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Future Weapons

Future Weapons is a television program series first shown on April 19, 2006 on the Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

The Discovery Channel is an United States satellite and cable TV channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications....
. Host Richard Machowicz

Richard Machowicz

Richard J. ?Mack? Machowicz is the host of the Discovery Channel show Future Weapons. According to the show's introduction, he spent ten years as a United States Navy SEALs and now searches for the weapons of the future....
, a former Navy SEAL, reviews and demonstrates the latest modern weaponry

Weapon

A weapon is a tool used to apply or threaten to apply force for the purpose of hunting, attack or defense in combat, subduing enemy personnel, or to destroy enemy weapons, equipment and defensive structures....
and military technology. The program is currently broadcast on the Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

The Discovery Channel is an United States satellite and cable TV channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications....
and Military Channel

Military Channel

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Future Weapons is a television program series first shown on April 19, 2006 on the Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

The Discovery Channel is an United States satellite and cable TV channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications....
. Host Richard Machowicz

Richard Machowicz

Weapon

Discovery Channel

The Discovery Channel is an United States satellite and cable TV channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications....
and Military Channel

Military Channel

Episodes

Season 1: 2006

Title	Original airdate	#	Total
"No Place to Hide"	April 19, 2006	1	1
FGM-148 Javelin FGM-148 Javelin The FGM-148 Javelin is an United States-made man-portable anti-tank guided missile fielded to replace the Dragon antitank missile.... (USA) CornerShot CornerShot CornerShot is a special-purpose weapon that can fire around corners. It was designed in the early 2000s for SWAT and special forces in hostile situations usually involving terrorism and hostages.... (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) PzH 2000 PzH 2000 The Panzerhaubitze 2000 , abbreviated PzH 2000, is a Germany 155mm Self-propelled artillery developed by Krauss-Maffei and Rheinmetall for the German Army.... (Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... ) JSF Joint Strike Fighter Program The Joint Strike Fighter became synonymous with the later F-35 Lightning II, however until 2001 the term was applied to the competition between the Boeing X-32 and Lockheed Martin X-35.... (USA / UK)

"Stealth"	April 26, 2006	2	2
M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle (USA) Type 212 U-boat (Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... ) RQ-1 Predator RQ-1 Predator The MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle which the United States Air Force describes as a MALE UAV system. It can serve in a reconnaissance role and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.... (USA) The Dominator Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator The Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator or PMTD is an Unmanned aerial vehicle developed and produced by the Advanced Weapons and Missile Systems division of Boeing as a test bed in order to further develop and flight test various UAV technologies.... (USA)

"Maximum Impact"	May 3, 2006	3	3
Metal Storm Metal Storm Metal Storm Limited is a research and development company that specializes in electronically initiated superposed load weapons technology. Metal Storm is both the name of the company and the technology.... (Australia Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans.... ) Thermobaric weapons (USA) MLRS (USA) NLOS Cannon Field Artillery Field artillery Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support army in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement.... (USA)

"Future Shock"	May 10, 2006	4	4
EMP Weapons Electromagnetic bomb An electromagnetic bomb or E-bomb is a weapon designed to disable electronics with an electromagnetic pulse that can couple with electrical/electronic systems to produce damaging current and voltage surges by electromagnetic induction.... (USA) LRAD (USA) Advanced tactical laser Advanced tactical laser The Advanced Tactical Laser program is a US military program to mount a high energy laser damage weapon on an aircraft, initially the Lockheed AC-130 gunship, for use against ground targets in urban or other areas where minimizing collateral damage is important.... (USA) Tactical High Energy Laser Tactical High Energy Laser The Tactical High-Energy Laser, or THEL, is a laser developed for military use, also known as the Nautilus laser system. The mobile version is the Mobile Tactical High-Energy Laser, or MTHEL.... (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... / USA) Airborne Laser (USA)

