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By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 30, 2017 HyperStealth Biotechnology Corp. President/CEO Guy Cramer was kind enough to show DefenseReview (DR) the new USMC OPFOR (United States Marine Corps Opposing Force) “swirly” (or “swirling”) jungle/woodland combat camo (camouflage) pattern BDU (Battle Dress Uniform) at NDIA SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) 2017, and the pattern looked pretty …
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Russian Robot Soldiers and Drone Swarms: Science Fact or Fiction? Meet FEDOR, Vikhr (‘Whirlwind’) and Smerch!
By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 19, 2017 Last updated on 4/20/17. Russian robotic military tech has been getting a lot of media hype lately with discussion of gun-launched “drone swarms” and armed/weaponized humanoid “Terminator”-type (Terminatorsky?) robots, but how much of this is pure Russian government-controlled media hype and bluster, and how much is real and possible? …
Read More »Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) + FlyBoard Air Ducted-Fan Hoverboard = Flying Super Soldiers: Future Military Special Operations Forces (SOF) Assaulters/Operators to Fly Themselves to the Target in Exo-Armor ‘Iron Man’-Type Combat Suits?
By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 21, 2016 Last updated on 10/09/16. DefenseReview (DR) first reported on the TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit) Exo-Armor Combat Suit program in October, 2013, and while we were healthily skeptical about it, we were also cautiously optimistic, as is our way. Cut to the present, and the TALOS program is …
Read More »Direct Action Gear (DAG) Dragon Egg and Dust Heavy-Duty Combat/Tactical Hydration Pack (Backpack) Systems in Hyde Definition PenCott Digital Combat Camouflage Patterns for Military Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Civilian Tactical Shooters! (Video!)
By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 31, 2016 Last updated on 4/01/16. DefenseReview (DR) has been running a Direct Action Gear (DAG) Dust Heavy Duty Small Tactical Backpack in Hyde Definition Pencott-Badlands arid digital combat camouflage pattern for the last 6-8 months, but it actually became our favorite day pack immediately. We really love it (pack AND camo pattern), …
Read More »VATEC Concealment Solutions (VCS) Flexible Multispectral 3D Combat Camouflage System: Texturized Individual and Vehicle Camouflage by Polaris Solutions (Israel) and ReadyOne Industries Conceals Your Visible-Light and Thermal/IR (Infrared) Signatures from the Enemy! (Video!)
By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 21, 2015 Last updated on 6/24/15. Speaking of IR (InfraRed) light tech at NDIA SOFIC 2015 (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2015), DefenseReview (DR) ran across some very interesting flexible 3D camouflage that’s multispectral, so it also works in the thermal/IR and near-IR/night-vision light spectrums, not just the visible light spectrum. Developed by …
Read More »Russian Nano-Armor Coming in 2015 for Future Soldier ‘Warrior Suit’, and Russian Spetsnaz (Military Special Forces) Already Running Improved 6B43 Composite Hard Armor Plates, New Plate Carriers and Combat Helmets, AK Rifle/Carbines, GM-94 Grenade Launchers and other Tactical Gear in Crimea, Ukraine
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Read More »USSOCOM Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) Exo-Armor Combat Suit for the Future Soldier/Warfighter: ‘Iron Man’, or Future Iron Thud on the U.S. Military Procurement Scrap Heap?
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com The following article is property of DefenseReview.com (DR) and is copyrighted material. If you are reading this article on another website other than DefenseReview.com, please email us the website address/URL (where the unauthorized DR article reprint is located) at defrev (at) gmail (dot) com. Thank you. October 10, 2013 Objective Force Warrior …
Read More »McMillan/TrackingPoint .50 BMG Precision Guided Rifle (PGR): Meet the Future 3,100-Yard “Super Gun” Sniper Rifle with XactSystem Smart Rifle Scope Technology
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photo and video content contained in this article was shot by DefenseReview.com, and is copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on all photo and video content. All DR photos and videos were shot with a Sony Cyber-shot RX100 (DSC-RX100/B) Digital Camera with 20.2 MP (20.2-megapixel) still camera and 1080p HD video camera capability. The …
Read More »Mission First Tactical AR-15 Rifle/Carbine/SBR Accessories in Kryptek Camouflage Patterns: Camo MFT BATTLELINK Utility Stock (BUS)/Minimalist Stock (BMS) Series, MFT REACT Vertical Grip Series, MFT TORCH Light/Laser Mount Series, MFT Engage Pistol Grip Series and MFT Rail Systems (Video!)
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photo and video content contained in this article was shot by DefenseReview.com, and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on all photo and video content. The photos and video clips were shot with a Sony Cyber-shot RX100 (DSC-RX100/B) Digital Camera with 20.2 MP (20.2-megapixel) still camera and 1080p HD video camera capability. The …
Read More »Colt Defense Secures US Marine Corps (USMC) Contract for Up to 12,000 M45 Close Quarter Battle Pistol (M45 CQBP) Single-Stack 1911 Pistols Primarily for Marine Force Recon and MARSOC Elements: 4036 Pistols, to Start
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 23, 2012 Last updated on 7/25/12. What's old is new again, and we're back to the future. Colt Defense LLC announced on Friday that it had secured an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract for up to $22.5 million and 12,000 M45 Close Quarter Battle Pistol (M45 CQBP) 1911 pistols with the U.S. Marine Corps, …
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