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Direct Action SPITFIRE Plate Carrier Cutaway System

The latest product video from Direct Action gear is now live on their YouTube Channel. This system provides for the immediate cutaway release of the SPITFIRE Plate Carrier. Its innovative design and allows for quick and easy reassembly of the Plate Carrier without the cutaway elements. Created with primarily with...

Leapfest 2016 is coming!

The Leapfest International Static Line Parachute Competition 2016 is now less than a week away!  Watch out of our event coverage to start this coming Saturday. Here is a list of the rgistered teams for 2016: 43rd Airborne Battalion Czech Republic Associazione Nazionale Paracadutisti d’Italia Italy 11 Airmobile Brigade (AASLT)...

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....