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Reconnaissance troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade on Exercise in Italy

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Strike-Hold The eyes and ears of the British Army’s rapid reaction force have been put through their paces on a demanding training exercise in Italy. Exercise Eagle’s Eye saw reconnaissance troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade working alongside the Italian Brigata Paracadutisti Folgore. The...

Final operations-ready Rooivalk helicopter handed over to South African Air Force

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Strike-Hold The final operation-ready Rooivalk helicopter has been handed over to the South African Air Force by Denel Aviation. Mike Kgobe, the CEO of Denel Aviation says the acceptance of the locally developed combat support helicopter marks the culmination of a 26 year partnership...

Echo 1 Red Star Operator Combat Weapon (OCW)

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Strike-Hold Check out the latest in tacticool AK’s from Echo 1 airsoft… www.echo1usa.com   This entry was posted in Airsoft. Bookmark the permalink. ← Airsoft HK SL9SD is here! Final operations-ready Rooivalk helicopter handed over to South African Air Force → Leave a Reply Cancel reply...

Airsoft HK SL9SD is here!

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Strike-Hold The real-steel SL9SD was a .300 Whisper (7.62 x 37mm) variant of the semi-automatic SL8 rifle developed by Heckler & Koch GmbH from the outset as a suppressed marksman rifle. SL8 SL9SD SL9SD technical details: Overall length:  1150 mm/45.28 in. Overall height with scope:  270mm/10.63...

Legendary Russian Attack Helicopter, Mi-24, Turns 40 This Year

This year marks the 40th anniversary of production of the Mi-24, the first purpose-built Russian combat helicopter.  Developed from the MIL Mi-8 “Hip” the Mi-24 was designed to both a strike and transport helicopter, and was so successful that some 1,500 Mi-24s still serve with the armed forces of 60...

Mohawk Helmet Cover from Agilite

Posted on 21/03/2013 by Strike-Hold The Mohawk Agilite Gear is the newest type of special ops helmet cover to hit the market. It is individually sized to fit either the Ops-Core FAST Maritime, FAST Ballistic or FAST Bump helmets and its built-in retention system allows you to secure NVG counter-weights,...

UF PRO® unveiled new product range at IWA 2013

Posted on 20/03/2013 by Strike-Hold Slovenian company Uni&Forma was founded in 1997 with the mission of making high performance garment systems for professional users.  Under the brand name of UF PRO®, their garment systems are today worn by various military and law enforcement special operations units – both in Slovenia...

Edelweiss Raid 2013

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Strike-Hold The Unofficial World-Championships for Mountain Troops, the “Edelweiss Raid 2013″ was an international competition with teams from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland and the Czech Republic.  Montenegro also sent three soldiers as observers under the context of the Partnership for...

Brits go brown with Magnum

Posted on 16/03/2013 by Strike-Hold As we’ve covered before, the British armed forces have standardized on mid-brown colored boots for wear with their new MTP camouflage uniforms.  Earlier this week they announced that Magnum’s Lightweight Patrol Boot will be one of two choices for mounted troops serving in temperate regions....

Stronghold Group in PenCott-GreenZone

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Strike-Hold Check out the full gallery on Hyde Definition’s news page.   This entry was posted in Camouflage, Clothing, Individual Equipment. Bookmark the permalink. ← Friday Foto Edelweiss Raid 2013 → Comments are closed. Search for: Recent Posts Leo Koehler PenCott Tactical Combat Jacket...