MiliPol Qatar – SEABOB Black Shadow 730

Posted on 08/10/2012 by Strike-Hold It might look like a cruise missile that has lost its wings, or like a giant tadpole, or a short torpedo – it might even remind you of something from a Bond film, or a sci-fi masterpiece.  At any rate, this thing is very real and it is quite possibly […]

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MiliPol Qatar 2012 opens

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Strike-Hold The ninth edition of MiliPol Qatar opened today at the Doha Exhibition Center.  MiliPol Qatar is an internal security industry exhibition focussing on the Middle East region, with participation by 265 companies from 38 countries this year – 11 of these countries are exhibiting for the first time. […]

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5.11 Tactical acquires Beyond Clothing

Posted on 04/10/2012 by Strike-Hold This is big news.  5.11 Tactical is a huge global brand, and Beyond Clothing is a highly respected specialist brand, so it will be interesting to see how this plays out.  But one thing is definitely certain – it has the potential to develop into something very cool indeed.   […]

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The Agilite Longtail Advanced Ammo Pouch

Posted on 03/10/2012 by Strike-Hold If there is anything Scott Bain likes more than flashlights and knives, its pouches!  So when he got a chance to fondle the Longtail Advanced Ammo Pouch he was, well, let’s just say “excited”… The Longtail is an awesome piece of kit made by the relatively new Israeli / American […]

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Gerber De Facto Knife – Tactical Version

Posted on 03/10/2012 by Strike-Hold According my psychological profile I’m not allowed to use anything sharper than safety scissors*, so when we needed to check out the Tactical Version of Gerber’s De Facto Knife I had to let Scott “Slasher” Bain take matters in hand. There have been a lot of great products that have […]

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Bayonet Charge Foils Enemy Ambush

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Strike-Hold We featured this modern-day “They don’t like it up ‘em!” Corporal Jones on our Facebook page a few days ago, now here’s the full story from the Ministry of Defence, Defence News… A soldier who led a bayonet charge over 80 metres of open ground through enemy fire […]

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Is it hip and/or cool to wear camo?

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Strike-Hold Eric at Soldier Systems Daily was feeling all nostalgic for US Woodland camo yesterday – maybe because he’d come across the Woodland camo FR Combat Shirt and Trousers from DRIFIRE at the Modern Day Marine exhibition.  And for us old-timers who were issued Woodland camo BDUs, its hard […]

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