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Canadian Defence Forces Adopt New Camouflage Pattern

We've been following the progress of the development of a new multi-terrain / intermediate-terrain version of CADPAT ever since the Canadian DND first broke the story. After extensive testing and evaluations, the DND has now announced that the final pattern design has been verified and selected, and will now be...

BEARCAT® Ultralight Plate Carrier from Direct Action

Direct Action released a teaser video for this new product a week ago, now they've updated us with the full details. Direct Action has introduced the BEARCAT® Ultralight Plate Carrier, a well-fitting, ultra-lightweight, and mission-tailorable Plate Carrier. The Bearcat is designed to be fully tailorable and versatile, but with a...

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Washington Army National Guard Soldiers, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 161 Infantry Regiment "Dark Rifles", 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, conduct squad live-fire and tactical movement training, on March 4, 2021, at Yakima Training Center, Washington. Photo credit: Washington National Guard.

UF PRO’s Guide to Special Forces Assessment & Selection

Have you got what it takes? The UF PRO Pro's Guide to Special Forces Assessment & Selection video series will dive deep into how to prepare yourself to find out. Michael Strauch from Project Archangel will explain, what are the challenges will lie ahead of you and how to prepare...

Green Berets for German Marines?

The German Navy Sea Battalion (German: Seebataillon) is a land formation of the Bundesmarine, formed on 1 April 2014 and consisting of approximately 1,100 sailors structured into four companies, plus support elements. Each company, led by a lieutenant commander (Korvettenkapitän, OF-3), is specialized in specific field of force protection. The...

US Army New Sniper Weapon Contract Goes to Barrett Firearms

The US Army has awarded a five-year, $49.9 million contract to Barrett Firearms in order to purchase and field the MK22 Multi-role Adaptive Design (MRAD) rifle as its new precision sniper rifle. The MK22 is a modular system that will be fielded with three separate calibers, the .338 Norma Magnum,...

Direct Action – BEARCAT® Ultralight Plate Carrier teaser

Announcing the BEARCAT® Ultralight Plate Carrier from Direct Action. Named after the legendary US Navy fighter of WWII, the Bearcat is designed to be an ultralight but versatile platform - weighing only 290 grams. Reducing the amount of laminate and Cordura® fabric to the bare minimum resulted in a significant...

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U.S. Army Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, provide security after exiting from a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during Air Assault training as part of exercise Eagle Sokol at Pocek Range in Slovenia, Mar. 25, 2019. Exercise Eagle Sokol is a bilateral...

UF PRO Blog: Pace-to-Pace Tracking Exercise

Getting into tactical tracking is challenging to do on your own. So, in the latest UF PRO Blog post, tracking instructor Boris Vos shares the pace-to-pace tracking exercise to help get you started. The pace-to-pace tracking exercise is all about sensitizing your brain to recognize the minute changes in the...