"Smart Weapons"	May 17, 2006	5	5
XM982 Excalibur XM982 Excalibur The XM982 Excalibur is a 155 mm extended range guided artillery shell presently in development by Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors.... (Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south.... / USA) SWORDS Foster-Miller TALON The Foster-Miller TALON robot is a small, tracked military robot designed for missions ranging from reconnaissance to combat.Foster-Miller claims the TALON is one of the fastest robots in production, one that can travel through sand, water, and snow as well as climb stairs.... (USA) AH-64 Apache Longbow AH-64 Apache The AH-64 Apache is an all-weather day-night military attack helicopter with a four-bladed main and tail rotor and a crew of two pilots who sit in tandem.... (USA) Starstreak missile Starstreak missile Starstreak is a United Kingdom short range surface-to-air missile manufactured by Thales Air Defence Limited , in Belfast. It is also known as Starstreak HVM where HVM stands for "High Velocity Missile".... & Thor missile launcher (UK)

"The Power of Fear"	May 24, 2006	6	6
CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon (USA) IMI Tavor TAR-21 IMI Tavor TAR-21 The T.A.R. 21 is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition with a selective fire system. The name "T.A.R. 21" stands for "Tavor Assault Rifle - 21st Century".... (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) MOAB GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb is a large-yield conventional bomb developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts Jr.... (USA)

Season 2: 2007

Title	Original airdate	#	Total
"Search and Destroy"	January 19, 2007	1	7
Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon The Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon is a shoulder-launched rocket weapon, based on the Israeli B-300, with the primary function of being a portable anti-armor rocket launcher.... (USA) AS50 rifle (UK) MQ-8 Fire Scout (USA) Vulcan Vulcan Vulcan may refer to:... EOD (UK) Aardvark MK 4 (UK)

"The Protectors"	January 22, 2007	2	8
Dragon Skin (USA) THAAD (USA) "Boot Banger" (UK) M32 Multiple Grenade Launcher Milkor MGL The MGL is a lightweight 40 mm grenade semi-automatic, 6-shot grenade launcher developed and manufactured in South Africa by the Milkor company .... (South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa.... )

"No Escape"	January 29, 2007	3	9
MP7 (Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... ) F-22 Raptor F-22 Raptor The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a Fighter aircraft#Fifth generation jet fighters , fighter aircraft that uses stealth aircraft technology.... (USA) "Gate Crasher" (UK) ATACMS (USA)

"Mission Invisible"	February 5, 2007	4	10
B-2 Spirit B-2 Spirit The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is a multirole heavy bomber with "low observable" stealth aircraft technology capable of penetration dense anti-aircraft warfare to deploy both conventional weapons and nuclear weapon weapons.... (USA) .416 Barrett .416 Barrett The .416 Barrett Firearms Company centerfire rifle Cartridge is a proprietary bottlenecked centrefire rifle cartridge designed in 2005. It is an alternative to the .50 BMG in long-range high-caliber rifles.... (USA) Krakatoa Krakatoa (explosive) Krakatoa is a modular explosive device used for explosive ordnance disposal or demolitions developed by the United Kingdom company Alford Technologies.... (UK) USS Texas USS Texas (SSN-775) USS Texas is a Virginia class submarine, and the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of Texas.The contract to build her was awarded to the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard in Newport News, Virginia on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 12 July 2002.... (USA)

"Front Line"	February 12, 2007	5	11
V-22 Osprey V-22 Osprey The V-22 Osprey is a multi-mission, military tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing and short takeoff and landing capability.... (USA) XM307 XM307 The XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon is a developmental 25 mm grenade belt-fed Grenade Machine Gun with smart shell capability. It is the result of the OCSW or Objective Crew Served Weapon project.... (USA) Land Warrior Land Warrior Land Warrior is a United States Army program in 2007, that will use a combination of commercial, off-the-shelf technology and current-issue military gear and equipment designed to:... (USA) Stryker Stryker The IAV Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled all wheel drive armored combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army.... (USA)

"First Strike"	February 19, 2007	6	12
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle is the newest United States Marine Corps amphibious vehicle, intended for deployment in 2015. It was renamed from the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle in late 2003.... (USA) HK 416 rifle (Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... ) Bangalore Blade Bangalore torpedo A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed on the end of a long, extendible tube. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire.... (UK) NLOS-LS Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System The Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System is a self-contained missile launch system under development by NETFIRES LLC, a partnership between Lockheed Martin and Raytheon for the United States Army's Future Combat Systems and the United States Navy's Littoral Combat Ship.... (USA)

