing the health from many of my friends, and taking the lives of still others. Heavy metal poisoning is an affliction we are just beginning to comprehend. It almost sounds like some quaint illness from the 19th century but its effects are manifesting themselves in members of the profession of arms. So far, the SOF community has been at the forefront of identifying it but as this briefing by Jim Schatz shows, so many more have been exposed to heavy metals.
Jim Schatz left us with a great deal of information on small arms, but this briefing on the effects of heavy metal poisoning, presented to the NDIA Joint Armaments Forum in 2014, is one we should all review. Just take a look at the symptoms. They are easy to rationalize as another illness, or “just getting old”. As you’ll learn in this briefing, exposure is much simpler than spending lots of time in a shoothouse. I’ll go one step further than this briefing and remind those who’ve deployed that exposure to industrial waste is more likely in locales that lack effective means of disposal.
Please, take a few minutes to go over this briefing. Many of our breathren are suffering from the effects of heavy metal poisoning. One of them could be you.
To download your copy, click here.
Thanks to the SOF Health Initiatives Program for sharing this briefing with us.
Sneak Peek – Huron MDX9 Medical Pack
April 2nd, 2017
Here is a sneak peek of the New Huron MDX9 Medical Pack. Following our philosophy, Innovate or Die, we have designed the next generation in medical gear to assist first responders who are assigned as tactical medics, rescue task force members, or individual FIRE/EMS/LEOs. Our new Huron™ medical packs are designed specifically around the guidelines from the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) and the principle that no one should bleed to death from uncontrolled hemorrhage. Current TECC guidelines recommend all first responders carry tourniquets, learn to pack wounds and utilize hemostatic dressings, and learn to seal chest wounds following the MARCHE protocols. TECC is the civilian evolution of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), written to address the differences in civilian populations and operational environments.
The MDX9 is designed specifically to carry multiple emergency medical items required in a Mass Casualty situation. It has ample storage space and organizational features that assist users in identifying the required items for treatment, and quickly accessing them for application.
This is just the first of many new medical products coming out of TYR Tactical in 2017.
