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Pee-Wee® Unisex Urine Bag Receives Clean Review…
I was thrilled to see my review quoted in this prestigious newsletter. Folks, I can’t say enough about these Pee-Wee® urine bags, they are awesome. I have personally spent time in the back of a CH-47 Chinook as it executed two and three … Continue reading
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Can anything be worse than a Letterman Show?
CA$H – Keep yours… Yes it can and it’s not often that one runs across a movie where the cost of power consumption is greater than the entertainment value. Thom Doty plays CA$H – that’s right, no first or last name, … Continue reading
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Deficit Reduction Mania Could Jeapordize National Security Posture.
This is about as political as I will get on this Blog but it would be a colossal error in judgement to view Egypt’s recent move for a better government as a signal to start erecting Paul Revere statues, or the assumption … Continue reading
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French Ready to Deploy FELIN.
The 1st Infantry Regiment of the French Army has successfully completed soldier orientation on the FELIN Modernization Initiative. FALIN is a concept designed by Sagem developed under a contract awarded by the DGA in March of 2004. FALIN is a … Continue reading
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Tagged FALIN, French, Sagem
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BAE Eclipse® T-Shirt Design Contest Jan 18 – Feb 21
Last chance for you artistic types to get in on the BAE Eclipse® T-Shirt Design Contest! IDEX- February 20-24 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Booth #CP200 AUSA Winter -February 23-25 in Washington, D.C. Booth #2422 AAAA– April 17-20 in Nashville, Tennessee. … Continue reading
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Knight Vision’s UNS® LRLP A/N PVS-26 Impressive I² Capabilities…
I had an opportunity last October, at Ft. Benning, GA, to use the Knight’s Vision UNS® LRLP or A/N PVS-26 in conjunction with a Leupold Mk-IV spotting scope under actual field conditions. I was very much impressed by its capability. It … Continue reading
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Copy Cat Extrema Ratio Knives Confiscated in Italy.
The folks at Extrema Ratio, Prato, Italy have been making exceptional military and tactical knives since 1997. Their mantra has been to produce edged weapons of uncompromising quality and durability. They know the customers served depend on them for their … Continue reading
The M4’s Reliability In Question
The M4 carbine traces it origins back to the M16A2 and some of its variants, Colt Defense developed it and has been in production since 1994, and in service since 1997. The M4 is a gas operated, magazine feed selective fire weapon. Its … Continue reading
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Tagged 416, 417, Colt, FN, HK, IMI, M16, M4, M4A1, PEO Soldier, Tavor
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The Question of Lethality…
Central to the M4 problem is the question of lethality. Is the M4 sufficiently lethal to do the job, and to remain the standard issue carbine for the U.S. Army? To answer it we need to dimension what constitutes lethal; regrettably … Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Uncategorized, Weapon systems
Tagged .223, 5.56, lethality, M4, M4A1, NATO
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Don’t Tell Me There’s Something Wrong with My M4 Carbine…
Like the quests of El Ingenioso Hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (Don Quixote), the U.S. Army’s Col. Doug Tamilio, PM for Soldier Weapons, moves forward in a quest for the carbine of the future. Much to Col. Tamilio’s credit, he is committed … Continue reading
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Tagged carbine, M16, M4, PEO Soldier, PM Weapons, rifle, Tamilio
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An Army Moves on its Stomach…
Napoleon is credited with saying “an army moves on it stomach.” There is absolutely no substitute for good chow as a moral builder. To help you be the King of the Hooch, I will be posting field expedient gourmet dinners … Continue reading
Streamlight’s TLR-VIR Weapon Mounted Light Gets NSN
Streamlight’s TLR-VIR weapon mounted light recently won a government contract. The light can be mounted an any Picatinny rail to provide the operator with white or IR illumination. The TLR-VIR light is available system wide under the NSN is 6230015894887 for Part Number … Continue reading
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Tagged Streamlight, TLR-VIR
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives “Study on the Importability of Certain Shotguns”
Empowered by the “sporting” provision of the 1968 Gun Control Act, BATF is recommending that military style shotguns, regardless of the operating system, be banned from importation. Once again, the 2nd Amendment comes under attack through a regulatory process and is high … Continue reading
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KRISS TDI System V Now Available in a .40 S&W
My first exposure to the KRISS System V was at the Blackwater, Moyock, NC facility a few years back. I was thoroughly impressed; not just with the weapon but the concept. Back then it was way out of the box thinking. The … Continue reading
Who Needs An SFG When Cat Shit One is Online…
When I saw this IDAentertainment clip on YouTube I had to share it. Soldier Systems Daily has it up and I will follow suit.
