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Whiskey 5 – Man Lift USA

April 30th, 2024

Who:

Man Lift USA designs and manufactures specialty aerial access and material handling solutions. We have been providing lift and access equipment for the most unique, hazardous, and challenging environments since 2000.

Our material handling equipment is designed to boost productivity and ensure safety in demanding work environments. We offer a range of products such as boom lifts, scissor lifts, material lifts, and mobile cranes to develop tailor-made solutions for your facilities, aircraft, ship, or rocket construction and maintenance.

What:

Our flagship products are our Explosion Proof (EX) rated articulating boom and scissor lifts. However, we also offerseveral other electric, electrically insulated, Track-Driven, and more traditional Material Handling Equipment (MHE) solutionsfor customers in addition to our EX rated line of products.

Man Lift USA’s equipment is recognized as the gold standard and utilized extensively across the aerospace, shipbuilding, chemical, and construction industries in addition to aircraft maintenance, facilities maintenance, painting, fuel cell work, or any environment where explosion hazards may exist. Our EX rated lifts meet and exceed safety requirements working in and around enclosed spaces, ordinance, paint vapors, or volatile fuels and chemicals.

Our lifts have longer run times between charging cycles than the competition and offer essential options such as aircraftprotection kits, collision protection kits, omnidirectional steering, and vertical access platform accessories as well.

When:

In business since 2000 Man Lift has a long and storied history serving the following customers:

Where:

Headquartered in Shelby North Carlonia Man Lift is proudly made in the USA and services military and commercial customers both domestically and internationally.

Why:

Quality: Our equipment is built to last and work flawlessly in the most demanding environments. We use only the highest-quality materials and components in our systems and conductrigorous quality control checks to ensure that every product meets our exacting standards for safety and performance.

Safety: We have an enduring commitment to safety, and it shows in everything we do. We understand the imperative to prioritize safety at every stage of the process–from the design, manufacture and testing of our equipment, to routinemaintenance and service. We are laser-focused on safety and meet or exceed all industry standards.

Customer Service: At Man Lift USA we believe that exceptional customer service is the key to building lasting relationships with our clients. Our team of customer service representatives are dedicated to providing timely and personalized support to ensure that your needs are always met.

Tailored Solutions: From aviation to construction, we understand the requirements and have the expertise to provide solutions tailored to your specific needs. Whether you require a custom platform size, lifting capacity, mobility capability or safety feature, our team of experts will work with you to design and manufacture the perfect solution.

Industry Expertise: Our team has decades of experience working across a wide range of industries. We are experts and operators with experience that spans the breadth of industries from aerospace to manufacturing in both defense and commercial arenas. We understand the required standards and unique challenges that different industries face and can provide the solution to help you improve safety and productivity in your environment.

For sales inquiries or additional information please contact:

James@manliftusa.com

Billy@manliftusa.com

www.manliftusa.com

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Vivobarefoot – Jungle ESC

April 30th, 2024

The new Jungle model is the latest in Vivobarefoot’s Eco Survival Collection.

Designed to surmount the challenges posed by the jungle, namely inescapable heat, 100% humidity and unpredictable hazards, the boot is the result of nine years of R&D with a testing team including the likes of Stuart and Ben McNutt.

They have dealt with these challenges by building a boot that drains everywhere, not just through a couple of drains. Additionally, water can flow in and out, but debris and sediment stay where they belong, outside the boot.

McNutt went on to say this about the environment, “the jungle is so hostile, if you’ve only ever worn this boot there, you won’t appreciate how much better it is than anything else on the market.”

Dave Strachan, Military Officer and Expedition Medic, said “These are, without a doubt, the best pair of jungle boots I have used; functional when walking, adept at shedding moisture and critically comfortable and blister free, even with the demands of arduous days carrying heavy loads. They were light – around half the weight of a pair of US ‘issue’ boots… the whole boot sheds water and breathes, allowing rapid drying after immersion. The rubber ‘scales’ which give the boot its distinctive ‘look’ give some abrasion resistance, and help to shed the mud from the fabric as the boot moves.”

Like all footwear in Vivobarefoot’s ESC, the Jungle Boot uses the core barefoot design principles: wide, thin, and flexible for strength, flexibilit, and natural stability. There are, however, some unusual and highly functional design features in there too. For instance, the mesh lining is the right level of fluorescence so that insects can be detected but won’t be attracted.

Along with the launch of the boot, is another innovation, an in-depth online educational course from Vivobarefoot, led by wilderness experts Ben McNutt and Debs Nickolls, who bring decades of experience to the table. This course equips learners with proven knowledge on how to safely explore the tropics, ensuring harmony with the jungle environment.

