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DIRECT ACTION ‘Dragon Egg MkII’ coming soon!

Direct Action gear’s ‘Dragon Egg’ backpack has been one of the best sellers in the company’s so-called “Legacy Line”.  But never being ones to sit on their laurels, the company recently announced that an upgraded version is coming in a few weeks. The “MkII” version of the Dragon Egg features...

Helikon-Tex ‘WOLFHOUND’ Light Insulated Jacket

The WOLFHOUND has landed!  Helikon-Tex’s long awaited light insulated jacket landed in shops this past week.  Check it out! The Wolfhound is a lightweight & insulated mid-layer that can be used as part of a layered clothing system, or as a stand-alone jacket.  The hydrophobic properties of its Climashield® Apex™...

S.H.A.D.O. Backpack and Accessories from Prometheus Design Werx

The New PDW S.H.A.D.O. 28Litre Backpack and Pack Accessories from Prometheus Design Werx are Now Available! The S.H.A.D.O. 28L is a US-made day-pack designed to perform in a multitude of environments and use-cases. The unique dual-clamshell design allows for full storage access to two compartments, and a high degree of user options...

MIL SISTEMIKA Personal Eye System (PES)

MIL SISTEMIKA is a relatively new and small Slovenian company that makes great battle-space management and situational awareness software. I had an opportunity a while back to play around with the Personal Eye System from MIL SISTEMIKA, but I didn’t get a chance to evaluate it extensively or put it...

Direct Action Gear USA expands product offering

Direct Action’s expanded line of advanced tactical nylon gear was debuted in the US at SOFIC in late May – now these made-in-Poland products are in-stock and available for purchase through the Direct Action Gear USA webstore. The line-up includes their flagship SPITFIRE™ Plate Carrier, HURRICANE™, TEMPEST™ and TIGER MOTH™...

The Capture of Aqaba

On 6 July 1917 Lawrence of Arabia captured the port town of Aqaba in perhaps one of the greatest coups of the First World War.  He had left the Arab camp at Wejh on 9 May, embarking on an epic expedition across some of the worst desert terrain in Arabia....

Helikon-Tex joins as a Sponsor of Lights, Sights, Lasers US Tour

Khyber Interactive Associates, a world-class emergency response training, research, consulting company and developer of the annual Lights, Sights, Lasers US Tour, announced that Helikon-Tex® – a leading International innovator in tactical apparel and gear for law enforcement, security and military forces worldwide – has come aboard as a platinum sponsor...

What does ‘AR’ stand for?

The term ‘assault rifle’ has been a politically loaded term right from the start – as the origins of the German military designation “Sturmgewehr” (assault rifle) shows. Although its commonly repeated that the term was made up by Hitler, Peter G. Kokalis actually did thorough first-hand, primary research into it...