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Horus® Vision in 2011
If you like success stories, then you’ll like modeling your business strategy like Horus Vision, San Bruno, CA. Traditionally, precision shooters, like military and police accurately place a shot under varying conditions. Snipers, used the vertical and horizontal dots to determine … Continue reading
Army Launches Competition for New Carbine
ARMY LAUNCHES COMPETITION FOR NEW CARBINE PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Jan. 31, 2011) – The Army has issued a draft solicitation to industry to provide a carbine that outperforms the current M4. Project Manager Soldier Weapons will conduct the carbine competition … Continue reading
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Tagged PEO Soldier
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Desert Tactical – A Company That’s Going Places
Desert Tactical represents everything that America stands for, a young startup company delivering innovation and credible solutions to real world problems, and their line of sniper platforms is at the cutting edge of technology. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to … Continue reading
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Tagged Desert Tactical, rifles
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Trijicon RMR™ Sight Adjustable (LED)
The folks that married the application of tritium to advanced weapon sights, Trijicon, have introduced a new and improved Ruggedized Miniature Reflex (RMR™) featuring an adjustable red dot. The sight offers eight intensity levels that are manually selected by the operator or an auto … Continue reading
New at Surefire, LLC. for 2011
In this AR15.com video Ron Canfield, of Surefire LLC, takes us through several of the new military and law enforcement offerings: RTS-1 and RTS- 2 offset iron sights, M720V illumination system, New Hi-Cap Magazines 60 & 100 round and suppressors.
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USSOCOM Solicitation – Biomedical Research Topic
This is came to us today from Itecs Insider (http://itecsinsider.com/2011/ussocom-solicitations-january-2011/) Biomedical Research Topic – USSOCOM is soliciting pre-proposals focused on applied biomedical research topics that may be of interest to Special Operations Forces (SOF)-relevant aspects of medical care, particularly related … Continue reading
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Tagged solicitations, trauma, USSOCOM
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Tits and Motorcycles in the 3rd Reel…
This superbly produced video clip was brought to our attention by our colleague at Soldier Systems Daily. We thank our Canadian brethren in Afghanistan but please don’t forget the tits and motorcycles in the 3rd reel Eh… Enjoy!
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Benchmade Adds the 3800SBK NTK to their Tactical Line.
The 3800 family are auto open designs that can be manually actuated using the ambidextrous thumb studs provided. Single hand operation is assured in this William W. Harsey design. The production version features a flat ground D2 steel blade with a beautifully executed drop-point tip. … Continue reading
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Tagged Benchmade, BKC, knives, tactical
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Streamlight Announces The Glow-in-the-Dark Safety Wand For Its Sidewinder Family of Lights.
The folks at Streamlight have announced some great accessories for their Sidewinder family of lights. One that I thought is particularly useful is the Glow-in-the-Dark Safety Wand. The wand is a polymer glow in the dark hood that mounts to … Continue reading
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Tagged lights, Sidewinder, Streamlight, tactical
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Kestrle’s 4500NV Horus
Sniper teams operating across a range of AOs face a similar problem, how to develop a precise firing solution given weather, range and target variables. To address this need, several companies developed and fielded stand alone solutions with varying degrees of … Continue reading
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Tagged ATrag, ballistics, Horus, Kestrle, weather
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Sensors and Lasers
A month or two ago, PEO Soldier posted an interesting video on their site, and since sensors and lasers are part of the C4ISR schema that I’ll be talking about throughout the year, I thought it would be appropriate to … Continue reading
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Tagged C4ISR, DOD, forces, intelligence, ISR, MARSOC, reconnaissance, SOCOM, SOF, special, surveillance, USASOF, USSOCOM
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RESET’s RIPR
I first came across RIPR at the SOFIC Conference and was so impressed by it that I referred to it as “having the potential to revolutionize…” I stand by that remark without reservation or modification. RESET’s powered rail, know in … Continue reading
Be Cool
Took some time out from writing and blogging last night to watch what I thought is a great movie, “Be Cool.” The film depicts the entertainment industry, more specifically the music industry, in Southern California. John Travolta plays Chili Palmer, … Continue reading
SWR Brings Back Its Highly Successful Specwar 5.56mm Supressor.
SWR (Southeastern Weapons Research) Laurens, SC brings back its highly successful Specwar 5.56mm suppressor. The new design incorporates SWR’s Active Spring Retention (ASR)™ mounting system that guarantees a solid and secure mounting arrangement on any carbine. The Specwar is made … Continue reading
CTC Defense’s LGD-426
CTC Defense a Division of Crimson Trace Corporation was formally announced on 01 Sep 2010 with a mission to “Adapt, Enhance and Overcome…” The CTC LGD-426 was specifically designed to meet an expressed need articulated by the (NSWC) Naval Surface … Continue reading
Laserlyte’s laser training system provides cost-effective and covenient means of staying on top of your game.
Laserlyte has over twenty years of experience delivering innovative laser based products that enhance the shooter’s experience. Their move into laser training technologies is a natural outcome of that success. With the introduction of the LT-PRO and Laser Training Target, the … Continue reading
Upgrade For Your Legacy Insight X2 and X2L Lights.
Recently, I had an opportunity to take a close look at the illusive L.E.D. upgrade kit, promised by Insight Technologies, for the X2 and X2L weapon mounted lights. To do that, I dissected their new X2 L.E.D. light and transplanted all … Continue reading
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Tagged DHS, gear, Insight Tech Gear, Insight Technology, Isight, kit, L.E.D., law enforcement, LE, LED, lights, lumens, police, SWAT, tactical, upgrade
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