Mission Ready’s No-Contact LLC Announces First Order of Riot Shield Covers
VANCOUVER, B.C. – December 13, 2016 – Mission Ready Services Inc. (“Mission Ready” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: MRS) is pleased to announce the initial order of its No-Contact Riot Shield Covers for use in a military application. Developed and fulfilled through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Protect The Force Inc. (“PTF”), the modest sub $9,000 order of 12 units represents the official commercial launch of this now market-ready product.
The No-Contact Shield cover, upon activation, releases a strong electrical pulse and an electrical shock sound and spark that deters an assailant. Similar to stun guns, the No-Contact technology is uniquely engineered into a textile composite that can be applied into any type of shield cover, including riot control and correctional facilities types as well as other form factors.
Requirements for this unique patented technology have been established through a product development effort that was initiated in FY2016 and has resulted in further intellectual property claims being filed by the Company. This order further validates No-Contact as a less than lethal technology that supports the unique mission sets of those who protect us.
The manufacturing of the No-Contact Shield covers will be done at the Company’s PTF Manufacturing Inc. facility in Jacksboro, TN and the key electronic components will be manufactured at the Company’s laboratory in Boston, MA.
Francisco Martinez, CTO states: “This small but fundamentally significant order is a milestone for the Company and the commercialization process. We strive to meet the changing demands being placed on military and law enforcement personnel and we believe this product provides them with another tool to help them successfully complete their mission. In addition to the application for this order, we have developed No-Contact Shield Covers for riot control units and for correctional facilities.”
More information on the PTF line of products can be found at: http://protecttheforce.com/
For further information, visit MissionReady.ca or contact:
Terry Nixon – Director, Corporate Communications
Telephone: 1.877.479.7778
Mission Ready Services Inc.
(signed “Rod Reum”)
Rod Reum,
President & CEO
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “budget”, “schedule”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “might”, “should” or variations of such words or similar words or expressions. Forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions that have been made by Mission Ready Services Inc. as at the date of such information and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Mission Ready Services Inc. to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable. Although Mission Ready Services Inc. has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Mission Ready Services Inc. does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that is included herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Mission Ready to Partner with Miguel Caballero S.A.S. for Latin-American Market
VANCOUVER, B.C. – (TSX-V: MRS) – Mission Ready Services Inc. (“Mission Ready” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a licensing agreement (the “Agreement”) with Miguel Caballero S.A.S. (“MCS”) to incorporate the patented No-Contact Electro Muscular Disruption (“EMD”) technology into a new line of motorcyclist jacket for the Latin-American market. Upon completion, the Agreement will provide licensing of the No-Contact technology to MCS for all of contiguous and non-continental Latin America from Mexico to Argentina – excluding Brazil – and will include the provision of product expertise and integration support by the Company.
The Company’s product research and development division – PTF Innovations – and its team of industry veterans in wearable technologies have begun working with MCS’ product development team to ensure an expedient, seamless integration of the No-Contact EMD technology into their innovative product line.
PTF Innovations Chief Technical Officer, Francisco J. Martinez, highlights that “after years of experience working in the Latin American market, we found a trusted strategic partner in MCS. With years in the personal protection marketplace, MCS’ has established manufacturing facilities in Colombia and a sales network throughout Latin-America. MCS’ CEO, Miguel Caballero, is one of the brightest minds and most successful innovators in our industry.”
The number of motorcyclists is estimated to be 5 million in Colombia alone with that figure likely to triple within the next 5 years according to MCS’ sales team. The number of registered motorcyclists in Latin-America is estimated at 30 million.
The new line of MCS products incorporating Mission Ready’s No-Contact technology will be promoted through key Latin media networks and will be showcased in upcoming industry tradeshows including Shot Show 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
MCS attends and demonstrates their product lines at a wide range of industry-related tradeshows and conventions annually including Expo Seguridad Mexico, Expo Defensa, Colombia, MotoGo Bogotá, Fidae Chile, Altraval Panamá, among others.
About Miguel Caballero
Miguel Caballero S.A.S. creates specialized personal protective solutions through innovative clothing and products which preserve the life of our users, meet the highest standards of quality and have undergone rigorous testing in order to ensure optimal performance. The obtainment of international certifications endorse each of MCS’ processes. MCS designs unique products that respond to the needs and lifestyle of its customers.
The company is dedicated to preserve the life of the users according to the needs and lifestyles of each user, creating unique products with specific requirements through a solid methodology in research and design.
The Research and development department inside of the company is formed by a multidisciplinary team dedicated to conceive functional, fashionable and innovative products that are highly competitive in the market, taking in mind the four principles of the company:
- Design
- Certified quality
- Technology
- Innovation
Carolina Ballesteros MCS’ R&D department head is the winner of the Red Dot Design Award 2016 with one of her patent designs, the Armor t-shirt; one of the most popular and innovative products in the company which resists Level II munitions and boasts a weight of merely 900 grams.
