24 April 2007

Shotgun of the Future, the “Hammer” – The AA-12 Fully Automatic Shotgun – with video!

 Rifles         22 comments
AA 12 Hammer Fully automatic Shotgun

Manufacturer: More Industries
Most likely the hottest weapon to hit the streets is the new AA-12 (AA for auto-assault) automatic shotgun, recently displayed on the Military Channel’s Future Weapons tv show. The AA12 is really more like a machine gun that fires shotgun shells, as the weapon hardly resembles …

23 April 2007

AGM-86C Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile

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CALCM cruise missile

Manufacturer: Boeing [NYSE: BA]
The conventional air-launched cruise missile (CALCM) is an affordable, long-range (standoff) missile that has been proven in combat by the U.S. Air Force. It is recognized for its rapid-response capability, and it is produced by converting surplus nuclear-armed AGM-86B missiles into the AGM-86C/D missile, which is …

22 April 2007

Desert Hawk UAV – unmanned aerial vehicles

 Aircraft,Military,UAV         No comments
desert hawk uav

This is the unmanned aerial vehicle that a soldier can “slingshot” into operation from a position on the ground. The desert Hawk can be used to gather intel on enemy positions with an effective range of approximately 10 Kilometers. The Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or SUAV flies at about …

22 April 2007

F-22 Raptor Maneuvers – Vertical Flight F-22a Raptor

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Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]
The following video of the F-22 shows some of the maneuvers that this Jet is capable of.
The F22 is capable of vertical flight and very high angle of attack maneuvers. Although the F22 boasts some incredible maneuvers:
The F-22 can’t maneuver as well as …

19 April 2007

Chinese Military Video – Peoples Liberation Army – PLA

 Military         10 comments
china flag

The People’s Republic of China has been drastically increasing its defense budget in the recent years. It has expanded its air, navy, and army forces significantly and also has been acquiring much more sophisticated technology. As seen in the video, the Chinese Military is highly disciplined and polished. Unlike the …

19 April 2007

The Main Battle Tank of America – The M1-A1 and M1-A2 Abrams Tank Video

 Military,Tanks         15 comments
abramstank

Manufacturer: General Dynamics [NYSE: GD]
Some countries excel in the creation of different things. It just so happens that the US excels in the creation of the machines of war. Aside from being the richest country in the world and having the Cold War spurring the development of …

19 April 2007

When the Biggest is Just not Big Enough… The Ford Class Aircraft Carrier

 Military         29 comments
cvn 21 supercarrier

Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Newport News [NYSE: NOC]
The United States Navy is undoubtedly the largest and most powerful navy to ever exist. Likewise, the navy currently employs the largest warships ever built, the NIMITZ class aircraft carriers. In fact, the Nimitz class carriers dwarf other nations attempts at …

18 April 2007

Hellfire 2 – Fire and Forget Missile – Hellfire II Anti-armor Video

 Missiles         3 comments
hellfire 2 water to air

Lockheed Martin Hellfire II fire and forget missile
“Can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms, autonomously or with remote designation. HELLFIRE II is a highly successful, combat-proven weapon system for precision kill of high-value armor, air defense, ships, waterborne, and fixed targets. The missile may be employed …

18 April 2007

A-10 Thunderbolt II – The Warthog – A-10 Video

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A 10

The A-10 Thunderbolt “Warthog” was initially designed in the 1970′s. Despite its relatively early development, it more recently proved itself on the battlefields of the Middle East and Bosnia. Boasting the largest flying machine gun ever built, the GAU-8 Avenger, it represents a veritable nightmare for enemy armor and …

17 April 2007

NLOS Cannon – NLOS-C – The New Artillery of the FCS Future Combat Systems

 Military         2 comments
nlos small

Manufacturer: BAE Systems [LSE: BA.L]
As we all know, the US military is constantly upgrading and improving. One of the newest programs, the Future Combat Systems (FCS) aims to automate and computerize many different processes that are currently done manually, along with dramatically increasing deployment readiness. Emerging from the FCS doctrine …

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