The DREAD Weapon System - Small Arms Technology and Innovation

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The DREAD weapon system is a revolutionary small arms weapon that can shoot upwards of 120,000 rounds a minute with absolutely no recoil or heat signature. Perfectly suitable for space-based applications such as satellites as well as ground vehicles and aircraft, the DREAD weapon system is truly a universal small arms weapon. This small arms innovation will bring firepower to a whole new level with an electrically driven firing mechanism eliviating the need for explosive propellants and cartridge cases. DREAD has a…

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Metal Storm - Future Weapons Breakthrough Technology - 1 million rounds per minute!

Metal Storm
metal storm pistolIntroducing Metal Storm, a breakthrough technology developed by a company whose namesake bestows the western world with a capability never seen before on the battlefield. Developed by Metal Storm Limited in Australia, the flagship idea of the Metal Storm array of weapons is the concept of stacked projectiles, which eliminate the moving parts of traditional guns. In fact, Metal Storm could be poised to eliminate the classic monicker of “machine gun” because this technology eliminates the moving parts necessary for traditional firing mechanisms. MetalStormAICWLikewise, the absense of moving parts is exactly what allows the Metal Storm…

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The Cornershot Rifle - A choice weapon for future urban combat

Manufacturer: Cornershot Holdings LLC

Innovative weapons designs are typically developed to serve problem areas highlighted during the heat of battle. The Israeli military, through their extensive experience with urban combat and counter terrorism operations, developed an idea to provide the war fighter with an exceptional first-strike capability. Which brings us to a recently revealed design from the Israeli firm whose corporation is the rifles namesake, The Cornershot. With a camera mounted on the nose of a swiveling barrel of an assault pistol, a soldier wielding this rifle can get a first look into a dangerous situation and…

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Heckler and Koch MP7 - The HK Submachine Gun Pistol - “the future of personal defense weapons”

Heckler and Koch MP7 Submachine gun pistol

Manufacturer: Heckler and Koch

Imagine the stopping power and lethality of an M16 assault rifle packed into a personal defense weapon (PDW) the size of a pistol. Introducing the Heckler and Koch MP7 submachine gun. This weapon represents the pinnacle of design surrounding personal defense weapons, a category of guns that aims to put the greatest amount of lethality into the most ergonomically efficient design. The MP7 weighs only 4.4 lbs when loaded with 40 rounds, and each round is a specially designed high velocity low-caliber bullet that can defeat common…

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

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. FRAG projectileThe AA12 is really more like a machine gun that fires shotgun shells, as the weapon hardly resembles an actual shotgun. It is constructed of 100% stainless steel, and boasts a low recoil and low maintenance design. Likely the most impressive new feature revealed with the AA12 are the new fragmentation projectiles. This projectile (pictured) fits inside a traditional 12-gauge shotgun shell. When fired…

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The XM-307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon - ACSW

Manufacturers: US Army, General Dynamics [NYSE: GD] and Raytheon [NYSE: RTN]

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The XM-307 is the next generation stand-off machine gun. A more technical name for the weapon is the advanced crew served weapon, dubbed “crew served” to designate that it must have 2 soldiers to be fielded effectively. Regardless of the support troop, it only takes on man to unleash the devastating firepower of this weapon. The XM-307 fires high explosive 30 MM shells, and has a sophisticated night vision…

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