The attempted attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 (December 25, 2009) by a would-be suicide bomber is a rude reminder of the trend that has been emerging for some time, and is evidence of renewed efforts on the part of al-Qaeda and its affiliates to attack the United States on its own soil and US […]
Month: November 2017
Testing the new Multi-Terrain Pattern camouflage – DSTL article
A big thanks to Dom Hyde for bringing this to my attention. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Ministry of Defence civilian scientists, working with the MOD Defence Clothing Project Team, has tested and trialled new multi-terrain camouflage clothing that has been proven to improve mission effectiveness across a range of different backgrounds.It […]
Other variants and derivatives of MultiCam
As far as I’m aware, the UK is the first country to be in the process of officially adopting a MultiCam-derived camouflage pattern as standard for all of its ground troops.However, the distinction of being absolutely first to the field with a MultiCam derivative of course goes to the Poles. Their GROM special operations forces have […]
More about the UK’s new MTP camo uniforms
Just saw a news item about this on the BBC News 24, and here are some links to further news coverage:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8422942.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8421768.stmhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/6844734/British-Army-to-get-new-uniforms—turned-down-by-the-US-and-made-in-China.html* UPDATE *The MoD released two photos today that show the MTP pattern in close-up, and in a terrain suitability match with DPM-Woodland and DPM-Desert. Also, check out Dom Hyde’s article on his Blog. […]
DPM out after 40 years – UK adopts new”Multi-Terrain Pattern”camouflage
As we’ve seen, the US Army is still in the midst of testing and analysing how to improve their soldiers’ camouflage uniform for use in Afghanistan – and beyond. Meanwhile, it appears that the British have got on with the job and sorted out their own future camouflage requirements- with the help of Crye Precision. According to […]
UK DPM line launched by BE-X
Posted on 14/12/2009 by Strikehold The Begadi-Exclusive (BE-X) line has gone all disruptive this month with the introduction of a full line-up of UK DPM camo clothing and equipment.Quick rundown of the facts: Actual UK-MoD specification Temperate DPM pattern Printed by a genuine MoD sub-contractor Clothing made from lightweight 65/35 cotton-polyester rip-stop material Gear made from […]
TWO airsoft PPsh-41 replicas announced
Like London buses, you wait ages for one to come – and then you get two at once! WWII-themed airsofters will be changing their underpants after this – suddenly there are two really top-notch looking PPsh-41 replicas hitting the market. Oh, and apparently there is also a “Chinasoft” version in the works as well – […]
Mirage Camo: up-close and in-the-field
Posted on November 24, 2009 by Strike-Hold Until now, details about Bulldog Equipment’s mysterious “Mirage” camouflage pattern and its associated combat uniform was unavailable to anyone outside of the US military. In fact you have to have a US military “.mil” or US government “.gov” email address to even gain access to Bulldog’s website! So, […]
19th Century Anglo-Afghan Wars – a history lesson for today?
Posted on 20/11/2009 by Strike-Hold With the US / NATO mission in Afghanistan being very much at the forefront of US military strategy deliberations, and trans-Atlantic policy discussions, this new book from Osprey Publishing couldn’t be more timely. And of course, with all rubbish that gets talked by people who think they know Afghan history, […]
New Afghan National Army camouflage uniform revealed
Posted on November 17, 2009 by Strike-Hold Proof positive that nothing remains secret for very long these days…A couple of photos were posted by “eluphant21″ in the “Digital Patterns” thread on MilitaryPhotos.net today, showing the new camouflage combat uniform of the Afghan National Army.The uniform they’ve chosen (allegedly at the request of President Karzai himself) […]
