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Blue Force Gear Licenses Helium Whisper to Mayflower

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Blue Force Gear just announced that they have licensed the Helium Whisper technology to Mayflower Research and Consulting, LLC.

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SAVANNAH, GA—February 19, 2012—Blue Force Gear® announced today that they will provide their weight-slashing Helium Whisper™ pouch attachment system to Mayflower Research & Consulting. Mayflower joins the growing number of adoptees for Blue Force Gear’s Patent pending Helium Whisper and this technology will enhance the products they currently provide to elite users. Mayflower anticipates full stock of their pouches with Helium Whisper backers in approximately 45 days.

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“Mayflower Research & Consulting is proud to be working with Blue Force Gear moving forward with a great addition to our product lineup. Blue Force Gear has made a giant leap forward in removing weight off of the warfighter’s back and we see it as a natural compliment to our philosophy of building products for the military athlete,” said Travis Rolph, Mayflower’s CEO.

“Quiet professionals know Mayflower to be a forward-thinking company and we have the highest respect for Travis and his team,” said Ashley Burnsed, Blue Force Gear’s CEO. “We look forward to helping them improve the comfort, speed, and survivability of their customers with Helium Whisper.”

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Helium Whisper allows modular pouch backs to be constructed from a single piece of high-performance laminate versus the multiple straps and snaps of outdated designs. This amazing breakthrough increases strength and durability of pouches while eliminating failure points and reducing weight by up to 60 percent. Helium Whisper licensing allows OEM customers to reduce sewing costs, minimize alignment errors, maintain or increase durability, and stay relevant to today’s weight-conscious military customers.

Blue Force Gear Introduces Urban Wolf

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

Blue Force Gear will have kit available in the Arc’teryx Urban Wolf color soon.

Urban Wolf

Blue Force Gear Announces New Signature Pack with Chris Costa

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

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This new Hive pack is a signature item from Chris Costa by Blue Force Gear. It is sling-style pack that is reversible with a small triangular pocket that will accept a pistol. All-in-all it’s about an 8 l capacity.

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The pack is dapper compatible and designed to support discreet carry and will accommodate up to subgun sized weapons.

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The concept is build this pack in small batches with different colors and fabrics so that they won’t all look alike and most importantly won’t scream, “gun!” The version they demo’d incorporates Tweave, a stretch material around the top flap and is in the Arc’teryx Urban Wolf.

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Look for these this Spring, initially in Urban Wolf. Specialty color runs are a minimum of 300.

www.blueforcegear.com

Visit LAV at Blue Force Gear for a Head Shot

Friday, January 11th, 2013

LAV at BFG

Normally a head shot from LAV doesn’t sound like such a good thing, unless it’s an autographed photo. Get yours at the BFG booth #26209 every day from 2pm-5pm to meet Larry Vickers and get your autographed head shot!

Costa to Make Announcement at Blue Force Gear Booth on Opening Day of SHOT Show

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Be in the Blue Force Gear booth (#26209) at 11:15 on Tuesday, 15 January, for an important announcement from Chris Costa of Costa Ludus. Look for live coverage of the event from SSD for those of you unable to attend.

Blue Force Gear Helium Whisper Pouches Awarded NSNs

Monday, January 7th, 2013

Blue Force Gear has just announced that several of their Helium Whisper pouches have been issued National Stock Numbers. This is a watershed event as it signifies an official adoption of a next generation of load carrying systems by DoD that will begin to replace legacy MOLLE systems. It also means that aside from the adoption of Helium Whisper by USSOCOM elements, other organizations will be able to leverage this lightweight technology to improve their load carriage systems. This is some very big news.

Here is their press release:

Blue Force Gear announced today that seven of their Helium Whisper backed pouches received National Stock Numbers (NSNs). These Patent pending Helium Whisper pouches fulfill an immediate SOCOM Load Carriage System Contract and can be purchased by government customers with access to DLA.

“We’re excited that our lightweight pouches have been chosen to receive NSNs,” said Ashley Burnsed, Blue Force Gear’s CEO. “Our goal is to improve the soldier’s safety and survivability. Having NSNs on these pouches makes it easier for units to procure the lightweight equipment they need to get their jobs done.”

The pouches that received NSNs utilize Blue Force Gear’s Patent pending Helium Whisper technology which reduces weight by up to 60 percent over the pouches previously carried by troops. The U.S. military has identified weight reduction of individual combat equipment as a top priority due to the tremendous impact that loads have on combat survivability and long term orthopedic health. Helium Whisper is combat proven with elite personnel and is available now as a solution for customers seeking better performance.

NSNs for Blue Force Gear Helium Whisper Pouches:

NSN: 8465-01-612-3165
3 MAG TRIPLE SHINGLE FOR 5.56
MFR P/N: HW-TSP-M4-3-MC

NSN: 8465-01-612-3184
DUMP POUCH
MFR P/N: HW-M-DP-S-MC

NSN: 8465-01-612-3188
SMALL GP
MFR P/N: HW-M-UPZ-S-MC

NSN: 8465-01-612-3195
MEDIUM VERTICAL GP
MFR P/N: HW-M-UPZ-V-M-MC

NSN: 8465-01-612-3191
MEDIUM HORIZONTAL GP
MFR P/N: HW-M-UPZ-H-M-MC

NSN: 8465-01-612-3179
GLOCK 19 SINGLE MAG (OPEN TOP)
MFR P/N: HW-TSP-PISTOL-1-MC

NSN: 8465-01-612-3168
SCAR SINGLE MAG
MFR P/N: HW-TSP-SR25-1-MC

www.blueforcegear.com

Austere Provisions Company Offering BFG Rigs Complete With Magazines

Friday, January 4th, 2013

Grocery Getter

The Grocery Getter is a kit assembled by Austere Provisions Company combining a Blue Force Gear RACKminus Chest Rig, Blue Force Gear Ten-Speed Triple M4 Pouch, and three (3) D&H 30rd Aluminum Magazines (with Magpul followers).

Minimal Basic Load

The Minimal Basic Load is a kit assembled by Austere Provisions Company by combining a Blue Force Gear Ten-Speed M4 Chest Rig with MOLLE and four (4) D&H Aluminum 30rd Mags (uses Magpul followers).

The only downside to these great deals is that you may well have to break out the Krylon. As you can see, the magazines, while fully functional, are Safety Orange.

Tactical Tailor Licenses Blue Force Gear’s Helium Whisper

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Blue Force Gear has just announced they have licensed their Helium Whisper technology to Tactical Tailor. Helium Whisper technology is a single piece modular backer made of a high performance laminate called ULTRAcomp that can be integrated into virtually any load carrying pouch during manufacturing.

“Providing exactly what the customer requires is our goal, incorporating this technology into our product allows us to do it very easily, that’s exciting,” said GW Ayers, Tactical Tailor’s Director of Sales. “Helium Whisper will support our efforts to fulfill an immediate SOF LCS Contract requirement.”

Tactical Tailor is the second company to license this lightweight technology after Velocity Systems announced in July it had licensed Helium Whisper which resulted in significant weight and manufacturing savings.

“We are excited to have engineered a system that other respected load carriage companies are choosing to utilize,” said Ashley Burnsed, Blue Force Gear’s CEO. “At the end of the day, we are all working towards the same goal – to improve the soldier’s safety and survivability.”

Blue Force Gear provides the backers directly to the licensee and they develop the best way to integrate them into their pouch designs. They can reduce weight up to 60% over traditional MOLLE attachment systems.

UPDATE – Tactical Tailor MALICE clip fans fear not. They aren’t going to stop using them or manufacturing them.