TEA was on hand at AUSA displaying the new INVISIO V60. It’s an Advanced Tactical Quad-Com System which allows users to seamlessly connect and control all of their comms devices across up to four channels with one simple-to-use controller.
AUSA – TEA Headsets
October 26th, 2012NRA Life of Duty – Frontlines: Colombia
October 25th, 2012Brownells and FNH USA have teamed up to bring you a brand new episode from NRA Life of Duty’s “Frontlines”. This episode goes to Colombia to cover the annual “Fuerzas Commando” – a SOF competition that measures strength, skills and stamina among 30 different special forces teams from around the globe.
KAC-TV: The SR-15 and E3 Bolt
October 25th, 2012KAC’s Trey Knight discusses the popular SR-15 and what makes their E3 bolt special.
AUSA – Airborne Systems
October 25th, 2012
The Parachutist High Altitude Thermal Suit from Airborne Systems does exactly what its name implies. It’s cold at high altitude and parachutists can find themselves in free fall or under canopy for long periods of time in those conditions. This suit is designed to allow a parachutists to safely free fall and then survive the cold.
Gentex Mission Configurable Helmet Cover Follow Up
October 25th, 2012Since some folks didn’t believe that the Mission Configurable Helmet Cover is real, I wanted to follow up with this video shot yesterday at AUSA.
This thing is ingenious. It allows you to take a standard, slick ACH (of which there are well over 1 million out there) and, once you have mounted the Mission Configurable Helmet Cover, you have an Ops-Core VAS Shroud and ARC Rail mounted on the helmet. Need to go back to a slick helmet for an admin jump or to turn it in? Take the cover off.
Gentex tells me you will be able to order the cover by size and pattern and then specify which accessories you want mounted including color of accessories and whether or not you want pile tape on the cover.
2013 Hot Shots Calendar Now for Sale
October 25th, 2012
The 2013 Hot Shots Calendars are now available for sale. Proceeds benefit UK and US military charities.
Silynx Communications
October 25th, 2012
While I was in DC I got the chance to visit Silynx Communications in Rockville, Maryland, a suburb of DC.
They’ve got a cool facility that was a lot of fun to explore. In addition to the office area, they have a well equipped lab where new products are developed. Turns out, the best ideas come from a little inspiration so they’ve got a bag to help blow off some steam.
Here’s a sampling of their capabilities. They use a HATS to measure how a device works with ambient sounds as well as in the ear. The same goes for microphones. The HATS’ ear replicates the human ear in pliability so it will react the same. This is all done to ensure both safety as well as fidelity.
Silynx also tests how weapon heat affects grips, PTTs and other accessories as well as how force impacts these devices. They built this rig to replicate a weapon and can mount equipment to it. The weight on the right of the photo is then driven repeatedly (sometimes thousands of repetitions) into the test rig to determine the consequences.
They make rapid prototypes right in the lab. Here, Associate Mechanical Engineer Kelly Dyer shows me their rapid prototype machine as well as their small temperature chamber that induces cold as well as heat.
Silynx clued me in on several technologies including some covert applications that integrate into their flagship system, H2Ops. Hopefully, we can share details soon. But, I can share this.
What you are looking at is a device designed at the behest of a Special Mission Unit to protect the switches on an AN/PRC-148 MBITR from damage and inadvertent switching during an operation. It is lightweight, rugged and simple to use.
Finally, they have a really cool announcement for a new PTT coming soon. Look for details soon here on SSD.
AUSA – Ceradyne MOHAWK
October 25th, 2012We recently published an article on the latest version of the MOdular HArd Wired Kitted (MOHAWK) helmet from Ceradyne and comms partner Threat4. It’s a boltless design manufactured using their advanced Seamless Ballistic technology developed for the Enhanced Combat Helmet and integrates a modular data and power bus bar system. Essentially, this is a powered helmet with multiple mounting points on the helmet’s shell.
You will notice numerous pieces from Wilcox Industries on these helmets.
