HELIKON-TEX adds PenCott to its camouflage line-up

European tactical clothing brand HELIKON-TEX broke the news yesterday that it is adding the GreenZone, Badlands and Snowdrift versions of PenCott to its line-up.

Due to be revealed at the IWA & Outdoor Classics 2013 trade show in March, the new patterns will first be produced in Helikon-Tex’s Combat Patrol Uniform, then will come their Combat Shirt, Boonie Hat and Combat Cap models.

  

  

In the second half of 2013 Helikon-Tex will also roll-out the PenCott patterns on a new Parka design.

Stay tuned for more info – and visit Helikon-Tex’s website and Facebook page for more details about their full line-up.

www.helikon-tex.com

www.facebook.com/Helikon-Tex

www.facebook.com/groups/PenCott

’tis the season – for “SNOWDRIFT”

Traditional solid white “snow camouflage” doesn’t work well in terrain where the snow cover is uneven and features shadows and textures, and/or where rocks and dry vegetation break the blanket of snow.  So, some other snow camouflage patterns attempt to include the appearance of stalks, grass or tree branches – which only work in very specific environments.

Snowdrift is a three-color pattern that uses the same pattern geometry as the rest of the PenCott family,  and is specifically designed for optimum concealment in a wide range of snow-covered terrain.

The 3-in-1, omni-directional, multi-scalar, fractal pattern geometry, plus the 3 carefully analyzed and selected colors of Snowdrift, creates a pattern that vanishes into the textures of the natural environment.  And as the photos below show, it works well at close, mid- and longer-range distances too.

The camouflage over-suit featured in these photos is made from our lightweight, quick-drying, 100% polyester fabric with a durable water-resistant finish and military specification nIR performance.  The suit comprises a parka and trousers set that features multiple pockets, and reinforcing patches on the elbows, knees and seat.  It was developed by Hyde Definition with Griffin Manufacturing of Fall River, Massachusetts at the request of a private military company, but will also be available soon directly from Hyde Definition.  Dealers and retailers interested in stocking the suit can contact us for further information. Watch out for more details to also be made public soon.

Finally, our Marketing and Business Development Director, Lawrence Holsworth, will be attending the SHOT Show in Las Vegas the 14th – 18th of January.  Feel free to contact him at +1-508-677-2155 or lawrence@hydedefinition.com for a meeting or discussion.

 

Saint George Defence Group of Serbia to produce tactical clothing and gear in PenCott patterns

The Saint George Defence Group is a new company from Serbia, with a good pedigree and a mission to make field proven clothing and gear for real-deal special operations professionals.

SGDG is working on its own range of clothing and equipment produced with military-grade quality from military-grade raw-materials.  The company offers its products to police, military, security services and all others who have a need for high-quality, practical, field-proven tactical gear.

SGDG’s flagship product is the Field Combat Uniform (FCU) designed for members of  army and police special units and is offered exclusively in black and the PenCott family of camouflage patterns:

The photos below show more detail of the Gen.I FCU shirt and trousers which have already seen service with Serbian military and police special units.  The upcoming Gen.II version replaces Velcro tabs for closing the pockets with slotted buttons.

SGDG will also be adding hats and other matching individual equipment to their line-up in the near future as well.

“LIKE” SGDG on Facebook to keep up to date with all of their developments.

 

PenCott on sale – “H.45″ retail store opens in Jakarta

Indonesian entrepreneur, military uniform collector, and self-confessed camouflage addict, Arie Setya Yudha, passed a significant milestone last week when the “H.45″ retail store opened as his agent in Jakarta.

Arie’s company Molay Military Uniform Division aims to provide comfortable, durable, efficient military-grade garments and gear for real-deal and mil-sim tactical use.  The company’s focus is 100% on function not fashion and every piece in their range is designed and crafted in Indonesia, using top quality materials sourced globally.

The H.45 store takes its name from the first letter of a well-known Indonesian war cry, and from 1945 – the year that Indonesia declared its independence from The Netherlands.  And .45 is of course also the calibre of a certain legendary pistol.  Arie and his business partners put all of these elements together, and created what is probably the coolest and most modern-looking store for tactical goods that we have ever seen.

