Royal Australian Air Force No. 4 Squadron Combat Controllers, Sergeant G (left) and Corporal R, conducting assault zone survey training with a Dynamic Cone Penetrometer and a handheld Global Positioning System.
Photos – © Commonwealth of Australia
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CCT Down Under
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Happy 25th Platatac!
Friday, June 1st, 2012I’ve known the folks at Platatac for over 20 years myself so it is a great pleasure to wish them a Happy 25th! Here’s to 25 more!
Australia – Soldier Combat Ensemble (SCE) – Load Carriage Elements
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
We’ve heard a lot of talk about the impending Australian Army’s Soldier Combat Ensemble (SCE). Well, here are the details of the gear. all 640 pages of it.
Australia – Soldier Combat Ensemble (SCE) – Load Carriage Elements
Australians Conduct Multispectral Camouflage Assessment
Sunday, April 8th, 2012
Private Taylor Gleeson has a Canadian uniform checked by Dr Bin Lee from the DSTO during the NATO camouflage effectiveness field trial at the Jungle Training Centre in Tully, Australia
In a DSTO press release, Chief of DSTO’s Human Protection and Performance Division Dr Simon Oldfield said, “The trial, and our membership of the NATO task group looking at camouflage, enables Australia to have access to knowledge, tools and methodologies that will inform future camouflage requirements.”
He went on to explain, “We will also be able to gather a more realistic threat assessment of hot and humid environments that will help us develop assessment methods for camouflage.”
Data on current issue and experiential patterns was collected using multispectral image recording and panoramic photography techniques to measure their effectiveness. Ten volunteers from the Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade wore the uniforms during the event.
As they did not disclose which patterns (other than CADPAT) they are assessing we are unsure how this may, if at all, affect the fielding of the Australian MultiCam Pattern developed by Crye Precision.
Close Up Of Platatac’s New SEAL Cam
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
Guess April Fool’s Day came early this year.
Platatac’s New SEAL Cam
Saturday, March 31st, 2012Australian firm Platatac got a hold of a recently released Govt photo featuring their new SEAL Cam developed in secret for a special customer. It looks to be a desert pattern.
Interested in Some Special Platatac Kit?
Friday, March 23rd, 2012Platatac just posted a picture of a new rig on their Facebook wall. It’s a niche piece of kit but they’re wondering if anyone else would be interested in it. Go check it out, let ’em know what you think. Many people are unaware that the Australian company frequently builds small batches of specialized kit that never goes out on their commercial site. If they make just a few dozen it might cost as much as $400. If they manufacture over a hundred the price could be cut in half. Go check it out.
This article first appeared on TacticalFanboy.com.
Platatac Nomad Pack
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Platac’s tagline for the new Nomad Pack is “Overt is the New Covert”. The idea is to hide in plain sight and the Nomad does that. Appearing as a mild mannered commuter pack, the Nomad is specifically designed to accommodate the HK-G36C and Short Barreled M4 Carbine variants. Thanks to an ingenuous hideaway extender sleeve it will also fit longer barreled weapons.
It has hideaway straps for use as carry-on luggage, or you can criss-cross the shoulder straps to make a sling bag. Additionally, the interior of the main compartment includes PALS webbing. Yes, it’s available in MultiCam but the Black and Grey combo looks pretty good for playing the Grey Man
