Future Weapon Technology

Manufacturer: Alliant Tech Systems [NYSE: ATK]

It was decided by the Department of Defense (DoD) in the 1970’s that the limit of effective rifle technology had reached it’s peak. Basically, rifles had reached the pinnacle of accuracy, weight, and reliability under the current chain of development seen around the world. Given modern training and sighting technologies such as scopes, once can theoretically assume that every shot fired will hit its intended target. So the question remained, what obstacles to

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Mfg: Boeing [NYSE: BA]

The Apache is likely the most lethal killing machine ever built. The 30mm turret mounted below the pilot moves with the pilot’s helmet-mounted optical target selection system, which allows the pilot to aim the weapon without operating a joystick, simply look at it, and it can be killed, day or night, rain or shine. In this video, troops on the ground have called in an attack on a building that insurgents are hiding inside. The Apache fires its 30mm cannon and hydra rockets, which utterly devastate the structure. Despite

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