MCS and its employees are motivated and committed to their mission to develop and market leading-edge products that save lives.
About Mission Ready
MRSI’s mission is to save lives and enhance the performance of military personnel, first responders, and those who protect us by working to ensure they are equipped with the best possible personal protective equipment.
Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Mission Ready has three distinct, synergistic operating divisions:
- Strategic consulting services and manufacturers representation
- Equipment inspection, cleaning/decontamination and repair services of personal protection equipment
- Product research and development
Mission Ready’s management team offers over 100 years of combined industry experience and is composed of industry experts in developing products, contracting, and selling to the federal government, first responders and tactical markets through open market procurements, teaming arrangements, and a variety of federal contract tools.
For further information, visit MissionReady.ca or contact:
Terry Nixon – Director, Corporate Communications
Telephone: 1.877.479.7778
Mission Ready Services Inc.
(signed “Rod Reum”)
Rod Reum,
President & CEO
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “budget”, “schedule”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “might”, “should” or variations of such words or similar words or expressions. Forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions that have been made by Mission Ready Services Inc. as at the date of such information and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Mission Ready Services Inc. to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable. Although Mission Ready Services Inc. has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Mission Ready Services Inc. does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that is included herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Mission Ready Launches No-Contact Conducted Energy Tactical Shield Cover Solution
VANCOUVER, B.C. – (TSX-V: MRS) – Mission Ready Services Inc. (“Mission Ready” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the United States launch of its newly engineered Tactical Shield Cover, a universal electrically conducted conversion kit for tactical shields. Incorporating the Company’s proprietary No-Contact Electro Muscular Disruption (“EMD”) technology, the patent-pending Tactical Shield Cover elevates a shield carrier’s ability to maintain control and defeat forward aggression and is ideal for crowd control, detainee operations, cell extractions, and incident management.
Conceptualized by industry-leading textile and integration experts with PTF Innovations – Mission Ready’s product research & development division – in conjunction with the US Army Special Operations Command, the Tactical Shield Cover was unveiled at the SHOT (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade) Show, Las Vegas, NV in Jan 2016, a publicly-restricted show attended by over 64,000 industry-related individuals. The Shot Show launch garnered tremendous interest from military, first-responder and law enforcement personnel. Combined with a visible, audible and voltage charge, the EMD technology – a critical component of the Tactical Shield Cover – provides an alternative solution that can minimize casualties and collateral damage.
The global riot control system market over the next few years is expected to exhibit a significant growth rate exceeding 5% during 2014-2020. The global riot control system market was estimated to be $3.8 Billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $5 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of 5.27%” according to a January 2015 article on MarketsAndMarkets.com. (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/riot-control-systems-market-121726213.html)
PTF Innovations CTO, Francisco J. Martinez, commented, “The development of a modular shield cover with No-Contact Implemented has been a breakthrough product development born from insight by our elite special operations community and federal correctional facilities. Their input, together with recent user evaluations, has demonstrated a capability that doesn’t exist in the marketplace. The initial soft product launch at the SHOT Show 2016 validated the interest and potential sales from the global relevant communities and we are now maturing our supply and manufacturing chain with an aim to begin product sales in mid 2016.”
The proprietary EMD technology, combined with PTF’s unmatched textile integration capabilities, transforms standard riot control and tactical shields – including those used by correctional facilities – into a highly-controllable tactical system with a removable, lightweight and durable cover. The modular design includes a fully detachable electronics system that easily packs away for storage or cleaning. Equipped with a convenient push button trigger switch to deploy the electrical current according to the operational scenario, the Tactical Shield Cover can be ordered to fit nearly all industry-standard tactical shields.
Protect the Force Innovations continues to push the envelope to deliver advanced textiles with embedded electronics for increased personal protection.
More information on the Tactical Shield Cover can be viewed on the Company’s Innovations website at http://PTFInnovations.com.
About Protect the Force Inc.
Protect the Force is a strategic consulting firm specializing in providing leading manufacturers with relationship management, product development, acquisition & contracting expertise, and sales & marketing support geared towards successfully selling to the U.S. Federal Government.
Protect the Force has a robust infrastructure comprised of a network of industry professionals, an efficiently-coordinated supply chain, an unparalleled dealer organization, and a leading edge research and development faculty and offers over 100 years of combined experience in developing products, contracting, and selling to the federal government, first responder and tactical markets through open-market procurements, teaming arrangements and a variety of federal contract tools.
About Mission Ready
MRSI’s mission is to save lives and enhance the performance of military personnel, first responders, and those who protect us by working to ensure they are equipped with the best possible personal protective equipment.
Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Mission Ready has three distinct, synergistic operating divisions:
- Strategic consulting services and manufacturers representation
- Equipment inspection, cleaning/decontamination and repair services of personal protection equipment
- Product research and development
Mission Ready’s management team offers over 100 years of combined industry experience and is composed of industry experts in developing products, contracting, and selling to the federal government, first responders and tactical markets through open market procurements, teaming arrangements, and a variety of federal contract tools.
For further information, visit MissionReady.ca or contact:
Terry Nixon – Director, Corporate Communications
Telephone: 1.877.479.7778
Mission Ready Services Inc.
(signed “Rod Reum”)
Rod Reum,
President & CEO
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “budget”, “schedule”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “might”, “should” or variations of such words or similar words or expressions. Forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions that have been made by Mission Ready Services Inc. as at the date of such information and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Mission Ready Services Inc. to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable. Although Mission Ready Services Inc. has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Mission Ready Services Inc. does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that is included herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Mission Ready Creates Electrical Shock Cover for Riot Shields to Increase Safety of Law Enforcement and US Military Personnel
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mission Ready Services Inc. (TSX-V: MRS) – Mission Ready Services Inc. (“Mission Ready”) is pleased to announce the development of an electric shock sleeve for riot shields that utilizes Mission Ready’s patented No-Contact technology. The sleeve was developed to fit various types of ballistic or polycarbonate riot shields that are used by law enforcement, and military.
With the 100% owned and patented No-Contact technology incorporated into the riot shield covers, attackers are unable to grab or hold the shields, greatly increasing the safety and protection of law enforcement and military personnel.
Based on feedback from the US Army Special Operations community, Mission Ready has developed a universal solution to fit ballistic or polycarbonate riot shields known as the No-Contact Modular Shield Cover. The riot shield cover greatly reduces the risk of an attacker grabbing or forcefully evading a police officer in a crowd control or riot situation through the delivery of a non-lethal but highly deterring electrical discharge, protecting the law enforcement officer or military personnel.
After demonstrating at the 2015 Las Vegas Shot Show®, the shield cover has been requested by numerous US, International Military and law enforcement agencies including correctional facilities and riot control forces for testing and evaluation. In addition, following the Company’s most recent demonstrations of the shield cover to the Colombian National Police Riot Control Unit, initial user evaluations in Colombia are slated for July 2015.
“Riot shields are used in almost every country with a standardized police force. The modular design, which allows the shield cover to be retrofitted to any shield, regardless of type or size, is a tremendously efficient and cost-saving feature for the end-user. This product greatly enhances the safety of our law enforcement officers who risk their lives, such as the forces that worked to protect the citizens of the unfortunate recent riots in New York and Ferguson in 2014 and current events in Baltimore. This is a world-wide market and, with our patents and partners in the program, Mission Ready is well positioned to gain first-mover advantage to be the leader in this revolutionary technology” states Francisco Martinez, Chief Technology Officer of Mission Ready.
The Mission Ready Technologies group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mission Ready Services (TSX-V: MRS) developing, enhancing, testing and pioneering new and advanced technologies relating to defense and personal protection. Comprised of a highly qualified team of diverse innovators and product experts, Mission Ready Technologies provides research and development expertise to government organizations and private industry while also utilizing its knowledge and proficiencies in the advancement of the Company’s own portfolio of ground-breaking new defense & security-related products.
Since inception, Mission Ready Technologies has won awards of over $1.7 million in US Military funding that is being used to forward Mission Ready’s technology to further enhance the safety of a soldier.
About Mission Ready Services Inc.
MRSI was created to meet a critical need of one of the world’s largest customers, the US Government and in particular the Departments of Defence, Homeland Security and Justice and various other agencies such as law enforcement, first responders and the many others worldwide that help to safeguard our health and security.
MRSI’s mission is to save lives and enhance the performance of military personnel, first responders, and those who protect us by working to ensure they are equipped with the best possible personal protective equipment.
For further information, visit the Company’s website at MissionReady.ca or contact:
Terry Nixon – Director, Corporate Communications
Telephone: 1.877.479.7778
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Rod Reum,
President & CEO
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “budget”, “schedule”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “might”, “should” or variations of such words or similar words or expressions. Forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions that have been made by Mission Ready Services Inc. as at the date of such information and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Mission Ready Services Inc. to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable. Although Mission Ready Services Inc. has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Mission Ready Services Inc. does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that is included herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
No-Contact – The Stun Gun You Wear
No-Contact’s technology was developed by Adam Whiton, a researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yolita Nugent, an apparel designer. Named Conducted Energy Clothing, the concept is simple; bad guy grabs you, much to his chagrin he gets shocked, he unhands you, you fight or flight.
“Close-quarters assault from aggressors using fists and hands account for more than 80% of all total assaults faced by law enforcement officers.”
– Federal Bureau of Investigation 2008 Uniform Crime Report