David Axe of the “War Is Boring” blog has written an excellent article about the career of legendary French mercenary “Bob Denard”, and the rise of the modern Contractor industry. Check it out: One Man Private Army
Just past midnight on the morning of June 10th, 71 years ago, an Airborne force comprised mainly of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division led the largest parachute assault by American forces to-date, into Sicily, as part of Operation Husky. 45 mph winds blew troop carriers off course and...
KITANICA’s casual / outdoor / work-wear oriented “Backcountry Pants” are now available in Black – as well as Ranger Green, Khaki and Stone. And judging by some photos on KITANICA’s Facebook page, they might also soon be available in PenCott-BadLands and Kryptek Typhon as well…. kitanica.net/backcountry
The latest news from Direct Action (Helikon Tex’s ‘real deal’ line) is that their GHOST® Backpacks will be hitting stores by the end of this week. The GHOST® (MSRP – 139 EUROs) is Direct Action’s take on a mid-size patrol pack (28 + 3.5 Litre), and features their patented Combat Vent System...
You’ve heard the rumors, seen the teasers, wondered if it was more than just a dream…. Well…. its for real, the legend is back! Patrick Ma and his crew launched the official Facebook page for Prometheus Design Werx today. The website is still just a holding page, but the Facebook page...
The STEYR HS .50 opened a new era of long range shooting; the cold hammer forged barrel provides excellent accuracy at an effective range up to 1500m and the rifle can be disassembled and reassembled in seconds. The STEYR HS .50 M1 is the evolution of the HS .50. The...
The STEYR AUG A3 modular weapon system is a result of the continued development of the world renowned STEYR AUG rifle series. The STEYR AUG A3 design is also based on modular system components, which can be configured from one variant to another quickly and easily without tools, at unit...
Some news sources are calling this the Army’s “new” new camouflage pattern – well guess what, it was actually developed more than 10 years ago, it was the precursor to MultiCam, it was not pursued further originally becuase it didn’t out-perform other patterns by a substantial enough margin, and it was in...
I had the distinct pleasure of getting to hang out with Griff from Combat Flip Flops (CFF) for a while down at SOFIC in Tampa earlier this week. CFF does indeed make some awesome products, they are truly on a noble mission, and yet they are also some of the...
Applied Orange Performance Equipment announced their new “Advanced Line” of non-FR products a couple of months ago. Now they’ve released full details of their new trouser design. Applied Orange describe their FDD trouser as a solid all-round design that works great for basic outdoor, military, law enforcement, milsim, and Close Protection use. ...
