The Army is supposed to release the Solicitation today for the Camouflage Improvement Effort. Lots of folks have been leaning forward in their foxholes getting ready for it and we can’t wait to see what comes out of this. Hopefully, you will be seeing a post from us later today announcing the beginning of DoD’s most ambitious camo effort yet.
Minor League Baseball team Tucson Padres will be sporting 3-color Desert camo uniforms this season for Sunday games as well as military holiday games.
From their press release:
Military Uniform: In partnership with the San Diego Padres, the Tucson Padres are wearing camouflage military jerseys for Sunday home games and other appropriate military holidays throughout the 2011 season. As a gesture of support for the Tucson military community, the San Diego Padres are giving these game worn jerseys from 2010 to the Tucson Padres for the 2011 season.
Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) is the Indian Army’s Soldier modernization program planned to from 2012 to 2020. In the first phase, to be completed by 2012, they plan to begin fielding of a multi-caliber (5.56mm, 7.62mm, and purportedly 6.8mm) modular weapon system along with a detachable grenade launcher with airbursting grenades. By programs end in 2020, the Indian Army plans to complete fielding to all of its 465 infantry and paramilitary battalions of the complete system which includes helmet with visor, uniform with integrated armor and NBC protection as ell as a palmtop computer. F-INFAS follows the pattern of western Soldier modernization efforts with heavy emphasis on C4I2 (Command, Control, Communications Computers, Information and Intelligence). The goal is to turn the Soldier into “a self-contained fighting machine”. In addition to fielding all of this capability they also want to reduce the Soldier’s load by 50%.
While initially subsystem development has been outsourced to a variety of international concerns, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is serving as the prime and system integrator. Within India, both Tata Advanced Systems and Rolta Thales Ltd have a hand in F-INSAS’s development.
Black Palm Syndicate has released their first cap design. These are Black fitted Flex Fit caps in size s/m or l/xl. As you can see, the Black Palm Syndicate logo is embroidered on the cap. Overall simple, but built using the Flex Fit design which I really like.
To order visit www.blackpalm.net.
Well it’s dark somewhere. Ever had trouble keep it up? Your stock’s cheek riser, that is. Recently, we published an article about Victor Company’s Accu-Stack Comb Risers. While we think we did a pretty good job of explaining what they do, Victor Company produced this commercial to show the benefits of their Accu-Stack Comb Risers and it will probably be the best thing you see, all day (or night). Despite our tagline it is safe for work.
The Army announced that they have chosen BG Camille M. Nichols to serve as PEO Soldier. BG Nicholls is a former enlisted West Point graduate and will be the first female to serve in that post and will be replacing BG Peter Fuller later this year. Congratulations to BG Nichols who brings over 20 years of acquisition experience to the position including service as the first Commanding General of Expeditionary Contracting Command and later as Commanding General of Joint Contracting Command, U.S. Forces-Iraq.
We also wish well to BG Fuller who has been selected to head up Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the Government of Afghanistan.
Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, has announced a partnership with Digital Concealment Systems, LLC to exclusively offer the A-TACS® (Advanced Tactical Concealment System) camouflage pattern within the body armor category.
“We are excited to add the A-TACS line of camouflage offerings to our PROTECH brand,†said Dan McNeil, Category Director for Armor Tactical products. “Our partnership with A-TACS is another step in the right direction of providing products that meet and exceed the requirements of law enforcement officers and agencies serving our communities every day.â€
A-TACS will be available as a color option for all of PROTECH’s tactical carriers and soft tactical armor accessories such as yokes, throats, collars, biceps, groin protectors and pouches.
For more information on PROTECH’s offerings visit www.safariland.com/bodyarmor.
This is the first public photo of the Vertx smock unveiled on their Facebook page. The photo was taken at IWA in Germany.
We aren’t allowed to release any details yet but we can say that it is unlike any smock you’ve ever seen and will be available initially in MultiCam with other colors to follow.
