Posted on 05/08/2010 by Strike-Hold Our friends at ITS Tactical have done a superb job with the second installment of their great camouflage comparison photo-shoot.Check out all the action here. This entry was posted in Camouflage. Bookmark the permalink. ← More Afghan camo: new pixelated pattern for the Afghan Civil Order Police Friday Foto → […]
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More Afghan camo: new pixelated pattern for the Afghan Civil Order Police
Posted on August 5, 2010 by Strike-Hold The first thing that struck me about this was that its ironic that the Afghan Army adopted a “woodland” coloured uniform, whilst the police adopted a “desert” coloured one.Then, taking a second look, I noticed that the uniform style appears to be the same as the Army’s – […]
New”Spectre”digital camouflage pattern from SSO / SPOSN
Posted on August 4, 2010 by Strike-Hold In other recent camouflage news, Russian company SSO / SPOSN has announced the availability of their a new family of digital camouflage patterns. According to the information we’ve received, there are summer woodland, autumn woodland and semi-arid versions; known as “Spectre”, “Spectre-Autumn” and “Spectre-S” respectively. A wide range […]
Up Close And Personal: New Spanish Desert camo in Afghanistan
Posted on August 3, 2010 by Strike-Hold Trolling through the ISAF Media Flickr account, I found some photos of the new Spanish desert camo pattern uniforms in use in Afghanistan. * UPDATE *Thanks to the link supplied by Zote, here are some additional, close-up photos of the uniform and camo pattern. As you can see, […]
Tiger Helicopters Achieve 1,000 Flight Hours in Operations in Afghanistan
Posted on August 3, 2010 by Strike-Hold press releaseThe EC665 Tiger HAP (combat support) helicopter received its operational certification from NATO for the Afghan theater of operations in August 2009, just seven months after the final operational standard qualification was issued by government agencies in December 2008.The fleet of three EC665 Tiger HAPs, operated by […]
African Union to Send 2,000 Additional Troops to Somalia
Posted on 28/07/2010 by Strikehold source: defpro.comWith the shocking impressions of the effects of terrorism on their own front porch still freshly in mind, the leaders of the African Union member states yesterday met in Kampala, to discuss the and agree on the future face of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The meeting in […]
ITS Tactical’s Big Camo Comparison, part 2
Posted on 21/07/2010 by Strike-Hold Our friends over at ITS Tactical have been busy recently going out into the boonies to run their 2nd big camo comparison photo-study. They’ll have the photos processed and posted soon, but in the meantime they’ve posted a story about all the excitement, adventures, shenanigans and mis-adventures they experienced along […]
Det One: USMC Spec Ops in Iraq 2003-2006
Posted on 19/07/2010 by Strike-Hold In case you didn’t catch this on our Facebook page, here’s a second chance to get a free PDF copy of this fascinating story. This entry was posted in Elite Units, Iraq. Bookmark the permalink. ← Danger in the desert for Canadians in Afghanistan ITS Tactical’s Big Camo Comparison, part […]
Danger in the desert for Canadians in Afghanistan
Posted on 19/07/2010 by Strike-Hold By Mike Patterson (AFP)PANJWAYI DISTRICT, Afghanistan — A light armoured vehicle roars away into the night, kicking up choking clouds of desert dust on the trail of two men suspected of planting a bomb in the dirt road.Manning a surveillance position in Afghanistan’s troubled Kandahar province, Canadian Corporal Mitchell Mcfarlane, […]
Friday Foto
As soon as I saw a sneak preview of this new poster from Advanced Armament Corporation I thought “BRILLIANT!”. Its a great twist on the old axiom of “sex sells” – and best of all, you can now buy your own copy as an 18″x24″ (45.72cm x 60.96cm) poster. To keep up to date on other cool […]
