Upgraded NYPD In Time Square

[Zarvan]

Whenever I travel somewhere, I have a tendency to notice armed police/security. Especially when they are carrying rifles. Just one week after the Chelsea bombing in NYC, my wife and I took our 4 month old to visit NYC. It was a bit of a risk since I could not legally carry in NYC, but then CCW won’t do much against an IED like what was used last week.. Anyway I noticed an increase in police activity. A lot more police officers on patrol. When I took this picture, I saw people coming up to these officers and thanking them for their service.

However these other officers stood out like sore thumbs in Time Square. They are all wearing Ops-Core helmets and what look like plate carriers. I do like that they have modernized and are using hearing protection which also doubles as communication head sets to their radios. The rifles are sporting what looks like Aimpoint Pros with rear MBUS. The front sight is a folding gasblock front sight and the railed handguards have Inforce WMLs.

Would these officers be a part of NYPD’s ESU?

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/09/30/upgraded-nypd-time-square/

 

[YeBeWarned]

they'd be Perfect to stop Paris Kinds of Attacks , as Time Square is always hot Target by Terrorist ..

 

[American Pakistani]

Love these mens with uniform. Always ready to protect us. Life and death is in God's hand but feel secure having these men patrolling the city.

 

[ConcealCarry]

In pic of Pak Navy seals VBSS team onboard some ship

Also, nice helmets. I wonder where I've seen them before?

 

[ConcealCarry]

Looking closely, they seem similar but their designs are different. The American ones look more curved from the back side with slightly more coverage on the sides, hence they sit perfectly on the head. Pakistani ones are all over the place and don't seem to fir the head perfectly, or maybe they are not the proper size.

Well yes, SSGN does use them:

The Ops-Core helmets are very popular with special forces and special police units:

Ops-Core is owned by Norway's NFM and the helmet is standard issue in the Norwegian Armed Forces.

I never miss an opportunity to thank people for supporting Norwegian business.

 

[Oldman1]

 

[Incog_nito]

Some people are talking about USA breaking apart?