The Word is Out…

Today was supposed to be the “official” launch of the Fortis Information Page, but it looks like the blog was discovered a bit early… seems the Google Bots have been busy!

I am turning off the ability for readers to leave comments… this is a decision that is in line with Vltor’s long standing practice of not participating in open Internet discussion forums – please understand that the reason we do this, is that historically any post will eventually turn into a “he said, she said” contest, then open arguing and unwarranted disparaging comments are made, trolls arrive, and soon the intent of the original post is lost forever.

This webpage was created to provide “direct from the source” information about the Fortis Pistol and to keep those interested informed of progress — this is the only source for official information.

Naturally, we want and encourage your feedback, please feel free share you comments or ideas with us! Feel free to email us with anything you want us to hear. Thanks and keep an eye on this page.

The Antithesis of Chaos…

The antithesis of Chaos is generally held to be “Cosmos” — and in our case, Cosmos is the new Finite Element Analysis program that we are using to test the Fortis. Vltor Weapons Systems has brought on some new folks to help out with the Fortis Project, and the investment is paying off well!

As previously stated, we have made some internal changes, in order to make the Fortis more reliable, stronger and safer than the original pistol — currently there are a few computer models that are undergoing repeated testing in computer simulation. The Finite Element Analysis testing allows us to look at areas of potential concern… and we are proud to say is showing us that the changes we have made are indeed improvements.

We are working to make the final refinements to the designs, and we are quite confident that when we move to “hard steel” prototype testing, that real range time will validate the time and cost we have invested in the extensive computer modeling and simulations.

As always… we will keep you posted as things move along — thanks for reading and check back soon!