By David Crane
defrev at gmail dot com
June 2, 2008
For the last 4 months, DefenseReview has been using a Blackhawk! Medium A.L.E.R.T. Bag tactical load out bag for travel to industry trade shows and other destinations, and the verdict is in. We like it! The bag holds a lot of stuff for its size [...]
By David Crane
defrev at gmail.com
May 14, 2008
Modified on 5/15/08 — Some information has been redacted/removed from this article by the author/editor (David Crane) for OPSEC.
Updated again on 9/11/09 with originally-provided bullet and manufacturer info redacted on 5/15/08.
A number of months ago, DefenseReview was informed by one of our contacts in the U.S. military Special Operations [...]
By David Crane
defrev at gmail dot com
April 29, 2008
On September 1, 2007 (9/01/07), DefenseReview was contacted by Sean Carroll of STRAC Technologies a.k.a. STRAC Tech via email to let us know about a product that looks on its face to have some serious tactical merit and promise. The product is a patented chest-worn modular [...]
by David Crane
defrev at gmail dot com
All photographic images contained in this article were taken by
DefenseReview.com at SHOT Show 2008, and they are the exclusive property of
DefenseReview.com. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these
photos. All photos were shot with a 7.2-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot
digital camera (Model #: DSC-P150).
April 17, 2008
While DefenseReview was at SHOT Show 2008 primarily [...]
by David Crane
defrev at gmail.com
DefenseReview recently received a Low Profile Package Advanced Helmet Cam System (helmet camera system) from Xtreme Recall, and we’re looking forward to evaluating it. The Low Profile Package was designed and developed to allow professional shooters, tactical operators (including military Special Operations and general infantry personnel, and law enforcement SWAT [...]
The following is a Robotic FX, Inc. press release that has been slightly edited for content by DefenseReview:
Worth, IL – (June 6, 2007) Robotic FX, Inc. has announced the release of the latest Negotiator Tactical Surveillance Robot (NTSR) accessory, a 6-Axis robotic arm (transforming the NTSR into the Negotiator Tactical Manipulator Robot a.k.a. NTMR). “This [...]
The following is a Robotic FX, Inc. press release:
Worth, IL – (March, 2 2007) Robotic FX, Inc. has announced successful testing of the latest COFDM equipped Negotiator Tactical Surveillance Robot. COFDM is a modulation scheme that divides a single digital signal across 1,000 or more signal carriers simultaneously. The signals are sent at right angles [...]
The following is an TEA press release on the Invisio Bone Mic tactical communications headset / earpiece:
A report from Baghdad on Invisio Bone Mic Headset:
I live and work in the "Red Zone" of Baghdad, Iraq on a high threat
protective security detail. I began searching for a new headset after
a last minute change to our [...]
The following is a Robotic FX, Inc. press release:
Robotic FX Negotiator Tactical Surveillance Robot Gets Endorsed by Corrections Special Operations Community
Worth, IL – Robotic FX, Inc. has unveiled its Negotiator Tactical Surveillance
Robot – the first low-cost robotic system [unmanned ground vehicle (UGV)] designed to help first-responders make informed decisions from a safe distance.
Robotic FX, Inc. [...]
by David Crane
david at defensereview.com
A company called FreeLinc recently introduced a tactical headset for military Special Operations Forces (SOF), law enforcement swat teams, and PSC/PMC PSD/Security Operators called the FreeMotion 200 that represents a significant development in secure tactical communications–the key word being "secure". Of course, there are a number of companies out there [...]







