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Lockheed Martin and Raytheon-Boeing JGAM...

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon-Boeing JGAM Flight Tests
In 2007 the US Defense Department requested proposals for a new Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile to replace the replace the current BGM-71 TOW, AGM-114 Hellfire and AGM-65 Maverick missiles. Now in 2010, competing contractors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon/Boeing – both of which were awarded a $120 million for the development of the JGAM in 2008 – have released videos of the...

Micro UGV To Neutralize IEDs...

Micro UGV To Neutralize IEDs
A new micro-UGV armed with eight pencil-sized rockets could be the counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) system of the future. The Pincher, developed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, is designed to disable IEDs from a long distance with minimum collateral damage. Pincher UGV Seen here mounted atop a miniature UGV, the Pincher comprises of a remotely operated...

Fake Beretta Shotgun Revolver Mod...

Fake Beretta Shotgun Revolver Mod
Check out this shotgun revolver that was (possibly?) recovered by the Taiwanese police. Notice the nice Beretta logo and a Made in the USA stamp??? It seems that over in Asia, even homemade guns are passed off as counterfeits… Beretta Shotgun Revolver Mod Here’s a “rough translation of key points from the original article,” Police said 19-year-old gang brother Zhuangren...

Black Box For Guns...

Black Box For Guns
A new device ,developed by FN Herstal, could help military and police trace the exact actions performed by a gunman. The black box aims record ammo usage, weapon jamming, as well as who shot who at what time. The new gadget could possibly record details such as where shots were fired and the intended target, and even indirectly pinpoint the identity of the gunman by using GPS and an ID...

Pistol To Rifle Converter...

Pistol To Rifle Converter
The CAA Tactical RONI: Pistol-Rifle converter transforms almost any standard pistol into a deadly accurate assault rifle. The pistol-rifle converter adds a stock, front grip, picatinny rails, sight/scope and extra mag holder, to various Glock, SIG, Springfield and H&K pistols, while still being compatible with a silencer. The #RONI (pat-pending) provides you a better grip,...

Testing Bullet Proof Glass In The 1930s...

Testing Bullet Proof Glass In The 1930s
Now this is risky business! I mean, bullet proof glass does a good enough job nowadays, but given the era in which this clip was filmed, these people were certainly playing with fire. Shot in the early 1930′s, this man tests an early version of bullet proof glass by getting his wife to hold the sheet of glass in front of her face while he shoots directly at it. I’m...

B-2 Spirit Bomber...

B-2 Spirit Bomber
The B-2 Spirit bomber is a low-observational multi-role stealth bomber, with the capabilities to deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. The bomber is central to America’s air warfare capabilities and is the flagship of the nation’s long-range strike arsenal. History The B-2 Spirit originated from the Advanced Technology Bomber (ATB) black project that began in...

Navy Gun Turret Weapons...

Navy Gun Turret Weapons
A gun turret is as armored rotating platform that protects the crew or weapon, from incoming fire. Gun turrets are often mounted on buildings, anti-naval land batteries, armored vehicles, naval ships or military aircraft, and can be armed with one or more machine guns, automatic cannons, large-caliber guns, or missile launchers. A turret that carries no weapons, only sighting devices,...

Visby Class Corvette Stealth Warships...

Visby Class Corvette Stealth Warships
The Visby is the latest class of stealth corvette warships to be built for the Swedish Navy after the Göteborg and the Stockholm class corvettes. Visby Class Corvette Stealth Warship These stealth corvette warships, designed by Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) and built by Kockum AB (a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany), are based upon experiences...

AA-12 Fully Automatic Shotgun...

AA-12 Fully Automatic Shotgun
Designed for military use, the Auto Assault-12 fully automatic shotgun (AA-12) can spit out 300 rounds per minute, and has a range of projectiles, including the Frag-12, which is more of a miniature missile than a bullet: it has a range of up to 175 meters (575 feet). First developed in 1972 by Maxwell Atchisson, the Atchisson Assault Shotgun utilizes the “Constant-Recoil”...

Shockwaves and High Speed Videography...

Shockwaves and High Speed Videography
Shock waves were discovered more than a century ago, yet there is still much we do not understand about them. Shock waves are a defined as compression waves – a type of high-speed wave which passes tsunami-like through solids, liquids and gases inducing a sudden rise, then an immediate drop in pressure. Shock waves are created in many ways both natural and man made, they are...

Smart Bombs Precision Guided Ammunition...

Smart Bombs Precision Guided Ammunition
There is no doubt about it, guided ammunitions are changing the way we fight wars. In the days of the Vietnam War, guided ammunitions had already been developed however dumb or iron bombs were still largely in use. These days many munitions have guidance systems ranging from lasers to GPS, some of these systems are even being fitted to unmanned vehicles to enable a totally autonomous...

The Ring Pistol Spy Gun...

The Ring Pistol Spy Gun
This intricate – perhaps impractical – five shot revolver apparently does work. Antique Ring Pistol Produced in the 1800, the (probably French made) ring pistol is a perfect example of what was known as “la petite protectors”. The ring pistol once was one of the smallest killing devices ever developed.There doesn’t seem to be much info around regarding the...

Navy Will Attempt to Shoot Down Defunct ...

Navy Will Attempt to Shoot Down Defunct Spy Satellite
The Pentagon announced last Thursday that a Navy warship has been tasked with shooting down a failing United States spy satellite that is expected to hit Earth within weeks. In a joint news conference, NASA administrator Michael Griffin and Gen. James Cartwright, the No. 2 officer at the Defense Department, told reporters that an SM-3 missile – originally designed to inbound...

Texas Cop Escapes Death from Automatic W...

Texas Cop Escapes Death from Automatic Weapon
Check out this amazing video of how an Officer narrowly escaping death by a barrage of bullets. This happened out at the southern edge of Plano, Texas. Related posts Visby Class Corvette Stealth Warships (1) Pistol To Rifle Converter (7) The Navy 10 Megajoule Railgun (0) Testing Bulletproof Vests (1) Testing Bullet Proof Glass In The 1930s...

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