Filmed in the vibrant and teeming tropical rainforests of Borneo, the course is structured into the following modules:

– Understanding the Jungle: Offers insights into the geography, weather patterns, and the unique ecosystem of the jungle biome.

– Planning and Preparation: Covers essential planning for the jungle environment, including what to pack, acclimatization strategies, and common illnesses.

– Campcrafting and Trail Skills: Teaches crucial camping skills for the jungle, such as navigation, search and rescue operations, knot tying, tropical tracking, fire building, and water collection.

– Wilderness Travel Safety and Emergency Techniques: Includes lessons on swimming, river crossings, 4×4 skills, emergency camp setup, and procedures for dealing with various wildlife hazards.

According to Vivobarefoot, this is the third launch in the collection, behind the Forest ESC and Hydra ESC, and ahead of the Desert and Tundra, which will launch later this year.

To learn more, visit www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/collections/esc.

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DCMA Launches Radars and Sensors as Newest Systems Command

April 30th, 2024

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. –

Defense Contract Management Agency established its newest contract management office, Radars and Sensors, during a standup ceremony at agency headquarters April 17.

The new CMO consolidates contractor oversight activities of six disestablished offices and is intended to more closely align the agency’s work to the requirements of the military services.

Navy Capt. Nicola Gathright, commander of DCMA Eastern Regional Command, expressed her excitement for the new effort and said the official ceremony was a long time coming.

“We started the planning in the first week of October 2023, and I have personally witnessed the collaboration and communication that went into it,” she said. “There was a good amount of communicating with the workforce and getting them comfortable with change.”

Gathright labelled the change as an opportunity and said a workforce that embraces change becomes stronger as fresh ideas and fresh perspectives are shared with employees from multiple offices now under a single organization.

“I’m excited about the future. I’m excited for the future of DCMA Radars and Sensors,” Gathright said.

Radars and Sensors is the first CMO established that is described as a systems command: an organization that provides a focal point for all contract management and surveillance activities of a class of systems for which DCMA maintains responsibility.

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Masiello, DCMA director, expressed his excitement for the warfighter support the new office will provide.

“This is a broad portfolio in technology and all the things that go into,” he said. “I think this is an ideal (opportunity).”

Masiello said DCMA Radars and Sensors, which will be headquartered in Boston, is an example of the future of the agency and how it is adapting to fulfill warfighter needs while meeting the challenges of budget constraints.

“This is a good thing. We’re evolving here at DCMA,” Masiello said. “As we talk more in our portfolios, we’ll see the interconnectedness of the supply chains.”

Army Col. Jonathan Patrick, DCMA Radars and Sensors commander, thanked the teams and individuals who helped make the establishment of the new CMO possible.

“Together, we traversed through numerous milestones to get here to the establishment of DCMA Radars and Sensors today,” Patrick said. “It’s a privilege to lead this remarkable team.”

DCMA’s ongoing reorganization is part of an aggressive plan to build an organizational structure that matches the agency’s specialized skills with the unique needs of customers across product aligned and geographic offices.

The contract management agency’s current continental United States structure is primarily organized with three regional commands overseeing 45 subordinate contract management offices. When the reorganization is fully realized, these offices could be consolidated to as few as eight geographic offices and 10 product offices.

By Jason Kaneshiro, DCMA Eastern Region Public Affairs

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MDM: SMARTSHOOTER to Present Its SMASH Family of Fire Control Systems and Demonstrate Its Effectiveness in Air Defense

April 29th, 2024

In collaboration with DRS RADA and HDT Global, the companies will present an end-to-end remotely controlled solution for air defense which includes theMHR radar for tracking the threat and the SMASH Hopper for precisely eliminating it

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[April 24, 2024]: SMARTSHOOTER, a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that significantly increase the accuracy andlethality of individual and crew-served weapons, will participate at the Modern-Day Marine event and showcase its SMASH 2000L, already under review by the Marine Corps, and the SMASH Hopper Light Remotely Controlled Weapon Station (LRCWS) integrated with the DRS RADA Technologies RPS-42 radar and mounted on HDT’s Hunter WOLF.

This innovative solution offers an end-to-end air defense solution for countering drones and shortening the sensor-to-shooter cycle. The RPS-42 radar’s long-range detection and tracking capabilities allow the SMASH Hopper LRCWS to engage targets at a safe standoff distance. At the same time, the SMASH Hopper’s high hit probability promises precise, swift, safe, and simple hard-kill elimination of the threat. Mounted on HDT Global’s Hunter WOLF, a highly maneuverable hybrid electric UGV, this joint solution has already completed several successful trials and demonstrations and is ideal for use by the US Marine Corps on the MADIS system.

