Posted on 29/03/2013 by Strike-Hold Socom Gear has teamed up with Larry Vickers from Vickers Tactical to bring you a cool way to help the Special Operation community. 5 Socom Gear M1911 GBB replicas, personally signed by Larry Vickers himself, and with a certificate of authenticity will be auctioned on eBay – with all the […]
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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 aim of the training was […]
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 between the SAAF and Denel. […]
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 You must be logged in […]
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 in. Total width: 58mm/2.29 in. […]
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 countries worldwide. And while once […]
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, cables and other helmet attachments. […]
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 and abroad. The UF PRO […]
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 Peace (PfP). Besides being a […]
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. As you can see, the […]