"Predators"	February 26, 2007	7	13
RQ-4B Global Hawk RQ-4 Global Hawk The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle used by the United States Air Force as a surveillance aircraft.In role and design, the Global Hawk is similar to the Lockheed U-2, the venerable 1950s spy plane.... (USA) GBU-39 SDB GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb The GBU-39 Small-Diameter Bomb is a 250 pound guided bomb that is intended to provide aircraft with the ability to carry a higher number of bombs.... (USA) Laser JDAM (USA) Dragon Fire II Dragon Fire (mortar) The Dragon Fire 120 mm heavy Mortar is a program under development for the US Marine Corps. It is a fully automated mortar capable of using rifled or smoothbore 120 mm ammunition.... (USA) M249 Mk 48 (USA)

"Top Guns"	March 5, 2007	8	14
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet F/A-18E/F Super Hornet The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a supersonic aircraft carrier fighter aircraft/ground-attack aircraft. The F/A-18E single seater and F/A-18F two-seater are larger and more advanced derivative of the F/A-18 Hornet.... (USA) M468 M468 The REC7 is the designation for an upgrade to the M16 rifle/M4 carbine. The REC7 is manufactured by Barrett Firearms Company, who are probably best known for producing the Barrett M82 and Barrett M82#M82 to M107 .50 caliber sniper rifle.... (USA) M777 (USA / UK) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (USA)

"Smart Destroyers"	March 12, 2007	9	15
Protector Unmanned Surface Vehicle (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) Intelligent Munitions Intelligent Munitions System Intelligent Munitions System is a smart mine system being developed by General Dynamics and the US Army TACOM-ARDEC Picatinny Centre.The IMS will allow for controlled and safe use of munitions in the battle field and prevent unwanted munitions to be buried and forgotten.... (USA) ARCHER Artillery System ARCHER Artillery System The ARCHER Artillery System is an international project aimed at developing a next-generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Norway.... (Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south.... ) Squad Mission Support System Squad Mission Support System Squad Mission Support System is an unmanned all terrain wheel vehicle being developed by Lockheed Martin.The SMSS is being developed for the US Army as transport and logistics support by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control division.... robot vehicle (USA)

"Close Quarter Combat"	March 17, 2007	10	16
TDI Kriss (Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland.... / USA) AT4-CS AT4 The AT4 is a portable one-shot anti-tank weapon built in Sweden by Saab Bofors Dynamics . In the United States and NATO inventory, it replaces the M72 LAW .... (Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south.... ) Grizzly APC Grizzly APC The Grizzly APC is a 22 ton armored personnel carrier manufactured and designed by Blackwater USA, specifically for urban combat.... (USA) Auto Assault-12 Shotgun Atchisson Assault Shotgun The Auto Assault-12 shotgun is a firearm that was first developed in 1972 by Maxwell Atchisson, existing in its present form as the 2005 version, developed over 18 years since the patent was sold to Military Police Systems, Inc.... (USA)

"Immediate Action"	March 26, 2007	11	17
Cougar vehicle Cougar (vehicle) The Cougar is an armored fighting vehicle designed to be resistant to landmine and Improvised Explosive Device.... CROWS (USA) Dragon - incinerate anti-personnel mine in situ with fireworks-like torch Boomerang mobile shooter detection system Boomerang (mobile shooter detection system) Boomerang is a Gunshot Location System developed by DARPA and BBN Technologies primarily for use against snipers on mobile vehicles such as the Humvee, Stryker, and MRAP_ combat vehicles....

