|
|
Shopping4Cheap.com
|
|
Discount Outerwear |
Hiking - Discount Camping Gear - Camping Equipment - North Face Jackets Oakley Inc. (NYSE:OO) today announced the latest benefit of its 15-year alliance with the United States military: a boot designed specifically for the U.S. Elite Special Forces. Oakley will soon offer its Elite Special Forces Standard-Issue Assault Boot for civilian use, along with a shoe variant of the innovative new design. "It's part of our ongoing research and development with the U.S. Elite Special Forces," said Oakley President Colin Baden. "When they needed footwear for assault missions, they came to us." Baden noted Oakley's well-established reputation for products that offer performance advantages to professional athletes. "The military saw Oakley innovation as a means to outperform their opponents. Their lives depend on their gear, and there can be no greater compliment to a company's dedication to performance technology."
The Elite Special Forces needed a more athletic design than any boot ever conceived. To attack the problem, Oakley engineers teamed with specialists from various branches of the U.S. military. Multiple iterations of the new invention were tested in urban, mountain, desert, snow and jungle environments. The military put Oakley's prototypes through the punishment of extended marches, fast rope helicopter insertions, HALO (High Altitude/Low Opening) and HAHO (High Altitude/High Opening) parachute jumps. The end result exceeded the combat performance profile for durability, comfort and protection, and was deemed worthy of the Elite Special Forces. Engineered with a lightweight athletic design, the Oakley Elite Special Forces Standard-Issue Assault Boot is braced by an over-the-ankle boot shaft and shielded by abrasion resistant panels on soft top-grain leather. Comprehensive moisture control maximizes comfort. Advanced polymer EVA and premium urethane offer resilient shock absorption. High-NBS vulcanized rubber maintains traction over a full range of terrain. The shoe variant of this technology is engineered with all the same innovations but has a lower ankle cut and does not include a boot shaft. "Just as Oakley's equipment for athletes has transcended
to the general public, its military innovations are being made available
for civilian use," Baden concluded. The consumer version of the
Elite Special Forces Standard-Issue Assault Boot is expected to be
available, in limited quantities, late in the second quarter of 2003,
with a suggested retail price of $225. The Elite Special Forces
Standard-Issue Assault Shoe, available at the same time, will have a
suggested retail price of $195. More information: Army Basic Training - ASVAB Test - Military Flight Planning
Military Book Store -
Basic Training Books -
Physical Fitness Books
We are a provider of embroidered name tapes, plastic name plates, dog tags and military insignia |
