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Upgrading the AK platform

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Strike-Hold As the AK has become more popular and common in the tactical arena as well as among civilian sport shooters there are a number of companies that are stepping up to the plate and providing easy-to-install, off-the-shelf solutions to a number of the...

Miniature surveillance helicopters in Afghanistan

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Strike-Hold British troops in Afghanistan are the first to use state-of-the-art handheld nano surveillance helicopters.  This revolutionary new system – the size of a child’s toy – is carried easily on patrol and is capable of performing in harsh environments and windy conditions. The...

Operation Serval – French intervention in Mali

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Strike-Hold I predict that we’re going to be seeing a lot more in the news about Western military, especially counter-insurgency, operations in Africa in the months ahead – as this continent appears most definitely to be the next front in the ongoing struggle against...

The Proving Ground: Russian Paratroopers!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Strike-Hold Here’s a great video I came across (thanks to Morrison Industries) that goes inside for an up-close-and-personal look at Russian jump school.  Its really interesting stuff – especially for us old-timers who grew up with the original “Red Dawn” and the potential scenario...

Russian Army to get new sniper rifles

The Russian Defence Ministry has announced it will purchase new sniper rifles this year. Under the arms procurement program for 2013, Degtyarev 6S8-1 12.7mm rifles will be bought for the Russian Armed Forces.  The Degtyarev is pictured below on the right. From 2014 the ministry will start buying the latest...

“Ninja” Plate Carrier from Agilite Gear

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Strike-Hold New to the Agilite tactical line is the Agilite ‘Ninja’.  Developed at the request of ‘Advanced Assault Gear’ in Tokyo, The Ninja is a micro-framed plate carrier designed for the smaller-framed warrior. The average height of males in Japan is just 172cm (5′...

USMC RECON

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Strike-Hold The United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions (or commonly called Marine Division Recon) are the reconnaissance assets of Marine Air-Ground Task Force that provide division-level ground and amphibious reconnaissance to the Ground Combat Element within the United States Marine Corps. Division reconnaissance teams...

Canadian Forces’ new combat uniforms go into production

Posted on 25/01/2013 by Strike-Hold After 18 months of testing and operational user feedback, production has begun on the Enhanced Combat Uniform for Canadian soldiers. This product improvement to the combat uniforms includes more than 20 changes which will allow for greater comfort, enhanced protection and greater integration with personal...