Tilak Military – Bivy Bags

Tilak has just completed a run of their new bivy bag. These are definitely on the heavier side and designed to be reliable and durable. Made of a three-layer material with an ePTFE-based membrane, the bottom section is seamless and shaped like a tub. It is designed for a sleeping bag, but in a pi...

By Eric G •

Wheelgun Wednesday: The Manurhin MR73 Liberty Is A Birthday Blaster

Right away, if you know anything about revolver manufacturers, you’re saying to yourself: “Manurhin is a French company, not American, so why are they selling revolvers to celebrate our milestone?” … and you’d have a point. But as their post on The Social Network Fo...

By Zac K •

TacJobs – HUMINT at DIA

Some intelligence can’t be gathered by sensors…it requires human connection. The Defense Intelligence Agency is recruiting entry-level Human Intelligence Officers. By collecting critical source insights on foreign defense infrastructure, adversary military intent, and emerging threats...

By Eric G •

Logistik Unicorp – FPV Drone Accessories

During CANSEC Logistik Unicorp exhibited a family of accessories for the FOV drones being adopted by Western militaries. Items included the pack on the left with individual trays to hold drones. They’ve also developed a drone battery pouch and top kit pouch which are both MOLLE compatible a...

By Eric G •

Colt Optics' New LE-Only Laser Shows Where Aiming Tech Is Heading

Colt Optics is playing for keeps with the LP5X-P, a weapon-mounted aiming laser that skips the usual "first generation" stumble and walks into battle-tested. Built in partnership with Brolis Defence, this unit has already been standardized and fielded across NATO forces, which means the...

By Eric B •

Berlin Candy Bomber in the Berlin Airlift

U.S. Air Force Colonel Gail Seymour Halvorsen was a transport pilot best known as the “Candy Bomber” or “Onkel Wiggly Wings,” who became famous for dropping candy to German children in Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of the city. Following Germany’s defeat in World War II, the vic...

By Friedrich Seiltgen •

FirstSpear - The Frogskin Collection Is Back

There's a pattern in American military history that's so intrinsically tied to a specific thing that mentioning it feels like you're setting up a punchline, and yet, FirstSpear just dropped it unironically across an entire collection. The five-color disruptive pattern that the Mari...

By Eric B •
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