The U.S. Army is looking to significantly increase the lethality of its infantry forces. This involves not only modernizing its combat vehicles, but also the individual soldiers themselves. The Objective Force Warrior (OFW) program is designed to do just that. Here are whole bunch of great…links to info and stories about the program and the two LTI’s(Lead Technology Integrators) competing …
Read More »Advanced Synthetic Edged and Pointed Weapons for Clandestined Carry.
by David Crane david@defensereview.com DefRev has recently discovered an outfit that is currently offering a line of synthetic edged weapons for LE and military end users. According to the manufacturer, they are different from other "covert" weapons in that they do not look like a weapon, even on close inspection. They are designed specifically for clandestine, "last ditch" use, and …
Read More »New Tactical Ear III W-C by Walker’s Game Ear. Let Your Ears Go Bionic.
Once you have a pair of these babies on, Colonel Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man, wouldn’t have much on ya’. Compact and lightweight, Walker’s Tactical Ear III W-C, by Walker’s Game Ear, gives military special operators, LE tactical operators, and serious shooters two-way communications ability, a noise reduction rating of 29 decibals against loud bangs, and ambient sound …
Read More »Become a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier…Virtually.
The U.S. Army has been busy spending millions on a new video game that simulates a U.S. Army infantry soldier’s experience, including combat–all in the hopes of increasing… the number of quality recruits. It’s supposed to have a very high degree of realism, albeit without the blood, sweat, hunger… well, you get the picture. Will it work? Hey, we just …
Read More »Shields Up! Using Star Trek Technology to stop RPG’s
Looks like the U.S. Army and Marine Corps will soon be using magnetic fields to protect our troops in combat. It’s about time. We could have really used this technology back in Somalia in ’93(and right now in Afghanistan). It could have saved a lot of lives. RPG’s(Rocket-Propelled Grenades) continue to be an ongoing problem for us in small-scale conflicts, …
Read More »Objective Force Warrior(OFW) System Soon to be Selected by U.S. Army
According to Scott Gourley, a "Jane’s Defence Weekly" correspondent, the U.S. army is reportedly close to formally selecting the Lead Technology Integrator for the revolutionary Objective Force Warrior(OFW) system. The goal of the OFW system appears be to greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of both individual infantry soldiers and whole squads, by utilizing lightweight integrated communications and target-identification systems, combined …
Read More »New L.U.L.A.(Loader/Unloader Accessory) by GTS
We don’t have one of these for testing yet, but have it on pretty good authority that the L.U.L.A. is a pretty useful little accessory for AR-15/M16 and CAR-15/M4 owners and users. Using the LULA, one can load a 30 round AR-15 mag in about 35 seconds. The LULA is compact and lightweight, and is currently in use by the …
Read More »New Tactical Impact Device(TID) for Surefire Flashlights.
This nasty little number was apparently created as a "less than lethal alternative force option" by a personal protection specialist/trainer("Kensho" from TacticalForums.com), along with some help from the boys at GG&G. The "Tactical Impact Device", or TID, is basically a replacement lamp housing for Surefire flashlights that incorporates large "teeth" that are sure to put a rather serious hurt on …
Read More »Own an AR-15/M4 Carbine? New KAC RAS II Soon to be Released.
Chances are, if you own an AR-15/M16 type rifle or carbine, and you’ve found this website, you’re already at least somewhat familiar with accessory rail mounting systems, which come in pretty handy for mounting all kinds of goodies such as optics, lasers, white lights, night vision devices, and vertical foregrips. Ya’ know–fun stuff. Well, Knight’s Armament, the same folks that …
Read More »MSS (Modular Stock System) Update: T&E on TacticalForums.com.
One of the TacticalForums.com members has just T&E’d the MSS. Click on this link if you’d like to read about it.
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