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Tactical Tailor Releases Products in PenCott™ Camouflage

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Strike-Hold Tactical Tailor, supplier of rugged, 100% American-made tactical equipment to Warfighters around the world, is proud to announce it is offering a range of equipment in the PenCott™ family of camouflage patterns. The effectiveness of camouflage should not gauged by popularity, nor aesthetic...

“Grey Cell” foreign policy and conflict website is live

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Strike-Hold Grey Cell aims to be the number one source for real-time, accurate international news and information from local sources and subject matter experts and contributors located all over the globe. The Grey Cell website features news feeds from the DOD, CENTCOM, PACOM, EUCOM,...

Jankel Jeep J8 ‘Pegasus’ Special Operations Vehicle

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Strike-Hold Based on the rugged and reliable Jeep J8 platform, the ‘Pegasus’ is an air-transportable, light strike capable, Special Operations Vehicle. Jankel are the official worldwide partner with Chrysler for the sale of the Jeep J8 Family of Military Vehicles. Variants include Troop Carriers,...

Leo Koehler PenCott Tactical Combat Jacket review

- Text and photos by Grant Grieve. I have for some time now been a big fan of the PenCott camouflage patterns, and if you were to ask any of my friends or comrades they would tell you that I never shut up about its virtues. For me it is...

2 PARA on Exercise Capable Eagle

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Strike-Hold Paratroopers have practised a combat-style parachute jump as part of joint training between the British and French air forces. Exercise Capable Eagle saw B Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment carry out a jump from an RAF C-130J Hercules. The 50 paratroopers jumped...

Ruger SR-762 Sport Rifle

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Strike-Hold Sturm, Ruger & Company has announced the new Ruger® SR-762™, bringing the .308 Win./7.62 NATO cartridge to the popular SR-556® family of rifles. The SR-762™ offers the downrange authority of the .308 cartridge in a two-stage, piston-driven rifle that runs cooler and cleaner...

Ukrainian “toad” pattern camouflage

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Strike-Hold A new offering from the Ukrainian company PROF1-Group (products sold under the brand-name P1G-Tac) is their “Jabba” (toad) camouflage pattern. Designed to replace the Soviet-era dark woodland camouflage patterns currently worn by the Ukranian Army, the “toad” pattern is a much lighter, dappled,...

UF PRO® Striker Combat Shirt – Silent Heroes Edition

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Strike-Hold This limited edition version of the UF PRO® Combat Shirt was designed and manufactured for the Silent Heroes Foundation’s Special Interdiction Unit rhino protection project. The shirt was specifically designed to provide excellent wearability, comfort and camouflage properties in the harsh South African...

New Malaysian Army digital camouflage?

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Strike-Hold During their recent 80th anniversary parade in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian Army paraded wearing a new “digital” camouflage pattern.  The pattern is reported to have been indigenously designed, and is allegedly a pixilation of the Malaysian Army’s current “Zebra Woodland” pattern. copyright Janes...