Friday Foto

Coming in cold! A Canadian Armed Forces Bell CH-146 Griffon coming in to land during a winter exercise. The Bell CH-146 Griffon is a multi-role utility helicopter of the Huey family, designed by Bell Helicopter Textron as a variant of the Bell 412EP for the Canadian Armed Forces. The CH-146 is used in a wide variety […]

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Century Arms Announces AP5 9mm Pistol Line

The AP5 or “Apparatus Pistol”, is a roller delayed blowback firearm based and built off of the original and historic MP5 design. Adopted for use across the globe, no other firearm of this type has been more successful.  The roller-locked delayed-blowback mechanism was first developed during WWII, and became widely respected as a preeminent firearms […]

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VERTX® Releases New Low-Profile Mission Pants

Vertx® has announced the addition of the Grip and Cutback SF pants to its low-vis line. Designed to work for a number of environments and styles, the Grip and Cutback SF add variety to the Prepared Professional’s™ low-profile uniform.  Whether its hidden E&E pockets, gusseting, comms pass-throughs, or wallet traps, the Grip and Cutback SF […]

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Meprolight Launches Unique MEPRO O2 Red Dot Sight

The MEPRO 02 is the first-ever MIL-SPEC red dot sight with multi-pattern reticle enables the user to switch between aiming patterns quickly and easily for all tactical scenarios and in all-weather/light conditions. Meprolight – a member of the SK Group and a leading manufacturer of electro-optical systems, thermal and night vision equipment, and self-illuminated sights […]

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Slovenian Armed Forces Adopt State-of-the-Art Gear To Provide All-Weather Protection

The Slovenian Ministry of Defence today presented a suite of new clothing and personal gear items that will provide state-of-the-art protection for Slovenian soldiers. Thanks to the use of new, state-of-the-art materials the overall weight of the soldiers’ equipment has also been reduced by about 25%! Some of the specialist items will also provide better […]

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Friday Foto

Royal Marines of 45 Marine Commando are in the Norwegian Arctic being put through their paces in one of the world’s most extreme environments on Winter Deployment 21. The Cold Weather Warfare Course has three phases – survival, mobility and warfare. This creates a well-rounded winter warrior, enabling the commandos to operate effectively in this […]

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UF PRO Tactical Materials Glossary

Nowadays there are so many tactical materials available that it can be a challenge to keep track of them all – let alone understand their relevant features and benefits when you’re shopping for mission essential garments. UF PRO are known for their fabric expertise, and for using a variety of different materials to suit the […]

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Helikon-Tex Goes Tiger Stripe!

Like its namesake stealthily and silently stalking through the shadows, some Tiger Stripe items from Helikon-Tex unexpectedly popped up this week in my social media feed… We don’t have any further information from Helikon-Tex yet, but so far we have found that they have released to styles of pants and one style of shorts in […]

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