Frag Out! Magazine
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InvIsta Cordura CORDURA brand is a well- known trademark in tactical and outdoor communities. Their durable and rugged fabrics based on Nylon 6.6 can be found in almost every part of tactical gear or hiking gear. Less people know that CORDURA fabrics can be also utilized in the combat uniforms, including the fire resistant clothing. During the Future Forces 2016 we have spotted a prototype combat shirt from USMC EFRCE com- bat uniform which will replace the currently used USMC FROG II ensemble. Other interesting piece was prototype combat uniform and tactical gear gear with fabrics dyed in Solution Dyed Nylon or SDN in short, where every yarn is dyed to the required color. This allows to achieve a single and unified color on completely different fabrics - there won't be a difference in shades of FR uniform clothing and Cordura 500D webbing as it happens now, when older tech- nologies are used. The colorfastness of SDN fabrics is far ahead of standard fabrics. thermoteknIx This British company specialized in the thermal cameras and devices, most famous from the ClipIR thermal clip-on which could be attached to almost every night vision device, debuted the prototype of FuseIR monocular device combining the image intensifier with thermal camera in single units. The FuseIR has three working modes - night vision, thermal and fusion where the thermal view is layered on the night vision in real time. The similar idea is already in use for few years in AN/ PSQ-20 devices but the FuseIR main difference is very compact size, tad bigger than a standard night vision monocular. In comparison to last two editions, when the exhibition was separated from the NATO Conference, Future Forces 2016 was way more attractive and the number of exhibitors raised. www.fragoutmag.com