Posted on 16/02/2010 by Strikehold Issue 5 of Airsoft Soldier is now out! 2010, the Chinese “Year of the Tiger”, is also shaping up to be an great year for the magazine:First up, we’ve shifted our printing operations to the UK! Subscribers in the UK will already be noticing the immediate difference this has...
Posted on 13/02/2010 by Strikehold Although its not military camouflage, the latest variation of the Optifade Concealment camo from Gore is still interesting. Its called “Big Game-Forest” and is designed primarily for hunting from tree stands.The jacket shown above from Sitka is called the “Incinerator” and is due out this summer.Thanks to...
“The Airsoft Arms Fair is an event for Airsofters and people interested in the sport to view a wide range of products all in one place, after all nothing beats being able to see the item for yourself. At the same time we offer the opportunity for sites and event...
Sometimes a photo really does say more than a thousand words. Remember that stunning photo of the Afghan girl with the green eyes that was published in National Geographic many years ago?I think this photo might give that one some competition. At any rate, I’ll shut up now and let...
The ongoing American and British camouflage programmes have been getting lots of attention, but many other countries have been also changing / upgrading their camouflage uniforms in the early part of the 21st Century. The first big new development was when the Canadians introduced the world to the CADPAT pixelated camouflage pattern, and in...
Source: Stars & Stripes Pacific EditionBy: Erik SlavinHAT YAO, Thailand — Thai Marines conducting their annual beach assault exercise Thursday saw for the first time another Asian military trudging right beside them across their nation’s coastal sand.South Korean marines — no strangers to beach landings — joined the Thai and...
The Associated PressNAIROBI, Kenya — An EU naval spokesman says Danish special forces have recaptured a ship taken over by armed Somali pirates and freed the 25 crew on board.Somali pirates had just hours earlier captured the bulk carrier Ariella in the early hours of Friday February 5 2010, Lloyds...
Introduction The original A10 model infantry load-bearing rig, nicknamed the “Ephod”, was introduced into service by the Israeli Defence Forces in 1976 – during the reorganisation and re-equipping of the IDF following the Yom Kippur War. In fact, if memory serves me, the first time it came to the attention of...
This is the famous video which was allegedly “found on a disk discovered at an airport” that’s been making the rounds on the internet.I know its been posted elsewhere, but I like to keep on top of all things Masada/ACR related, so here it is…
Thanks to SoldierSystemsDaily for the heads-up on this one…My father-in-law drove Unimogs around the bush of Angola during 1967-1969, but I bet the Portuguese Army never had anything like this one!Modified by MagPul as an über-tough field support vehicle, this Unimog-based beast must rank as the ultimate way to transport...