Posted on 13/02/2013 by Strike-Hold The New Zealand Defence Forces is replacing its inventory of FN MINIMI® 5.56 x 45mm NATO light machine guns with a new 7.62 x 51mm NATO Light Support Weapon – the FN Herstal 7.62 MINIMI® TR. Now being introduced into service, the 7.62 MINIMI replaces...
Posted on 12/02/2013 by Strike-Hold Polish tactical clothing and gear company SPECOPS announced their new KBS-1 Combat Smock today. The KBS-1 is a bit different from the traditional smock that we’re used to seeing – in fact, its more like a BDU blouse on steroids than a typical “smock”. It...
Posted on February 11, 2013 by Strike-Hold The Museum of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces announced today that work is progressing on a new book about the iconic Denison Smock and other British Airborne Specialist clothing. The book is being written by Bruce Wilson and photographer Ollie Lock. Many...
Posted on February 10, 2013 by Strike-Hold Continuing on our recent theme of French involvement in Africa, our interest was piqued recently when we saw this new -and unusual – morale patch design pop up. “C’est L’Afrique” is of course French for “This is Africa” – you might remember this...
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...
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...
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...