Store details:

H.45
Jl Bulevard Artha Gading, Sentra Bisnis Artha Gading
Blok A 7D no 9
Kelapa Gading, Jakarta 14240

tel. 021 458 572 36

 

There are plans afoot for H.45 to also have an e-commerce enabled website in the not too distant future.

In the meantime, Molay Military Uniform Division has also had success in designing a new tactical uniform for the Indonesian National Police’s “Gegana” SWAT unit – known as the Peacekeeping Uniform (or PKU).

 

The PKU is also available commercially in PenCott camouflage patterns, and is already selling well in Indonesia and beyond.

 

 

Check out Molay Military Uniform Division on Facebook for full details about the PKU.

 

PenCott camouflage photographed in the Visual, near-Infra-Red and near-Ultraviolet spectrum

The good folks at UVR Defense Tech have been conducting some independent experiments with samples of our GreenZone and Badlands printed NyCo ripstop fabrics, and they kindly sent us a few photographs recently showing some of the results of their work.

UVR Defense Tech holds a US patent for “camouflage in the near-Ultraviolet spectrum” and their UVRC product range is the only camouflage system designed for the near-ultraviolet spectrum.  UVR Defense Tech was formed around the need to address the threat created by the availability of inexpensive, UV-imaging equipment that has made near-ultraviolet camouflage a necessity for the modern battlefield.

In the photo below we see the results using PenCott-Badlands. The left panel in each image has been covered with PenCott-Badlands that has treated with the patented “UVRC-A 7%” from UVR Defense Tech.  “UVRC-A 7%” is a permanent micro-thin nano-particle film that is transparent to the visible and near-IR wavelengths, but reflects an amount of ultraviolet light consistent with the environment. In this example, the UVRC-A 7% treated fabric blends with the natural foliage that reflects up to 7% of the ambient ultraviolet light.

From top to bottom, the images show – Visible Light, near-IR, and near-UV (left panel treated with UVRC-A 7%, right panel untreated):

 

In this sequence we see panels of Badlands photographed at a range of 40 metres (left panel treated with UVRC-A 7%, right panel untreated):

 

And finally, in this photo we see a swatch of GreenZone NyCo fabric photographed close-up in the near-Infra-Red spectrum, with a leaf from a bush placed on top to show the comparative amount of IR reflectance from each.

 

For more information about the full range of UVR Defense Tech’s near-Ultraviolet solutions, visit their website at:  www.uvrdefensetech.com

 

More GreenZone Goodness from Drop Zone Tactical

Drop Zone Tactical in Alberta, Canada continues to add to their list of products in PenCott-GreenZone camouflage….

The latest addition to the portfolio is the “Mutha Ruka” long range recce pack – inspired by the classic British Army Bergen pack, but updated and improved in many ways.  Check out the Mutha Ruka product page on Drop Zone Tactical’s website for the full story.

  

Drop Zone Tactical’s GreenZone portfolio now includes the following items:

For more information about these products, follow the links above, or contact Drop Zone Tactical via e-mail at info@dropzonetactical.com, or through their Facebook page.

Watch out for our “Badlands” and “Snowdrift” patterns to be added to Drop Zone Tactical’s portfolio soon as well.

 

Sandstorm and Badlands in the Arizona desert

Recently, our friends at Predator BDU got out into the desert and took some great photos of our PenCott Badlands and Sandstorm patterns in their natural habitat…

Click on the photos to enlarge them:

 

 

Featured in the photos are the Combat Pack XII M.E.C. from Ares Armor and Predator BDU, and prototype ACUs and Boonie Hats.

 

To see more, visit the PredatorBDU Blog.

 

OPSGEAR now selling Drop Zone Tactical RECCE Smocks in PenCott camouflage

US-based tactical gear mega-source OPSGEAR is now selling Drop Zone Tactical’s legendary RECCE Smocks in PenCott camo.

Offered as a non-inventory item, the smocks are made-to-order at a $40.00 savings over the normal retail price.  At the present time, GreenZone is the only PenCott option but Drop Zone Tactical have announced previously that Badlands will be added to their line-up soon as well.

www.opsgear.com