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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Posted on 24/01/2011 by Strike-Hold British-trained members of the Iraqi Navy have conducted their first patrol of Iraqi territorial waters surrounding the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) in their new Swift patrol boat.The Royal Navy has been training the Iraqi Navy in Umm Qasr as part of a coalition training...
Posted on 21/01/2011 by Strike-Hold South Korean commandos have rescued the crew of a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea, killing eight Somali pirates. South Koreans watch breaking news about South Korean operation against Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The ship was heading to Sri Lanka from the United...
Posted on 19/01/2011 by Strikehold Pirates murdered eight seafarers and seized a record 1181 hostages as well 53 ships last year, according to figures released by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in its annual piracy report. Four ships have been hijacked this year already, all off the coast of Somalia.Pottengul...
Posted on 08/01/2011 by Strikehold An insurance broker’s plan to create a “private navy” to combat Somali piracy is close to being launched.Ship-owners could be asked to back the project as early as late January or February with private military-escort vessels sailing alongside merchant ships by mid-2011.A reputable flag state...
Posted on 30/12/2010 by Strikehold An article published yesterday on Kit-Up! about how badly UCP has performed in several tests that the US Army has already run, will also no doubt get tongues wagging and fingers tapping for another reason.Why? Becuase the article mentions that the US Army has previously tested both a woodland...
