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In April of 2023 Finland officially became NATO’s 31st member – ending a journey away from full neutrality that began in 1991 when Finland joined the European Union. However, although Finland’s economic neutrality was already a thing of the past, militarily the country had been officially neutral since 1949. Besides having the longest shared border […]
Its been a while since we’ve written about new developments on the combat uniforms front in Europe, and a few interesting things have been going on in recent months and weeks… Nordic Combat Uniform Project The NCU project has been a joint effort by Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland to develop a common full spectrum […]
The stylish new CWO (Cold Weather Operations) Full Zip Cardigan from PDW is a robust, alpinist style sweater knit made from extra fine, premium, merino wool. Taking cues from the British Commando Sweater of WWII, but updated and upgraded, the CWO is sure to become a modern classic. It is machine washable for easy care, […]
Prometheus Design Werx introduces their latest state-of-the-art, down-filled, hooded jacket, the STRATUS, for Fall-Winter 2021. The Stratus features a unique stitch-less baffle construction to reduce weight and bulk, a stretch 20D shell, premium hydrophobic 800 fill power goose down, and packs down small for trail to travel. The Dupont treated, water repellent, premium 800 fill power […]
Prometheus Design Werx introduces their best-selling Raider Field Pant in their cool weather weight, 9 oz Expedition Cloth (EC) soft-shell fabric and new tailored fit (T-Fit). According to the Design and R&D Team at PDW: “We took our bestselling pant, tuned it for fall/winter wear and are introducing a new tailored, trimmer fit. For those […]
UF PRO has released a new, highly compressible, tactical winter jacket—the Delta ComPac—just in time for freezing winter weather. A key feature of the Delta ComPac jacket is its ability to easily fold into its own pocket so that when stowed in a backpack it consumes very little space. This makes it convenient to stow […]
The Infantry’s job is to find, fix, and finish the enemy on the field of battle. It is also only the infantry that can secure, occupy, and defend the ground captured as a result. But the job of the boots-on-the-ground is now more complex than ever – whether its combatting asymmetric threats and insurgents, or […]
Last week we showed you the new “SnoCam” overwhite system adopted by the Slovenian Armed Forces standard “SloCam”, last month we showed you the Finnish Defence Forces’ approach to snow camouflage, and we even got a rare look at the winter version of CADPAT a year ago too. Now the US Army has finally started […]
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 […]