Future Military Weapon Technology – Future Firepower

 Rifles         22 comments

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

 Military         10 comments

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 …

 Military,Tanks         15 comments

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 …

 Military         29 comments

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 …

 Missiles         3 comments

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 …

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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 …

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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 …