"Future Combat"	April 2, 2007	12	18
Active Denial System Active Denial System The Active Denial System is a non-lethal, directed-energy weapon developed by the United States armed forces. It is a strong millimeter-wave transmitter used for crowd control .... (USA) Crusher Crusher (robot) Crusher is a 6.5-ton autonomous off-road Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle developed by researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center for DARPA.... (USA) US Army's Future Combat Systems Future Combat Systems Future Combat Systems is the United States Army's principal modernization program.FCS includes 14+1+1 systems consisting of unattended ground sensors , the Non-Line of Sight ? Launch System , two classes of unmanned aerial vehicles organic to platoon, and Brigade Combat Team echelons; two classes of unmanned ground vehicles, the Small U... (USA)

"Massive Attack"	April 9, 2007	13	19
AC130 Spooky Lockheed AC-130 The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily-armed ground-attack aircraft. The basic airframe is manufactured by Lockheed, and Boeing is responsible for the conversion into a gunship and for aircraft support.... (USA) Electromagnetic Rail Gun Railgun A railgun is a purely electrical gun that accelerates a conductive projectile along a pair of metal rails using the same principles as the homopolar motor.... (USA) USS San Antonio (USA) Cheytac 200 CheyTac Intervention The CheyTac Intervention is an American-made bolt action heavy sniper rifle designed by CheyTac LLC. for long range soft target interdiction . The CheyTac Intervention rifle is fed using a detachable single stack magazine, which holds 5 or 7 rounds.... (USA)

Season 3: 2007-08

Title	Original airdate	#	Total
"Opening Round"	November 15, 2007	1	20
Aquaram Tactical Disrupter (Canada Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean.... ) Land Warfare Resources Corporation Land Warfare Resources Corporation LWRC formerly Land Warfare Resources Corporation or LWRC, formerly known as Leitner-Wise Rifle Company, Inc., is a Commercial and Government Entity defense contractor and firearms manufacturer, founded in 1999, and based in Cambridge, Maryland.... Infantry Automatic Rifle LWRC Infantry Automatic Rifle The LWRC Infantry Automatic Rifle is a variant of the LWRC SRT, which is in turn, based on the AR-15 . It is designed to fulfill the role of the squad automatic weapon.... (USA) SAAB BOFORS RBS 70 Short-Range Missile System RBS 70 RBS 70 is a Swedish MANPADS designed for combat in all climate zones and with little to no support from other forces. It uses the RB 70 missile which is also in use in a number of other Swedish missile systems.... (Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south.... ) Knight's Armament M110 Sniper Rifle (USA)

"Non-Lethal Special"	November 29, 2007	2	21
ALS 400 Series Stun Munitions TASER X-26TM Electronic Control Device & XREPTM Beretta LTLX7000 Kinetic Energy Weapon QINETIQ X-NET Vehicle Arrest Device

"Close Protection"	December 06, 2007	3	22
Optosecurity Liquid Threat Technology (Canada Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean.... ) BAE Systems 57mm Mk110 Naval Gun Mk 110 57 mm gun The Mk 110 57 mm gun is a multi-purpose, medium caliber gun. Based on the Bofors 57 mm gun, the Mk 110 can fire salvos at up to 220 rounds per minute, and has a range of nine miles.... LWRC M6 A2 PSD LWRC SRT The M6A2-SRT is a carbine rifle designed and manufactured in Springfield, Virginia by the Land Warfare Resources Corporation, based on the M4 Carbine, with which it shares 80% of its parts.... (USA) Israel Military Industries Israel Military Industries Israel Weapons Industries , formerly the small arm "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized as Israel Weapon Industries Ltd.... Wave Remote Weapons Station (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... )

"Israel Special"	December 13, 2007	4	23
ELBIT Systems Viper Portable Combat Robot Viper Viper and similar may refer to:... (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) Hydro-NOA Menny D4 Door Buster (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) Hydro-NOA Sharon Breaching Kit (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) Corner Shot CornerShot CornerShot is a special-purpose weapon that can fire around corners. It was designed in the early 2000s for SWAT and special forces in hostile situations usually involving terrorism and hostages.... 7.62 mm Assault Pistol Rifle (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) IMI Micro Tavor Assault Rifle IMI Tavor TAR-21 The T.A.R. 21 is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition with a selective fire system. The name "T.A.R. 21" stands for "Tavor Assault Rifle - 21st Century".... (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) Rafael Simon 150 Rifle-Launched Grenade SIMON breach grenade The SIMON is a rifle grenade designed to breach through doors, developed by RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, the Israeli Authority For Development of Weapons.... (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) Matador Shoulder-Launched Missile System MATADOR (weapon) MATADOR is a 90 mm man-portable, disposable anti-armor weapon system developed by Singapore. It is an updated version of the German Armbrust design, and operates on the same principles.... (Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands.... , license manufactured by RAFAEL)