SMARTSHOOTER will also display the SMASH 2000L, its lightest handheld-operated fire control system used extensively against both ground and aerial targets in the current HAMAS conflict. Using AI, computer vision, and advanced algorithms, SMASH 2000L maximizes force lethality, operational effectiveness, and situational awareness throughout every engagement, in both day and night. SMASH 2000L ensures precise target elimination against ground and aerial targets, making it an ideal hard-kill solution against drones and sUAS. The SMASH 2000L is already in use by the US Marine Corps, as well as by the IDF in its current operation, “Iron Swords.”

Michal Mor, SMARTSHOOTER CEO, stated: “Fielded and operationally deployed by forces worldwide, theSMASH systems continue to redefine counter-UAScapabilities and demonstrate that precise kinetic elimination of drones and small UASs is essential. Integrating our SMASH Hopper with the RPS-42 radar provides a very effective end-to-end solution to neutralize drones swiftly, ensuring the protection of personnel and critical assets. Shortening the sensor-to-shooter cycle, this advanced solution enhances the force’s situational awareness and survivability and takes air defense to a new level”.

Deployed and combat-proven by different forces worldwide, including the US Marine Corps, SMASH is a weapon Fire Control System (FCS) equipped with an onboard computer to perform complex targeting solutions. Once the user identifies the target (independently or using the detection system guidance) and locks on it, SMASH tracks its movements and synchronizes the shot release to ensure a fast and precise hit on the target. The SMASH Family of fire control systems uses Artificial Intelligence, computer vision, and advanced algorithms to ensure precise hit capabilities, enhance forces’ situational awareness and lethality, and reduce collateral damage. It enables the platoon to be smart, precise, and connected.

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Announcing the 2024 Spring Shooters Giveaway: Your Chance to Win the Ultimate Package!

April 29th, 2024

[Prosperity, South Carolina, USA – April, 2024] – This spring, get ready to enter the giveaway of the year with the Ultimate Jacob Grey Firearms Package Giveaway! This collaboration brings several of the shooting sports industry’s most renowned brands together to o?er an awesome opportunity for our followers. This exclusive giveaway not only promises to elevate your shooting experience but also to kit you out with some of the finest gear and accessories available on the market with a prize value of over $5,000!

Participating Brands & Prizes:

Jacob Grey is set to revolutionize your shooting experience with the TWC9425, featuring a threaded barrel for superior performance that promises to be a game-changer for shooters seeking precision and reliability.

ZeroTech Optics will take your aiming to the next level with the Halo Red Dot Optic, engineered for unmatched clarity and reliability, ensuring that your target is never missed.

Dead Air silences the competition with their Mojave Direct Thread 9mm Suppressor, o?ering the ultimate in precision and safety for those who value stealth and accuracy.

Lynx Defense wraps your gear in luxury and durability with their high-quality Gun Case, combining style with functionality.

True Shot ensures you’re always ready for action with 2 cases of premium ammunition, perfect for range days or competitive shooting.

Headrest Safe Co introduces innovative solutions for secure and accessible vehicle firearm storage, redefining convenience, and safety for gun owners on the move.

How to Enter:

Head to the competition link – gleam.io/GW7EV/2024-spring-shooters-giveaway

Complete the listed actions for entries – remember, the more actions you complete, the higher your chances of winning!

Boost your chances by sharing the competition with friends for additional entries.

Key Dates:

Competition Start Date: April 22, 2024

Competition End Date: May 31, 2024

Winner Announcement: June 3, 2024

Don’t miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to win the ultimate shooting sports package. For more information and to enter, visit the 2024 Spring Shooters Giveaway.

About Jacob Grey Firearms

Jacob Grey Firearms is a fast growing brand in the firearms industry, recognized for its precision, innovation, and commitment to quality. With a diverse range of cutting-edge firearms and accessories, Jacob Grey Firearms caters to the needs of both professionals and passionate enthusiasts. As an AS9100 certified manufacturing facility, the company upholds the highest quality standards derived from its aerospace background.

Jacob Grey Firearms Media Contact

Jay Duncan VP, Marketing

Jacob Grey Firearms jay@jacob-grey.com

About ZeroTech Optics

ZeroTech International is pioneering new grounds by developing cutting edge optical solutions tailored to the needs of the most demanding users. This new direction is forging our path as one of the world’s leading optical manufacturers dedicated to providing hunters, shooters and outdoors enthusiasts with elite optical performance in all-weather scenarios. ZeroTech Optics prides itself on delivering our promise of unmatched user experience, unbeatable value for money and our dedicated customer centered focus supplying optics that meet and exceed our users’ expectations.

