The Trilateral Baltic Battalion (BALTBAT) manned by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia began duty in the 14th rotation of the NATO Response Force (NRF-14) on January 1. On the same date Lithuanians will also enter half-year standby period in the EU Battle Group.130 personnel of Lithuanian Contingent in the EU Battle...
The attempted attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 (December 25, 2009) by a would-be suicide bomber is a rude reminder of the trend that has been emerging for some time, and is evidence of renewed efforts on the part of al-Qaeda and its affiliates to attack the United States on...
A big thanks to Dom Hyde for bringing this to my attention. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Ministry of Defence civilian scientists, working with the MOD Defence Clothing Project Team, has tested and trialled new multi-terrain camouflage clothing that has been proven to improve mission effectiveness across...
As far as I’m aware, the UK is the first country to be in the process of officially adopting a MultiCam-derived camouflage pattern as standard for all of its ground troops.However, the distinction of being absolutely first to the field with a MultiCam derivative of course goes to the Poles. Their...
Just saw a news item about this on the BBC News 24, and here are some links to further news coverage:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8422942.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8421768.stmhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/6844734/British-Army-to-get-new-uniforms—turned-down-by-the-US-and-made-in-China.html* UPDATE *The MoD released two photos today that show the MTP pattern in close-up, and in a terrain suitability match with DPM-Woodland and DPM-Desert. Also, check out Dom Hyde’s article...
As we’ve seen, the US Army is still in the midst of testing and analysing how to improve their soldiers’ camouflage uniform for use in Afghanistan – and beyond. Meanwhile, it appears that the British have got on with the job and sorted out their own future camouflage requirements- with the help...
Posted on 14/12/2009 by Strikehold The Begadi-Exclusive (BE-X) line has gone all disruptive this month with the introduction of a full line-up of UK DPM camo clothing and equipment.Quick rundown of the facts: Actual UK-MoD specification Temperate DPM pattern Printed by a genuine MoD sub-contractor Clothing made from lightweight 65/35 cotton-polyester...
Like London buses, you wait ages for one to come – and then you get two at once! WWII-themed airsofters will be changing their underpants after this – suddenly there are two really top-notch looking PPsh-41 replicas hitting the market. Oh, and apparently there is also a “Chinasoft” version in...
Posted on November 24, 2009 by Strike-Hold Until now, details about Bulldog Equipment’s mysterious “Mirage” camouflage pattern and its associated combat uniform was unavailable to anyone outside of the US military. In fact you have to have a US military “.mil” or US government “.gov” email address to even gain...
Posted on 20/11/2009 by Strike-Hold With the US / NATO mission in Afghanistan being very much at the forefront of US military strategy deliberations, and trans-Atlantic policy discussions, this new book from Osprey Publishing couldn’t be more timely. And of course, with all rubbish that gets talked by people who...