Posted on January 28, 2009 by Strikehold 28th January 2009 – latest news from Dominic Hyde of Hyde Definition: A momentous day for Hyde Definition – first order despatched today. “Because our garments are made in the UK, we are receiving our stock on a daily basis, as it is completed. As soon as we […]
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Sri Lanka: the forgotten front in the War on Terror?
Posted on January 26, 2009 by Strikehold Associated Press Sri Lankan troops battle Tamil rebels in jungle By RAVI NESSMAN – 26 January 2009 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan troops fought heavy battles Monday with the Tamil Tigers in the small patch of jungle that remains under rebel control, a day after government […]
Royal Marines’ up-armoured and up-gunned Offshore Raiding Craft
Posted on 26/01/2009 by Strikehold UK MoD Royal Marines from 539 Assault Squadron put on a display of their latest up-armoured and up-gunned Offshore Raiding Craft in the choppy waters of Plymouth Sound on Thursday 22 January 2009. The Marines, whose traditional role has always been to maintain law and order on the high seas, […]
TSI Armories Galil, part 2: magazines…
Posted on 18/01/2009 by Strike-Hold You may remember from my original review of the airsoft replica Galil SAR from TSI Armories that they cancelled their plans to produce replicas of the synthetic material 35-round style Galil magazines. Instead, they plowed their investment capital into their upcoming Tavor TAR-21 project (more about that later). So, what to […]
SHOT Show Day 2: Ops-Core FAST helmet
Posted on 18/01/2009 by Strike-Hold Ops-Core showed variants of the Future Assault Shell Technology (FAST) bump and ballistic shelled helmets developed to support a recent military solicitation. The FAST helmets use a special variant of the Accessory Rail Connector (ARC) that follows the contour of the ear cut. Additionally, these helmets were dipped in Multicam […]
US Spec Ops forces get “Hummingbird” UAV
Posted on 06/12/2008 by Strike-Hold The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is in the process of deploying its first Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The new UAV, developed by Boeing in conjunction with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) looks like a traditional helicopter but it goes higher, stays airborne longer, […]
Tactical Tailor 2-Piece Modular Assault Vest (MAV)
Posted on 06/12/2008 by Strike-Hold I have long been a fan of the front opening, adjustable chest rig – whether it was the Arktis Advanced Chest Rig, the Tac-Gear Specialist Chest Rig, or any of the other number similar designs on the market they are just about the best and most practical method around for […]
“Normalizing Unconventional Warfare”
Posted on 06/12/2008 by Strike-Hold This is a good, thought-provoking piece I found a couple of days ago on the International Relations and Security Network website run by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. I liked it because the report the author is reviewing echoes my own views and thinking – in fact, I […]
Yet more interesting camo from Russia…
Posted on December 2, 2008 by Strike-Hold One of the firms that people suspected might have produced the M/05 replica, is a company called Modox. But as you can see from this gallery of their stuff, the M/05 type isn’t among their offering. Some other interesting and cool patterns though (click to enlarge): […]
More Russian camo… “Partizan” suit
Posted on December 2, 2008 by Strike-Hold The recent story, and subsequent photographs, of the mysterious alleged Russian copy of the Finnish M/05 camo pattern has also renewed interest in another unusual Russian pattern. In the photograph of Russian Interior Ministry(?) special forces that I posted here, you can see the pattern I’m referring to, […]