Noctu is a company founded out of necessity. Years of wear and tear on the body under the weight of body armor and packs led to the desire to look at load carriage from a completely different angle. From that, the Flex System was born. Designed to carry loads from 60-80 lbs, the Flex System…
FORT BENNING, Ga. — The U.S. Army Ranger Course has served as the Army’s crucible for developing the functional skills and mental toughness required of platoon and squad leaders in close combat for three-quarters of a century. The course marked its 75th anniversary on Nov. 25, 2025, affirming its vital, continuing role in creating adaptive…
Milipol 25 – Snigel Designs Swedish gear manufacturer Snigel Designs has been around for quite awhile and they shared this example from 1990. Made from Woodland camouflage parapack, which was the material du jour, this light pack looks to have seen quite a bit of use. This entry was posted on Monday, December 1st, 2025…
Milipol 15 – Adept Armor Adept Armor offered us a sneak peek at a few new items they’ve been working on. One of the things I appreciate about Adept Armor is that they look at things from a different perspective, trying out new materials and old materials in new ways. Take for instance the Novasteel…
Milipol 25 – Weber Rescue Systems COMBI-TOOL The COMBI-TOOL is a battery-powered multipurpose tool for rapid intervention teams, offering high cutting and spreading forces, interchangeable tips for breaching, cutting, lifting, and pulling, a swivel-folding handle for optimal handling, and compatibility with MILWAUKEE 18V M18 FORGE batteries. Technical Specifications: Weight (ready for use): 14,2 kg Opening…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…