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Walther Launches New Flagship Red-Dot Ready PDP Pistol

Walther has entered a new era of manufacturing with its flagship handgun, the PDP (Performance Duty Pistol). The PDP is the most modular and versatile pistol ever designed by Walther and every PDP model comes red dot READY. With revolutionary Red Dot Ergonomics engineered into the pistol, the PDP platform...

Century Arms Announces AP5 9mm Pistol Line

The AP5 or “Apparatus Pistol”, is a roller delayed blowback firearm based and built off of the original and historic MP5 design. Adopted for use across the globe, no other firearm of this type has been more successful.  The roller-locked delayed-blowback mechanism was first developed during WWII, and became widely...

VERTX® Releases New Low-Profile Mission Pants

Vertx® has announced the addition of the Grip and Cutback SF pants to its low-vis line. Designed to work for a number of environments and styles, the Grip and Cutback SF add variety to the Prepared Professional’s™ low-profile uniform.  Whether its hidden E&E pockets, gusseting, comms pass-throughs, or wallet traps,...

Meprolight Launches Unique MEPRO O2 Red Dot Sight

The MEPRO 02 is the first-ever MIL-SPEC red dot sight with multi-pattern reticle enables the user to switch between aiming patterns quickly and easily for all tactical scenarios and in all-weather/light conditions. Meprolight – a member of the SK Group and a leading manufacturer of electro-optical systems, thermal and night...

Slovenian Armed Forces Adopt State-of-the-Art Gear To Provide All-Weather Protection

The Slovenian Ministry of Defence today presented a suite of new clothing and personal gear items that will provide state-of-the-art protection for Slovenian soldiers. Thanks to the use of new, state-of-the-art materials the overall weight of the soldiers' equipment has also been reduced by about 25%! Some of the specialist...

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Royal Marines of 45 Marine Commando are in the Norwegian Arctic being put through their paces in one of the world’s most extreme environments on Winter Deployment 21. The Cold Weather Warfare Course has three phases – survival, mobility and warfare. This creates a well-rounded winter warrior, enabling the commandos...

UF PRO Tactical Materials Glossary

Nowadays there are so many tactical materials available that it can be a challenge to keep track of them all - let alone understand their relevant features and benefits when you're shopping for mission essential garments. UF PRO are known for their fabric expertise, and for using a variety of...

Helikon-Tex Goes Tiger Stripe!

Like its namesake stealthily and silently stalking through the shadows, some Tiger Stripe items from Helikon-Tex unexpectedly popped up this week in my social media feed... We don't have any further information from Helikon-Tex yet, but so far we have found that they have released to styles of pants and...

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French Special Operations Forces in Mali. Photo credit: French Ministry of Defence

The VFC/UMAREX H&K PSG-1 GBBR Precision Marksman Rifle

Everyone who likes "Old School Cool" classic Cold War, 'Rainbow Six' and 'Call of Duty' weapons got very excited when VFC (VegaForceCompany) showcased their beautiful new gas-blowback replica of the renowned Heckler & Koch PSG-1 precision marksman rifle at the MOA Show in Taiwan back in November. The real-steel PSG-1...