As the incumbent for USSOCOM Modular Glove System, Outdoor Research is well positioned to create the next generation of protective handwear.
OR gave us a sneak peek of their RFI submission. While it’s not the full lineup, above we can see a contact glove, fleece liner, wind liner, glove shell and three finger mitten. Colors are prototype and not final and there are some new materials integrated into these designs.
Elzetta Design has announced the new Mini-CQB Modular Weapon Lights are now shipping. The Mini-CQB delivers a 375 lumen neutral-tint white light using a single CR123A battery. It is available with any of six tailcaps: rotary, click, Alpha high/low, high/strobe, or tape switch with 5″ or 12″ cable.
Additionally, the Mini-CQB is also available with three ambidextrous attachment mechanisms; Picatinny, KeyMod/M-LOK, and MOE handguards. The KeyMod/M-LOK system utilizes paatent-pending reversible nuts which allows for installation on both mounting platforms. Made in the USA.
For this week’s Friday Focus, we’re taking a brief look at the new FirstSpear facility based in Fenton, Missouri. This facility features state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution capabilities, as well as an office space for sales. It also happens to be the new company headquarters.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida –April 29, 2015 – ACR Electronics, Inc. released the next generation of their leading survivor locator life jacket lights. The new ACR HemiLight 3 is more affordable, compact and features an LED light which illuminates brighter than its predecessors. The HemiLight 3 is automatically activated when it comes into contact with water.
The high-intensity flashing LED light exceeds the IMO SOLAS battery life regulations by providing 10+ hours of functionality upon activation. It can also be deactivated simply by pressing the OFF button. Installation is quick and easy and the light can be retrofitted to almost any style life jacket in a matter of seconds. The included
5-year battery has made ACR’s HemiLight series extremely popular with cruise lines, ferry boats, and commercial shipping vessels around the world. This robust and dependable life jacket locator light has received IMO SOLAS and USCG certification approvals, and is now available internationally.
I first saw the Radio Dock several years ago during a visit to Juggernaut’s HQ. While they’ve been offered to various programs, they’ve never been a standard product, until now. 
The Radio.Dock was designed to attach directly to the PALS webbing on armor to house any bottom-battery tactical radio in the inventory (148/152 style battery). The Radio.Dock™ utilizes a rugged battery eliminator with capability to be power-only or power/data capable. Thales even uses it with their 148’s with Mission-Modules on the back. The open configuration effectively allows all of the data-sidehats to stay attached and the face of the radio to be protected while allowing much of the radio housing and the top half of the battery housing to stay exposed for conducting heat off the radio (very critical). The radio is secured via the patent pending PPIP and BOA-Closure System allowing the user to pivot the radio away from the armor to interface with the display/control on the faceplate.
The Radio.Holster on the other hand is a sub-$100 alternative to the Radio.Dock for those who don’t need a data connection. It still has the PPIP and Boa-Closure System with a ‘battery-cup’ rather than the bayonet features used on the Radio.Dock™ to create the Radio.Holster™. 
Both are PALS compatible. Available from www.juggernautcase.com
If you’re looking for a small, PALS compatible pouch to store your mobile device, the zippered GP Small Pouch from High Ground Gear might be just the thing.
www.highgroundgear.com
The FCS 12 Fire Control System was developed about 13 years ago for use with the Carl Gustav 84mm but it’s starting to gain some steam for use with additional weapon systems such as the Mk 19. This flexibility means you can have one sight solution for use with multiple weapons.
It incorporates a reflex sight, ballistic computer and laser range finder into a single package. It is user configurable and provides precision targeting for the weapon it is attached to. In addition to weapon system, the user selects ammunition type and selects a target to engage. The FCS 12 then selects offers a disturbed reticle for successful engagement.
This is the new 5kw generator from INI Power. 
INI Power offers intelligent, reliable and flexible fuel power. You can use virually any fuel and in any combination such as mogas, alcohol, biofuel, kerosene, diesel, propane, paint thinner, etc.
This new two manportable size joins 500w, 1kw, and 2kw models which are all one manportable. The 1kw model has been adopted by the USMC for their expeditionary power needs.
