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PenCott camouflage expands its Facebook presence

Posted on 05/04/2013 by Strike-Hold Hyde Definition is happy to announce that, thanks to some help from the good guys at 762PR, the new PenCott™ camouflage fanpage is alive and throbbing on Facebook. The new page takes over from the previous Facebook Group as the primary go-to source for all...

NavElite – Westward Ho!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Strike-Hold Review by Scott Bain. Ok, your BOB is packed, you grabbed your INCH and now your are headed to your bug-out location in some remote area of your state. You have made it through the traffic jams and mass confusion and find yourself...

Reconnaissance troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade on Exercise in Italy

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Strike-Hold The eyes and ears of the British Army’s rapid reaction force have been put through their paces on a demanding training exercise in Italy. Exercise Eagle’s Eye saw reconnaissance troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade working alongside the Italian Brigata Paracadutisti Folgore. The...

Final operations-ready Rooivalk helicopter handed over to South African Air Force

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Strike-Hold The final operation-ready Rooivalk helicopter has been handed over to the South African Air Force by Denel Aviation. Mike Kgobe, the CEO of Denel Aviation says the acceptance of the locally developed combat support helicopter marks the culmination of a 26 year partnership...

Echo 1 Red Star Operator Combat Weapon (OCW)

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Strike-Hold Check out the latest in tacticool AK’s from Echo 1 airsoft… www.echo1usa.com   This entry was posted in Airsoft. Bookmark the permalink. ← Airsoft HK SL9SD is here! Final operations-ready Rooivalk helicopter handed over to South African Air Force → Leave a Reply Cancel reply...

Airsoft HK SL9SD is here!

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Strike-Hold The real-steel SL9SD was a .300 Whisper (7.62 x 37mm) variant of the semi-automatic SL8 rifle developed by Heckler & Koch GmbH from the outset as a suppressed marksman rifle. SL8 SL9SD SL9SD technical details: Overall length:  1150 mm/45.28 in. Overall height with scope:  270mm/10.63...

Legendary Russian Attack Helicopter, Mi-24, Turns 40 This Year

This year marks the 40th anniversary of production of the Mi-24, the first purpose-built Russian combat helicopter.  Developed from the MIL Mi-8 “Hip” the Mi-24 was designed to both a strike and transport helicopter, and was so successful that some 1,500 Mi-24s still serve with the armed forces of 60...

Mohawk Helmet Cover from Agilite

Posted on 21/03/2013 by Strike-Hold The Mohawk Agilite Gear is the newest type of special ops helmet cover to hit the market. It is individually sized to fit either the Ops-Core FAST Maritime, FAST Ballistic or FAST Bump helmets and its built-in retention system allows you to secure NVG counter-weights,...

UF PRO® unveiled new product range at IWA 2013

Posted on 20/03/2013 by Strike-Hold Slovenian company Uni&Forma was founded in 1997 with the mission of making high performance garment systems for professional users.  Under the brand name of UF PRO®, their garment systems are today worn by various military and law enforcement special operations units – both in Slovenia...