Author: Tony Grist
Milipol 25 – EZRaider HD4 The EZRaider HD4 offers off-road travel with a minimum of training. It’s as easy as riding a scooter, an all-terrain scooter. The largest model in the line, the EZRaider HD4 is a 4-wheeled electric off-road vehicle with a range of 80 km on a single charge. It is capable of carrying a heavy load on sandy and rocky terrain. It also offers a patented “floating” suspension system. Specifications: Weight: 130 kg Height: 135 c m Height folded: 75 c m Width: 74 c m Length: 170 c m Battery: 60V 3000w/h Motor: 4X1200w Max speed:…
Milipol 25 – EO Spectre Tactical SIGINT System The EO Spectre Tactical SIGINT System from EO Security packs a lot of capability into this tablet. One of the main points I like about it is that it can be used threat collection as well as OPSEC awareness. It can collect against Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, PTT, and Cellular as well as other signals of interest. Technical Specifications: Frequency range: 9 kHz up to 18 GHz Sweep speed: up to 3,000 GHz/s Instantaneous bandwidth: up to 490 MHz Advanced analysis: deep insight into Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz) On-device AI:…
Milipol 25 – Savotta Trifold E-Tool Pouch Finland’s Savotta showed me their e-tool cover. Made from wide webbing, it’s a simple, effective and robust way to carry the entrenching tool. The war in Ukraine has remedied us of how essential an entrenching tool is to digging a shell scrape or more elaborate fighting positions. PALS compatible, the pouch keeps your e-tool handy. The flap features a tuck under tab which can be backed up with Velcro for times when you need a little extra security. Offered in Green and Brown (shown). www.savotta.fi/products/trifold-e-tool-pouch Read the full article here
Onward Research Recce Skin Kit The Recce Skin Kit from Onward Research is pretty ingenious. This kit offers the ability to apply non-permanent alpine camouflage to your existing Recce Rig pouches. Additionally, it makes the rig more reliable in cold weather conditions. The kit comes with: 4 QASM Buckles replace unreliable velcro in freezing conditions 4 Male Repair Buckles with integrated tabs for enhanced functionality Shock cord system (4 x 12? pieces of 1/8? cord) maintains secure connections Read the full article here
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PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) — In a ceremony held at Peterson Space Force Base, Nov. 3, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzmanofficially redesignated Space Operations Command as United States Space Force Combat Forces Command, marking a significant shift in the command’s focus toward enhanced combat readiness and integrated space defense. Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon assumed command of the newly renamed CFC, succeeding Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., the SpOC commander. The redesignation reflects the command’s commitment to aligning with its core purpose of forging combat-ready Space Forces for America and its allies, and with the evolution…
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced via Truth Social that Venezuelan airspace is “closed in its entirety,” marking a further escalation in tensions between Washington and Caracas. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yván Gil Pinto denounced the move, calling Trump’s statement “a hostile, unilateral, and arbitrary act, incompatible with the most fundamental principles of international law.” The announcement comes amid pressure from a hawkish faction within the Trump administration, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging more aggressive steps ostensibly aimed at toppling the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Those efforts…
WASHINGTON — As the race to control the Arctic intensifies, more research is focused on how to optimize service member performance in the extreme cold, where lack of sleep and appetite, altitude and equipment issues can all affect a warfighter’s ability to function. Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine’s Military Nutrition Division in Natick, Massachusetts, study physiological stressors that warfighters encounter. By manipulating dietary, exercise and environmental conditions, they’re working to determine the best way to deliver the right nutrition and energy to increase warfighter lethality. How extreme cold negatively affects warfighters In extreme cold environments,…
2025 Jack Carr Holiday Gift Guide One of my favorite authors is Jack Carr and I always enjoy the amount of detail he puts into the gear used by the characters in his books. Set during the Vietnam War, “Cry Havoc” is his latest release and the research really shines through, depicting classic gear and TTPs developed by MACV SOG. Each year, Jack puts together a holiday gift list based on kit used in his books, stuff he personally uses, and some branded gear. This year’s is a doozy. I won’t steal his thunder, but there’s something in there for…
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