We have stamped ZeroTech’s mark on the world stage, born from a third-generation optical distributor and manufacturing family originating from the USA, specializing in performance optics tailored to the most demanding environments on earth. This experience has seen ZeroTech Optics tested from the vast arid floodplains of Australia and Africa, through to the treacherous snowcapped peaks of the southern fiords in New Zealand and delivering repeatable reliability in the last frontier, Alaska.

Wherever you are in the world, we have you covered.

ZeroTech. Be Confident.

You can visit the company website at: www.zerotechoptics.com

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Introducing the Shorty Shotty Bag: The Ultimate Transport Solution for Short Shotguns

April 29th, 2024

Selma, NC — 4/26/24 — Lynx Defense, a leader in innovative firearms transportation solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its latest product, the Shorty Shotty Bag. This new bag is specifically designed for short shotguns with bird’s head grips, such as the Mossberg Shockwave, Remington Tac-13, and Remington Tac-14, ensuring these firearms can be carried safely and discreetly.

The Shorty Shotty Bag merges functionality with cutting-edge design to provide optimal protection for firearms while maintaining ease of transport. Each bag is crafted using high-quality materials that are both durable and lightweight, guaranteeing longevity and ease of use. With its custom-fit design, the bag snugly encases each model of short shotgun, preventing movement and potential damage during transport.

“Shorty Shotty Bag is committed to providing our customers with the highest quality products that ensure their valuable firearms are protected,” said Michael Savage, President of Lynx Defense. “Our new bag is designed to cater specifically to the needs of short shotgun owners who demand both security and convenience when transporting their firearms.”

Key features of the Shorty Shotty Bag include:

• High-Density Padding: Provides superior shock absorption.
• Weather-Resistant Material: Ensures protection against environmental elements.
• Quality Zippers: Adds a piece of mind.
• Passthrough Handle: Allows easy pickup and comfortable carry.
• Adjustable Sling Strap: Offers versatile carrying options.
• Low-Profile Design: Ensures discreet transportation.

The Shorty Shotty Bag is now available for purchase online at lynxdefense.com.

For more information about the Shorty Shotty Bag, to request a sample, or to schedule an interview with a company spokesperson, please contact Michael Savage at (919) 701-9411 or via email at sales@lynxdefense.com.

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CTOMS Academy – A Digital Approach to Training Tactical and Emergency Trauma Care

April 29th, 2024

CTOMS™ has been a provider of tactical and emergency trauma care training to military, police, and specialty units for almost 20 years. We have taken our deep understanding of this topic and made it accessible with our online learning platform CTOMS Academy™. Here CTOMS™ provides basic to advanced trauma care that is available anytime, anywhere there is internet, and at a price that allows for broad adoption. In our view, the more service personnel and civilians equipped with tactical and emergency trauma care training, the better.

These online courses go deep, and we have been committed to making them engaging. The course material is largely comprised of live action videos, lab footage, and 3-D animations while being narrated. Although additional reading is often provided with the courses, this training is not composed of handouts or slide shows. One of our goals while creating Academy courses is to leverage technology to make the content immersive and conducive to understanding.

CTOMS Academy™ has courses appropriate for medics and non-medics, service personnel and civilians, in both tactical and emergency casualty approaches. Many service organisations use CTOMS Academy™ to rollout high quality and consistent training to their agencies in an expedient manner. This training is for anyone that finds value in being prepared for emergency casualty response.

Please contact training@ctomsinc.com with any inquiries, including our agency and bulk pricing.

About CTOMS Academy™: ctomsinc.com/pages/ctoms-academy

The Training Catalogue and Platform: ctomsacademy.skillbuilder.co/catalog

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TNVC Partners with Envision Technology: MARS (Miniature Advanced Rangefinder System) Family, MARS-Lc (Light, Commercial) In-Stock Now!

April 29th, 2024

Redlands, California—

TNVC is extremely proud and extremely pleased to announce that we have partnered with Envision Technology, LLC of Manchester, New Hampshire as a stocking distributor of the MARS Miniature Advanced Rangefinder System family, starting with the MARS-Lc (MARS–Light, Commercial), in-stock and ready to ship now with a retail cost of $9,725!

tnvc.com/shop/envision-technology-mars-lc-commercial-laser-range-finder-lrf

While Envision Technology, founded in 2019 in Manchester, New Hampshire is not a household name to most consumers and even many end-users, the team behind Envision includes some of the most brilliant minds and most experienced and well-respected designers, engineers, and staff in the entire Night Vision / Visual Augmentation Systems and some of them have touched the lives of every professional night vision user since the days when the AN/PAQ-4 reigned supreme.

