Part of the new Arktis Elite Range, the VULCAN is a packable & lightweight insulating mid-layer featuring PrimaLoft® Gold insulation. Paired with a windproof & water-resistant Nylon MiniRip to provide exceptional thermal efficiency & breathability without the bulk, even when wet. Between its inner and outer wind-proof layers, the jacket boasts 100gsm of Primaloft® Gold […]
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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 […]
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR – YEAR OF THE TIGER! Members of the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol unit of the 1st Brigade 101st Airborne Division listen to a briefing from the brigade commander, Brigadier General Willard Person. General Person expanded the use of long range reconnaissance patrols by the brigade, and authorized the use of the […]
Set the wayback machine to the early 1980’s, 1983 to be precise, and the US Army and US Marine Corps began issuing an overgarment set printed in a unique grid-and-spot camo pattern designed to defeat Soviet-bloc night vision equipment. Copying the design of the M1951 “fishtail” overwhite parka, the set also included over-trousers, and […]
“ARKTIS” is a legendary brand name within the UK and northern/western European military and law enforcement sectors. Originally founded in the town of Exeter in Devon by a former Royal Marine officer in 1985, the brand is now owned by Francis Dinsmore Ltd., a 230 year old textile producer in Northern Ireland. ARKTIS was one […]
Based in Devon in the UK, and created in 1985 by a former Royal Marine in order to provide high-quality, purpose-built, and better alternatives to some of the UK’s standard issue gear, it can probably be safely said that ARKTIS began the revolution in Warfighter gear. Today, the company is under new ownership and management […]
Until the early years of the Global War on Terror, woodland camo (i.e. “M81 Woodland”) was by far the most commonly used camouflage pattern used by US military personnel during the Cold War. Head on over to House Morningwood to learn the story behind this iconic camouflage pattern, that is still going strong… […]
It has been said that everything that’s old becomes new again. It is also true that some things never go out of style, and that style itself transcends the whims of fashion. US Woodland Camo is one of those things that has not only never really gone away, but is actually enjoying something of a […]
We’ve been following the progress of the development of a new multi-terrain / intermediate-terrain version of CADPAT ever since the Canadian DND first broke the story. After extensive testing and evaluations, the DND has now announced that the final pattern design has been verified and selected, and will now be known officially as CADPAT-MT (Canadian […]