Posted on 04/04/2011 by Strikehold The South African Air Force (SAAF) on Friday took ceremonial delivery of its first Denel Aviation CSH2A Rooivalk Mk I Block 1F combat support helicopters. In development since March 1984, the rotorcraft, the first of 11, is of the operational baseline and marks the end of the long-running Project Impose.Denel […]
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Helikon-Tex IWA 2011 update
The big news from Helikon-Tex at this year’s IWA show in Germany was the world premiere of their new “Urban Tactical Pants” available in Black, OD and Khaki. Also featured was their terrific “Field Parka – Soldier 2008″ with adjustable and detachable hood, available in a variety of solid colours and camouflage prints. Also worthy of […]
Overcoming the problem of”brown-out”
If you’re from the Great White North like I am, you’ll be well acquainted with the term “white-out”. Thanks to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan we’ve all become familiar with another term, “brown-out”.”Brown-out” occurs when a landing helicopter kicks up so much dust and sand that the pilot loses visual reference with the ground and […]
Osprey’s Weapon Series: Colt M1911 automatic pistol
Posted on 21/03/2011 by Strike-Hold The M1911 was recently selected as the official Utah State Firearm – John Browning was born in Utah – in honour of the pistol’s 100 years of service to the American military (and many US allies as well).In addition to that, its also the subject of the next book to […]
The Overloaded Poor Bloody Infantry
Posted on 16/03/2011 by Strike-Hold Think that most of the medivacs out of Afghanistan are becuase of IEDs or bullets? Think again:“Nearly 25 percent of medical evacs out of Afghanistan between 2004 and 2007 were for fractures, serious sprains and other musculoskeletal injuries, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in January in the British medical Journal, […]
TACTICAL MOUNTAIN PATROL COURSE, Italy, 07 July 2011 – 10 July 2011
Posted on 17/03/2011 by Strike-Hold This July, the European Paratroopers Association’s Combat Training Center Mobile Training Team (CTCMTT) will be conducting their first ever Mountain Patrol Course in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. This chance to live and train in the mountains with Professional Operators (both Military and Law Enforcement) from around Europe is a […]
New from Osprey Publishing: Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger
Posted on 16/03/2011 by Strike-Hold The latest offering from Osprey’s excellent “Weapons” series hits the shops this month, this time around they focus on one of the most iconic and influential knife designs of modern times – the legendary Fairbairn-Sykes “Commando” Dagger from WWII.More details can be found on Osprey’s website, and look for a […]
Reversible camouflage uniforms
So, it appears that the US Army’s PEO Soldier office is still working on trying to nail down their requirements and specifications for the “Family of Camouflage” research programme… Meanwhile, over on Kit-Up!, Christian Lowe has been musing on how the US Marines (and their Royal Marine cousins from the UK) have been mixing-and-matching their […]
Airsoft vs. The Real World
Our friends over at Kit-Up! posted a story recently about a US Air Guard unit looking to purchase airsoft guns for use in CQB / MOUT training. While this is good news for some airsoft retailers, and probably also makes many airsoft players feel better about their sport too, it does raise an interesting question: […]
KOMMANDO, Issue 15
Posted on 27/01/2011 by Strike-Hold If you’ve got time to read at the moment – I don’t! – then you should definitely pick up the latest copy of KOMMANDO. Of course, if you can’t read German then I guess you won’t exactly be “reading” it – but its always worth it just for the photographs […]
