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MDM 25 – SIG Teases Stabilized Spotting Scope

May 1st, 2025

SIG offered visitors to the NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta and Modern Day Marine in Washington, DC a sneak peek at the OSCAR6 HDX PRO, an upcoming stabilized spotting scope.

A product sheet explains the technology behind the optic.

SIG’s Next Generation OmniScanTM OIS technology enhances image stabilization using a digital accelerometer to optimize the level of stabilization applied based off your movement and vibration.

It offers 16-32x magnification along with a 60mm objective lens and is 11.5″ long and weighs just over 55 oz.

The OSCAR6 HDX PRO is powered by 2 x AA batteries and offers up to 50 hours of use. You’ll also find an integrated ARCA rail base and IPX-7 waterproof and anti-fog ratings.

Look for the OSCAR6 HDX PRO along with several other new optics items during this summer’s SIGNext event in June.

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MDM 25 – Streamlight Sidewinder Stalk High Offset ARC Mount

May 1st, 2025

I wanted to give you a look at how the Streamlight Sidewinder Stalk light mounts to an Ops-Core ARC Rail using the High Offset ARC Mount.

The issue is that when you mount the light directly to the ARC Rail, you don’t have room for the AMP headset or other mounting adapters.

The High Offset ARC Mount relocated the light above the rail, offering plenty of room for your headset mount yet still making access to the convenient.

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Aimpoint Presents TAKING AIM Podcast Series

May 1st, 2025

Manassas, Virginia – Aimpoint, the leading manufacturer and innovator of red dot sighting technology, proudly presents TAKING AIM, produced by IRONCLAD – the new podcast and YouTube series dedicated to deliver inspiring content from the industry’s most influential voices.

Hosted by Richard Nance, TAKING AIM, brings audiences into the world of individuals at the forefront of firearm culture from hunters to competitive shooters, military, law enforcement, and elite forces around the world. Nance, a journalist and respected industry veteran, brings a level of experience essential to interview various guests, including celebrities, while sharing their passion for shooting and the 2A community.

During 2025 Aimpoint celebrates 50 years of pioneering red dot optics. Developed by a Swedish hunter in 1974, Aimpoint was established in 1975 and has garnered a reputation of extreme durability, reliability, and exclusivity over five decades. With a history of high-level productions from podcasts to film series, IRONCLAD is a premium partner chosen to create and distribute the Aimpoint® brand message through powerful and authentic storytelling. Nance kicks off episode one with NYT Bestselling novelist, Mark Greaney, with future guests to include DJ Shipley & Cole Fackler, Craig Boddington, Michelle Waterson-Gomez, and many more.

“TAKING AIM hits the mark – straight-shooting conversations from everyday heroes and well-known industry leaders who live and breathe firearms, training and the 2nd Amendment lifestyle” said Andrea Cerwinske, Vice President of Marketing at Aimpoint. “These stories drive Aimpoint’s continued commitment to our customers each and every day.”

“Ironclad Media is excited to partner with Aimpoint and Host Richard Nance on the new TAKING AIM podcast. This series will bring powerful conversations, featuring experts, enthusiasts, industry leaders who share a passion for shooting, and the latest from Aimpoint. We look forward to making this show a huge success!” – IRONCLAD Team.

Available on all major podcast platforms and on YouTube, TAKING AIM features longform conversations, listener questions and contributions, alongside the latest news from Aimpoint.

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Rheinmetall Achieves Milestone in the Future-Oriented Field of Hydrogen – Major Order for Storage and Transport Systems in Sight from Renowned Supplier of Renewable Green Hydrogen

May 1st, 2025

A major producer and supplier of renewable green hydrogen intends to place the first major order with the technology corporation Rheinmetall in the field of hydrogen storage and transport systems, with a contract volume in the mid double-digit million Euro range.
A corresponding letter of intent (LoI) for the framework contract in the mid double-digit million Euro range includes the delivery of one hundred multiple-element gas containers (MEGC) of various sizes. These MEGCs are used for transporting large quantities of technical gases such as hydrogen, and play a crucial role in the future climate-neutral energy supply. With the letter of intent, the technology corporation has reached an important milestone in the corporation’s relatively short history of MEGC development. The first MEGC is scheduled to be delivered at the beginning of 2026. The customer is a major European manufacturer and supplier of renewable green hydrogen.

