When Raven Concealment Systems and Eleven 10 announce that they are joining forces to create a new medical supply manufacturer, it grabs my attention. They have already collaborated in the past on a low-vise medical kit (see Soldier Systems Daily) and I expect we will be seeing other slick kit rolling out of CLEER soon.
Check out the CLEER Medical website and Facebook Page.
Jesse at PredatorBDU first turned me on to the Fighter Design’s innovative offerings. It is no surprise to see them teaming up with other innovators like Vertx.
From Vertx:
Vertx Apparel Signs Design Agreement with Fighter Design
Vertx Apparel, the tactical brand and innovation design arm of Fechheimer Brothers, is proud to announce they have signed a licensing agreement with Fighter Design of Austin, TX. This new partnership will allow Vertx to incorporate Fighter Design’s proprietary Airflow Technology into new models of the world’s best tactical pant.
“Fighter Design’s ‘Airflow Tech’ has been on my radar for a while now,” says Vertx Director of Sales Darrell Morrow. “As an apparel feature there’s nothing else like it. It’s proven to keep you cool. Adding it as a feature option to Vertx tactical pants is frankly just an awesome evolution.”
Fighter Design’s Airflow Technology has already garnered well-deserved attention for shooters, athletes and operators who must work in high temperatures. It’s an aggressive, well designed system that utilizes extremely tough mesh material in strategic locations like the inseam of the pant legs and cargo pocket interiors to create a cooling flow of air into the pants.
“We’re very excited to be working with Vertx on this,” says Fighter Design’s Adam Slank. “They’re an amazing company and we’re all big fans of the Vertx brand. Of all the brands in the market, we really wanted to work with Vertx. People just need to try the new pants in order to feel the airflow for themselves. Some things need to be experienced.”
Though the partnership is a young one, an initial project will be debuted at the NSSF SHOT Show, Booth #126. This will take the form of a limited run of ‘Phantom Ops Powered by Airflow.’ Note that a small number of these pants will be available for preorder at the Vertx booth and on line—and doing so may very well guarantee participation in some otherwise invite-only after-business-hours Vertx SHOT Show events.
To learn more about Vertx Phantom Ops pants, see etc. etc.
For more about Airflow Technology see:
http://milspecmonkey.com/
weargear/clothing/412-fighter- design-airflow-pants https://www.facebook.com/
fighterdesign http://www.thefighterdesign.
com/ProductDetails.asp? ProductCode=AFP
Midwest Industries is in the final stages of the production of their KeyMod hand guard for the Tavor. The new hand guard will features 2 rows of KeyMod attachment points on each side and a single, central row on the bottom. This hand guard will give the user the ability to mount their light on the inside of the hand guard so that the bezel sticks out forward of the hand guard.
The FLIR ONE, a new thermal imaging case for the iPhone 5, is pretty slick on a number of levels. The nerd in me thinks it is very cool to see the cost of thermal imaging equipment falling (the FLIR ONE’s expected retail is under $350). The concerned citizen in me sees all kinds of potential for monitoring what is going on around the house. The gadget lover in me is currently shaking, in a cold sweat, and unable to utter anything other than “Want!’
FLIR ONE uses your iPhone’s screen to display an image that is an amalgamation of an actual picture and the thermal image. This combined image offers higher resolution.
It has its own on-board battery supply and will be available in three colors, none of which are Flat Dark Earth (space grey, white and gold). FLIR will be releasing a development kit so, hopefully, developers can come up with some useful ways to integrate FLIR ONE’s thermal imaging into other apps.
There is a thread on M4Carbine.net with a ton of useful information about the FLIR ONE and its potential capabilities.
Check out FLIR.com.
The FOSSA-556 (see the previous review) is now compatible with the Gemtech HALO suppressor. White Sound Defense tweaked its dimension very slightly. It is now VERY slightly longer in overall length but it sits back further on the barrel so the new version actually reduces the overall length of the host versus the previous version.
The leading edge has also been mildly reshaped to make it more effective at breaking glass which may be useful for some users.
Thankfully, the performance hasn’t changed a bit. It is still offers an incredible level of flash suppression with a side of muzzle control.
Check out the White Sound Defense FOSSA-556.
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