New for 2022! Strandhogg V3 features a new integral zipper admin pocket, top loop placard on front and back. It also features an instant adjust back panel. This carrier can be used with a variety of cummerbunds.
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OTTE Gear is giving us a sneak peek of their latest Aloha print collaboration with artist Andrew Bawidamann.
Now in its third year, this homage to Africa’s wars joins the Vietnam War and Pacific Theater of World War Two. In it you’ll find the FN FAL and Rhodesia’s national flower, the Flame Lily.
Strike Industries launches at least one new product per week. The Golf Ball Launcher is one of the upcoming offerings.
Designed to fit SI muzzle decices, this removable launcher is just a diversion on a range day.
S O Tech is displaying their as-yet-unnamed small pack which is based on a pack used during the Vietnam war by indigenous forces.
The original ARVN Pack or Indigenous Ricksack had an X-frame made from steel, with a rivet in the middle. S O Tech made theirs from Tegris.
For reference this is a vintage ARVN Pack. you can see its lightweight cotton construction, twin outside pockets and side slots for 1910/M-956 Slide Fasteners.
Spiritus Systems has introduced a new laser cut pouch flap which facilitates its use with a wide variety of odd shaped items.
Here you can see how the edges of magazines catch on the flap of the Spud pouch, keeping them from moving around.
They’ve found a second function. It also serves to break up the outline of pouches, aiding in camouflage.
True Velocity has this LMT MARS-H in the new 6.8 TVCM cartridge.
6.8 TVCM is the commercial version of the polymer cases ammunition developed by True Velocity for the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons program. Having recently received SAAMI approval, this cartridge has the same overall length as the 7.62 x 51 NATO round, but it fires a larger projectile at a higher velocity.
True Velocity, along with SIG SAUER remain as the two contenders for that program which promises to replace the 5.56mm NATO firing M4 Carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapons in Close Combat Formations. This is a photo of the RM777, the TV entry for the NGSW Rifle component.
According to TV, they plan to offer this rifle commercially. Additionally, other manufacturers such as Daniel Defense are working on firearms for use with 6.8 TVCM.
The U.S. Army has awarded Hebron, Ohio based ballistic helmet manufacturer, ArmorSource LLC., a contract to supply 14,000 Advanced Combat Vehicle Crewman Helmets (ACVC-H) at a value of $6M. ArmorSource presented the U.S. Army with a modernized version of the crewman helmet based on its Next Generation ballistic solutions that utilize some of the most advanced Honeywell ballistic composite materials available. The first deliveries of the new ACVC GEN II model are expected to ship in early 2023.
HEBRON, Ohio, Jan. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “It is a huge honor to be selected by the U.S. Army to supply our troops with such an innovative product,” says Brad Grunden, ArmorSource President. “We are extremely excited for all of the men and women who will soon be equipped with the most advanced combat vehicle crewman helmet technology available in the industry. ArmorSource’s ACVC GEN II helmet exceeds the ballistic and fragmentation performance of the legacy ACVC but at a much lighter weight. We believe this product sets a new standard of safety and comfort for these users.”
The ACVC GEN II is one of ArmorSource’s Next Generation helmet solutions scheduled to be formally introduced to the public at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas on January 18-21, 2022. In addition to the ACVC GEN II, ArmorSource will also present its ACH GEN II ‘AS-501-G2’, a Next Generation military helmet, and the ‘AIRE LE’, a Next Generation law enforcement helmet.
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