Philipp Engl, INVENT H2 business field manager: “We are very proud of having acquired our first major customer for our innovative product in such a short time, and thus can further establish the recently set-up business field of hydrogen storage and transport systems for Rheinmetall”.
Rheinmetall’s innovative Multiple-Element Gas Container is equipped with advanced Type-IV hydrogen pressure tanks that allow pressures of up to 700 bar. These pressure tanks are characterised by a shortened winding time, the reduced use of carbon fibres and an increased storage capacity. The system offers a convenient all-in-one solution which also includes a smart service and maintenance support. The scalable length is between 20-40 feet. The containers can hold up to 1,000 kg (380 bar) of hydrogen.

The National Hydrogen Strategy is aiming at making Germany climate-neutral by 2045 which, in accordance with the Strategy, will require a higher demand of hydrogen. Being the energy source of the future, hydrogen is therefore expected to play a key role in the future energy mix. In this context, the transportation of hydrogen, being an energy source, plays a crucial role in order to ensure an efficient and secure supply chain, especially for industrial customers. Rheinmetall’s MEGCs fully comply with the regulations for movement by all common modes of transport, such as road (ADR), rail (RID) and inland shipping (ADN), and ensure safety and efficiency in storage and transport. In addition, the corporation offers its own trailers for the safe transport of the containers.

The promising conversations currently being held with other potential customers emphasise Rheinmetall’s prospects of gaining a further foothold in the future-oriented hydrogen market with innovative solutions.

Within the Rheinmetall Corporation, the Power Systems division is a system supplier of high-quality and innovative (mobility) solutions, control technologies and digital applications for the automotive and energy industries. This includes balance-of-plant (BoP) components for hydrogen fuel cell systems as well as electrodes for electrolysers. The portfolio is being expanded to include hydrogen storage systems such as multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs). This expansion is a core element of Rheinmetall’s comprehensive hydrogen strategy, which aims at replacing fossil fuels with green hydrogen. The strategy focusses on the development and advancement of hydrogen technologies in the areas of production, storage, distribution and use, as well as the development of innovative fuel cell solutions to support zero-emission mobility and the decarbonisation of industries.

More information on the product:
www.rheinmetall.com/en/H2-MEGC

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GA-ASI Delivers MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range UAS to USMC

April 30th, 2025

New UAS Delivered to VMX-1

SAN DIEGO – 29 April 2025 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Reaper® Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The new MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) UAS was delivered on April 22, 2025, and will be operated by Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), a USMC operational test squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona.

The new MQ-9A UAS will be used by the USMC to perform operational tests and evaluations, as well as create Marine Aviation tactics, techniques, and procedures through experimentation as the Marines fully implement MQ-9A as a critical part of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF).

“The Marine Corps is building out its ISR capabilities with this new aircraft,” said GA-ASI President David R. Alexander. “We are excited to see what VMX-1 does in terms of operational test in preparation for pushing new capabilities into the field.”

The MQ-9A ER is designed with field-retrofittable capabilities, such as wing-borne fuel pods and reinforced landing gear, that extend the aircraft’s endurance to more than 30 hours while further increasing its operational flexibility. It provides long-endurance, persistent surveillance capabilities, with Full-Motion Video and Synthetic Aperture Radar/Moving Target Indicator/Maritime Mode Radar. An extremely reliable aircraft, MQ-9A ER is equipped with a fault-tolerant flight control system and a triple-redundant avionics system architecture. It is engineered to meet and exceed manned aircraft reliability standards.

To date, GA-ASI has delivered 18 MQ-9A UAS to USMC. The USMC awaits delivery of two additional aircraft by the end of this year.

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MDM 25 – MKU Ltd

April 30th, 2025

Indian armor manufacturer MKU Ltd made their US trade show debut at modern Day Marine. They featured their brand new gunfighter cut helmet built to the new NIJ helmet standard from their Kavro Soldier Protection line.

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MDM 25 – Collapsible Lightweight Ammunition Container

April 30th, 2025

Created by UD2MO (Using Design to Multiply Outcomes) a Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business, the Collapsible Lightweight Ammunition Container is an aluminum alternative to traditional ammunition cans.

CLAC can be configured internally with dividers and color coded for different munitions.

clacamerica.com/products/collapsible-lightweight-ammunition-container-clac

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MDM 25 – Mystery Ranch NICE Frame

April 30th, 2025

Many may not know it but Mystery Ranch was instrumental in the development of the Marine Corps issue Family of Improved Load Bearing Equipment and that the pack was actually designed for use with the NICE Frame.

The Nylinear Individual Carrying Equipment Frame features the Futura Yoke which is offered in three sizes with 8″ of adjustment in each size. Additionally, the framing allows for torsional movement, but its three vertical and horizontal composite stays are rigid in the vertical plane to transfer the load efficiently. Finally, it incorporates the Bolstered Ventilation Stability to keep the pack stable even when wearing a rear armor plate.

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