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PTX Power Management Solutions at AUSA 2017

October 8th, 2017

Protonex Technology Corporation will be showcasing its PTX line of rugged, intelligent, lightweight power management solutions at the 2017 Annual AUSA Expo from October 9-11th, in Washington, DC at booth #3304.

Power Managers are small, portable, multi-function devices that pull power from a variety of power sources, convert the power as needed, and push it out to run connected devices and to charge batteries. They solve the operational power challenges faced by units using equipment such as; radios, satellite phones, GPS receivers, laptop and tablet computers, unmanned vehicles and aircraft, medical equipment, power tools, and more.

The PTX line-up consists of the following products:
• SPM-622 Squad Power Manager – dramatically reduce the number and variety of batteries needed by today’s warfighter
• ABC-812 Adaptive Battery Charger – charge multiple batteries twice as fast, anywhere, and with half the energy
• VPM-402 Vest Power Manager – manage both data and power for military communications and situational awareness systems

The PTX range also features a number of specialist / application-specific kits, including:
• Special Operations Forces
• Dismounted Infantry
• EOD
• Prolonged Field Care
• Fire Support
• SOF SDN-L
• UAV Operators
• Recon, Surveillance and Target Analysis

Protonex is also pleased to announce the release of a new and expanded website focused on the wide range of capabilities, applications and solutions that the company’s power management systems deliver. Visit www.PTXnomad.com for the full story.

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2nd MarDiv Developing UONS for Glock 19M

October 8th, 2017

According the 2nd Marine Division Gunner, CW5 Christian Wade, they are working on an Urgent Operational Needs Statement for Glock 19Ms to outfit Afghanistan-bound members of the unit.

Gunner Wade posted this image to Facebook on Friday night. Please ignore that the image is of a G17M. Gunner Wade is fully aware.

Few other details are available, such as the basis of issue. However, Gunner Wade has stated that he wants them in Marines’ hands quickly, so they can conduct pre-deployment training with them.

While the Glock 19M is a great sidearm, you have to wonder why M9 pistols won’t work. We know from his past comments that he prefers a compact sidearm, but with deployed Marines in uniform and full Deuce gear, the advantage of the smaller frame is negligible.

Perhaps weight is a concern. But as of right now, few Marines outside of MARSOC carry pistols. If weight is the driving factor, adding a pistol to the load is something that needs to be looked at very critically.

Ironically, Marine tables of organization were changed several years ago to eliminate most of the M9 pistols when the M4 Carbine was fielded as a replacement of the M16A4.

Considering all of those factors, the move isn’t without precedent. The Marine Corps has fielded Glocks. Initially, it was MARSOC, which adopted G19s using MFP-11 funds. While technically not a Marine Corps fielding per se, those are Marines using them. Rumors have floated around in the past that the Corps was considering purchasing off of the USSOCOM contract.

Additionally, the Marine Corps very recently purchased a small quantity of Glock 19Ms off of the FBI contract. Those were for use by members of the Marine Corps’ Criminal Investigation Division. CID has a close relationship with the FBI due to the location of several of the federal agency’s elements on Quantico, so adoption of the FBI’s sidearm isn’t that surprising.

It will be interesting to see how the Marine Corps responds to this UONS.

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US Army Releases FM 3-0 Operations, Just In Time For AUSA

October 8th, 2017

It’s Saturday night, how about you curl up with a book?

PDF: www.apd.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN5095_FM%203-0%20FINAL%20WEB

EBook: www.apd.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/ARN5942_FM%203-0%20FINAL%20WEB

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US Army Anticipates Conditional Material Release for M17 Modular Handgun System By November, Fielding to 101st, 3rd ACR and Security Force Assistance Brigade

October 7th, 2017

The US Army anticipates that by November, the XM17 Modular Handgun System will reach conditional material release, dropping the “X” for “experimental” prefix and become simply, the M17 or M18 for the compact variant.

Pistols are already undergoing user evaluations with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After the conditional material release the Screaming Eagles will receive about 2,000 MHS.

Next up is the 3rd Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood, Texas, as well as the new Security Force Assistance Brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia Which has been fast tracked for many new systems.

Replacing the 9mm M9, the M17 MHS is based on the commercially available P320 and is manufactured by SIG SAUER in Newington, New Hampshire on the old Pease Air Force Base facility .

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ADS To Exhibit at AUSA 2017

October 7th, 2017

ADS will be exhibiting at AUSA Annual. This year’s AUSA Annual 2017 theme is based around this premise of “Building Readiness.” To this end, ADS is concentrating on five areas:

Prolonged Field Care
Expeditionary Capabilities
Unmanned Systems
Organizational Clothing & Individual Equipment
CBRNE Decontamination & Detection

They’ve created a blog post which discusses how their offerings relate to each of these thrust areas. Feel free to check it out at adsinc.com/event/ausa-annual-2017.

Visit ADS and their vendors in booth #2115.

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See Wilcox at AUSA

October 7th, 2017

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HopticUSA – Universal Chassis Quiver

October 7th, 2017

After I mentioned the Hoptic Quiver over the weekend, owner Matt Stoner sent me this note about his latest version.

All summer I have been experimenting making different hole spacing Quivers for various chassis makers who don’t utilize KeyMod or M-Lok, such as the Desert Tech, XLR Element and J. Allen Enterprises. These three manufacturers all have hard point attachments for adding Picatinny rails but all use different spacing and hardware.

Enter the Universal Chassis Quiver (UCQ) by doing away with one of the screw holes and adding a slot I have given the UCQ a mounting wingspan of 1.38” to 2” and everything in between. Simply by changing hardware the UCQ now works on numerous chassis, I have machined relief cuts to the back side of the Quiver to accommodate the J. Allen Chassis allowing the UCQ to lay flush. The UCQ is M-Lok compatible and a 3/8 thread insert kit is in the works to attach the UCQ to traditional wood and fiberglass stocks that have no attachment points.