"GUNS"	December 20, 2007	5	24
ATK MK44 Bushmaster Automatic Cannon Bushmaster II The Mk 44 Bushmaster II is a derivative of the M242 cannon. The main difference is their caliber - 30 mm vs. 25 mm respectively, the barrel is chrome-plated for extended life.... (USA) Dillon Aero M134D Gatling Gun Minigun The Minigun is a 7.62 mm, multi-barrel machine gun with a high rate of fire , employing Gatling gun-style rotating barrels with an external power source.... (USA) Magpul Masada Assault Rifle (USA) Knight's Armament Personal Defense Weapon Knight's Armament Company PDW The Knight's Armament Company 6x35mm PDW is an experimental personal defense weapon designed by KAC, firing a new 6 mm cartridge optimized for short barrel weapons.... (USA)

"Future Warrior"	March 5, 2008	6	25
LWRC SABR 0.308 Sniper Rifle (USA) BAE Systems Commercial Armored Vehicle (UK) MULE Multifunctional Utility/Logistics and Equipment The Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment vehicle is an autonomous Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle developed by Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control for the United States Army's Future Combat Systems program.... Unmanned ground vehicle Unmanned ground vehicle Unmanned ground vehicles are robotic platforms that are used as an extension of human capability. This type of robot is generally capable of operating outdoors and over a wide variety of terrain, functioning in place of humans.... (USA) Elbit Systems Skylark UAV Elbit Skylark Skylark I and Skylark II are small unmanned aerial vehicles developed by Elbit Systems.... (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... )

"Hard Target"	March 12, 2008	7	26
Armorflate Rubber Armor System (USA) MEI Mercury 40 mm grenade 40 mm grenade The 40 mm grenade is a military grenade caliber for grenade launchers in service with many armed forces. There are two main types in service: the 40x46mm, which is a low-velocity round used in hand-held grenade launchers; and the more powerful 40x53mm, used in heavier, mounted and crew-served weapons.... (USA) A-10C Thunderbolt II Ground Attack Aircraft A-10 Thunderbolt II The A-10 Thunderbolt II is an United states single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild for the United States Air Force to provide close air support of ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles and other ground targets with a limited air interdiction capability.... (USA) Alexander Arms 6.5 mm Grendel Assault Rifle (USA)

"Israel Special 2"	March 19, 2008	8	27
Merkava IV Main Battle Tank (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) Iron Fist active protection system Iron Fist Active Protection System Iron Fist is the Israel Military Industries hard-kill active protection system , with a modular design allowing adaptation to a range of platforms ranging from light utility vehicles to heavy armoured fighting vehicles.... (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) SPYDER-SR SPYDER The SPYDER is an anti-aircraft missile system developed by RAFAEL and uses surface-to-air versions of the Python 5 and Rafael Python 5#Derby missiles, also made by RAFAEL.... Air Defense System (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... ) Delilah Cruise Missile Delilah missile The Delilah missile is an electro optical missile developed in Israel by Israel Military Industries , built to target moving and re-locatable targets.... (Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... )

"Kill Zone"	March 26, 2008	9	28
Little Bird UAV (USA) Intelligent Optical System Aimfinder X-47B Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle X-47 Pegasus The Northrop Grumman X-47 Pegasus is a demonstration UCAV. The X-47 began as part of Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems program, and is now part of the United States Navy's UCAS-D program to create a carrier-based unmanned aircraft.... (USA) Beowulf Assault Rifle .50 Beowulf The .50 Beowulf is a rifle Cartridge developed by Alexander Arms for use in a modified AR-15 rifle. The cartridge utilizes a Rim #Rebated rim, sized to match the rim of the 7.62x39mm and 6.5 mm Grendel rounds.... (USA)

"Alaska Special"	April 24, 2008	10	29
Arctic Survival Training School Stryker Mobile Gun System M56E1 Smoke Generator Arctic Warfare Magnum Sniper Rifle\|-]]

Future Weapons

Episodes

Season 1: 2006

Season 2: 2007

Season 3: 2007-08

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