In their own, more modest words, Envision was “founded on the principles of listening to the user’s needs, developing innovative products with an understanding of those needs, and focusing on a streamlined development and manufacturing philosophy… and recognize that our success depends on the mission success of our customers.” While the folks at Envision don’t much like the limelight, their products and services and capabilities are some of the most sought after of those “in the know” in the VAS and end-user industry, manufacturing some of the most advanced products and used by some of the most elite organizations in existence, and at the cutting edge night vision technology.

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Not only will TNVC be a stocking distributor for Envision’sexisting MARS and MARS-L (as well as their corresponding, unrestricted* commercial variants, designated by the lower-case “c” suffix), but for several exciting new products currently under development expected to be released throughout the year and into 2025.

*ITAR restrictions still apply

The Envision MARS-L is a miniature, weapon-mounted, laser rangefinder, based on the architecture of the MARS Miniature Advanced Rangefinder System currently in use by US Special Operations Forces, and can deliver precision range finding capabilities with a >2,000m range using a 1,550nm Class I laser, as well as >3,000 on 30% NATO targets as well as an integrated Applied Ballistics solver as well as Bluetooth capability to interface with external devices.

With a similar form-factor and footprint to the USSOCOM LA-23/PEQ MAL/SAL carbine aiming laser and weighing under 8 ounces, the MARS-L’s extremely compact size makes it extremely versatile, allowing the end-user to mount the device in their desired location with minimal impact to the host weapon system or user interface, and the rear-mounted LED display screen can not only be adjusted for brightness, but the displayed text can be rotated to allow easy reading in top or side-mounted applications, and can be set for Imperial, Metric, or mixed units.

The MARS-L’s control interfaces and ergonomics integrate and combine some of the most popular design interfaces from different devices, and is almost shockingly intuitive to use, with an easy-to-locate and easy-to-manipulate mode selector dial, as well as three deceptively large and distinct feeling rubberized “FIRE” and adjustment / selection buttons that effectively allow the end-user to control any of the MARS family’s many functions and capabilities without requiring a sharp learning curve to get used to complex switchology and button press sequences.

The MARS-L also comes with a three-button remote that connects with an AN/PAS-29B ECOTI-style 7-Pin locking connector interface that replicates the onboard functionality without forcing the user to reach up to the device, allowing them to maintain both optimal device and hand positioning without compromising functionality.

Even the polymer emitter port-cover is an exercise in simplicity, ingenuity, and end-user focused design and flips to the side of the device, and capable of mechanically latching in both the open and shut position without putting excessive or unnecessary tension on a delicate rubber retaining strap, reducing both the chances of breakage, or unwanted movement / obstruction of the laser emitters due to shifting or movement of the emitter cover.

The single, laterally mounted CR123 battery compartment sits immediately behind the emitter port-cover [when in the open position], and again, is a triumph of human-factors and integrated systems design, being cleanly recessed into the overall device footprint without the need for extra snag-points and protuberances that cause the device to have a larger footprint than it may initially appear to have, yet it is easy to use and easily accessible, and positioned in such a way where it is unlikely to interfere with other weapon or device controls and/or require unnatural contortions (or foul language) to remove or replace the battery.

In use, the MARS-L also features Speed, Precision, and Rapid Scan rangefinder modes, allowing the end-user to adjust the way the MARS-L interprets returns to maximize effectiveness in multiple different environments and conditions, as well as haptic feedback during rangefinding, silently alerting the user of a successful return, and an output adjustable visible laser for boresighting–the onlydifference between the MARS-L and the MARS-L, Commercial (MARS-Lc) is that the MARS-L uses a 38 mWClass 3B “Restricted Power” red visible aiming / boresighting laser, while the MARS-Lc utilizes an unrestricted 3.5mW Class 3R visible laser–BOTH devices use the same Class I 1550nm range-finding laser, which cannot be seen by most commonly available night vision imaging systems.

The Envision Technology MARS-Lc (MARS-Light, Commercial) is available now for purchase and in-stock and ready to ship at TNVC:

tnvc.com/shop/envision-technology-mars-lc-commercial-laser-range-finder-lrf

The Class IIIB MARS-L, and MARS are also available for order now by qualified military or law enforcement customers by calling or e-mailing TNVC.

MARSc availability is coming soon… stay tuned for more!

Founded in 2005, Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC) is a Veteran-Owned small business which specializes in providing industry-leading visual augmentation systems, modified-COTS solutions, and systems integration as well as training, education, and life-cycle support to government and commercial customers alike.

For all inquires please contact: marketing@tnvc.com

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