Recently, Safran Optics 1 donated $10,000 to the Travis Mills Foundation which supports recalibrated veterans and their families through various programs that help these heroic men and women overcome physical and emotional obstacles, strengthen their families, and provide well-deserved rest and relaxation.
Safran Optics 1 encourages others to donate to this worthy cause.
Mountain Horse Solutions exhibited in the Global Ordnance booth. They are also affiliated with the UK’s Brigantes and bring several European Soldier Systems technologies to the US.
They displayed quite a few items for mountain and arctic warfare including Acapulka Pulk sleds, Arktis Overwhites, Helix climbing gear, Montane Tactical clothing, and Black Crows Militari Orb Skis.
Michelin is well known for their tires, but it was also great to see them showcase their footwear soles used in a variety of military boots.
Inspired by bushcrafting, the all Black Gerber Terracraft features an S30V full range blade (3.9″ blade and 9.1″ overall length) mated with a layered G10 handle. The fire striking edge is intended for use with a ferro told and the boltaron sheath even has a spot for your ferro rod.
Fischer Connectors offered a sneak peek of their new six port hub which showcases their cables with NETT Warrior standard connectors. This hub features dedicated ports for radio, EUD, and battery as well as three additional ports for the personal area network. It is IP68 rated and PALS compatible.
FORT BELVOIR, VA – The Army decided to shift the IVAS Operational Test and fielding to a date later in FY22. The Army is fully committed to its partnership with Microsoft to advance specific technologies to meet operational requirements and maximize warfighter impact. The Army conducted an Adversarial Electronic Warfare and Cybersecurity Test in September 2021, and plans to execute testing regularly throughout FY22. This decision allows the Army and Industry team to continue to enhance the IVAS technology platform ensuring Soldiers achieve overmatch in Multi Domain Operations. The Army intends to continue developing and fielding this revolutionary, first-of-its-kind technology in FY22.
Project Timeline:
• OCT / NOV 2020: Soldier Touchpoint 3 (STP 3) & Distinguished Visitor Days
• DEC 2020: Rapid Fielding Decision
• JAN 2021: Vehicle Integration VE2 – Stryker & Bradley
• FEB 2021: Cold Weather Test
• MAR 2021: Production Award
• MAR 2021: Tropical Weather Test
• APR 2021: Soldier Touchpoint 4 (STP 4)
• JUL 2021: OT Entrance Criteria User Jury
• SEP 2021: Vehicle Integration VE3 – Bradley
• SEP 2021: Adversarial Electronic Warfare & Cybersecurity Test
• MAY 2022: Operational Test (IOT)
• SEP 2022: First Unit Equipped (FUE)
– PEO SOLDIER PM IVAS
You may have heard of a Picatinny Smart Rail or Powered Rail which is the NATO STANAG 4740/AEP-90.
The T-Worx Intelligent Rail offers centralized weapon enabler power and control. The intelligent rail is Mil Std 1913 compatible but features an embedded, ruggedized printed circuit board (PCB). The battery is located in the butstock and connects to the rail via jumpers which follow contours of the lower receiver. Alternatives include a pistol grip battery or a mount directly to the rail.
Technically, it’s a power AND data rail but most users have concentrated on the ability to centrally power their enablers. The new Gateway Node seen in this photo, attached to the 3 o’clock rail position allows all of the enablers attached to the rail to communicate with other item’s in the Soldier’s network like an End User Device. It is compatible with the U.S. Army’s Intra-Soldier Wireless (ISW) protocol.
Cervello Global is offering Chiron-X1 CQC Armor with training by Redback One.
Chiron-X1 CQC Armor is made from carbon fiber and padded, allowing the wearer to train at full speed, protecting the wearer from injury due to strikes from blunt force weapons along with punches and kicks as well as the use of marking rounds. Additionally, it provides head, neck, throat and cervical spine protection against compression, hyperextension and whiplash.
To the left of this photo you see a full ensemble while to the right Redback One’s Jason Falla demonstrates that you can scale the armor to the level needed for the type of training being conducted.
