The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment does its best work while the rest of the world sleeps. The 5th Special Forces Group has spent six decades doing work most of the world never hears about at all. Now Dead Air Silencers is saluting both with a pair of limited-edition Sandman X suppressors that put each unit’s official insignia front and center and put money back into the communities that stand behind these soldiers and their families.
Announced from the company’s Heber City, Utah, headquarters, the tribute suppressors carry laser-engraved insignias of the 160th SOAR, known worldwide as the “Night Stalkers,” and the 5th Special Forces Group, “The Legion.” Each suppressor is individually serialized, produced in extremely small numbers and sold exclusively through the Dead Air website at an MSRP of $999.
Much more than engraving on a tube, a portion of every sale will be donated to the Night Stalker Association and Special Forces Association Chapter 38, two veteran service organizations that provide college grants, financial assistance and personal support to active-duty soldiers, veterans and the surviving families of the fallen.
“The Night Stalkers and Green Berets have spent decades carrying the fight forward while defending freedom across the globe,” Dead Air CEO Ernie Beckwith said. “This project is our way of honoring their service, preserving their legacy and giving back to the communities that continue to support these warriors and their families.”
The units need little introduction to anyone who follows special operations history. Born in the aftermath of Desert One, the failed 1980 Iranian hostage rescue mission, the 160th SOAR is the Army’s only Special Operations Aviation Regiment and has flown in every Army combat action since its inception, pioneering the night flight techniques that earned the Night Stalkers their name. The 5th Special Forces Group, headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, remains one of the most decorated formations in the Green Beret community, and Chapter 38 has been aligned with The Legion since 1988. When it comes to special operations, this is the cream of the crop. Oh yeah.
As for the hardware, the Sandman X is the latest evolution of Dead Air’s long-running Sandman line, built to tame sound, kill flash and balance backpressure on semi-automatic and bolt-action rifles alike. The .30-cal. suppressor is rated up to .300 RUM and 4,200 foot-pounds of energy, measures 6.4 inches long (with the Xeno adapter), spans 1.65 inches in diameter and weighs 14.5 ounces. Construction is Haynes 282 superalloy finished in Black or Flat Dark Earth high-temperature Cerakote, and the suppressor is full-auto rated with no barrel restrictions, which is exactly what you want from a suppressor built for professional-grade hard use.
As NFA-regulated items, the tribute suppressors transfer through the buyer’s local dealer following the standard federal process. Given the extremely limited production run, collectors and shooters who want a serialized piece of special operations tribute hardware shouldn’t wait long. When these are gone, they are gone for good.
Learn more at deadairsilencers.com. To find out more about the organizations benefiting from this release, visit nsa160.com and sfa38.org.
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