Blade Tech’s Tactical Can Pouch was designed to keep a can of dip handy. The Kydex holds it securely in place. Multiple belt attachments are available to accommodate belts from 1-1/4″ to 1-3/4″ as well as the MOLLE-Lock for PALS webbing.
To order in any color as long as it’s Black, visit Blade Tech.
Over the last year the PEO-Soldier’s Program Manager for Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment has undertaken a major project to make incremental changes to the ACU. In an interview earlier this week with LTC Mike Sloane (Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment), Mr. Todd Wendt (Deputy Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment) and Mr. Fred Coppola (Deputy Project Manager Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment), we discussed these new improvements.
See the latest information after the jump.
Designed specifically for use by Special Warfare personnel, the fixed blade Echo features a spear point crafted from CRUCIBLE CPM® 3V® carbon steel coated in a rustproof film. Envisioned by Knifesmith Steve Ryan, it is a straight forward design that is low on gadgetry and high on reliability. The inch and a half of the blade closest to the handle is serrated and the entire blade features an asymmetrical grind.
The Micartaâ„¢ handle was chosen for wet conditions and its ergonomic profile covers a cutaway steel frame to reduce weight. The injection-molded sheath has an edge reinforced with rivets which also facilitate numerous attaching options. It is form fitted to the blade and keeps the knife secure. Additionally, the DMT diamond sharpener is ingeniously hidden in the Tek-lok attachment.
For more information visit Surefire online.
The Marine Corps has awarded ATK’s Eagle Industries business unit a $20 million contract for further deliveries of the Scalable Plate Carrier. Reports of the order do not specify the number of SPCs but they are to be delivered by January 2010. This order combined with the recent sub-contract for deliveries of the IOTV to the Army make the still unresolved Army Releasable Plate Carrier award even more interesting. Already competitors KDH and Eagle had their hands full with the smaller IOTV order and now Eagle has a further order for the Marine SPC. According to early announcements, the Releasable Plate Carrier was supposed to have begun fielding this month. This leaves both Tactical Assault Gear and MSA/Paraclete with ample production capacity. In particular MSA/Paraclete may be feeling the crunch as they did not receive a piece of either of the IOTV contracts.
Earlier this month the USAF’s 77th Aeronautical Systems Group at Brooks City-Base, TX released a Request For Information (RFI) seeking data on Fire Resistant Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) and Modified-COTS Extreme Cold Weather clothing. This is in anticipation of an Industry Day set for November. They are only looking for information on Berry compliant materials/capabilities or Berry waivered materials and information.
Interested parties should reply following the instructions found on www.fedbizopps.gov.
Daniel Defense had been receiving requests for a version of their new DDM4 with a more traditional 7.0 Omega X Rail System and they have answered with the new DDM4v2. The Omega rail is a free float system and features an integral QD Sling Swivel Mount with limited rotation. Additionally, it has the oval feel of the issue carbine handguard.
Look for the new DDM4v2 wherever fine Daniel Defense firearms are sold.
Technical Applications Group LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). You could think of them as a rep group on steroids but they go beyond just representing a company’s products or shopping concepts. As they put it, they “bridge the gap between Industry capabilities and Government requirements.”
They enjoy a unique position as Trusted Agents of the Government and find, verify, and exploit the most innovative technology available, working with industry clients to create usable solutions for the military, intelligence, and security communities in the US and abroad. So what does this mean for a company with an innovative solution that they would like to market to the military? They are your Industry Advocate. Technical Applications Group has lists of military capability requirements at their fingertips. They scour the Earth searching for low hanging fruit that will satisfy said requirements and present their findings to the Government. Such solutions are called Commercial Off The Shelf items and can range from items that fill the bill right out of the box to to products that have to be modified.
Technical Applications Group can help develop these COTS items through a rapid development test, fix, test strategy that gets the solution in the Warfighter’s hands in a fraction of the time of normal development.
As their name implies, they focus on the more technical aspects of the defense industry yet stop short of major programs. One example is the Personal Energy Generator we recently covered.
To learn more contact them at www.techappsgroup.org.
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something even better comes along. Obviously inspired by teh hit video game Gears of War, Aaron Thiel, an Army Infantryman, has invented an actual chainsaw bayonet. The 18-volt saw has been mounted on an AR-15, an AK-47, and even a semi-auto Saiga shotgun. Although it’s still a prototype, prospective buyers can purchase the bayonet by contacting Thiel via e-mail. It has a running price of around 300 dollars, “depending on options.”
