Discovery Channel :: Future Weapons

Episode 9: Smart Destroyers

Discover weapons that are super-intelligent including the Protector Unmanned Surface Vehicle, the Intelligent Munitions System, a mine warhead technology that thinks for itself, the amazingly accurate Archer howitzer, and the Squad Mission Support System robotic vehicle.
(Picture: BAE Systems)

Episode 10: Close Quarter Combat

Discover weapons that are designed to dominate close combat actions including the powerful KRISS submachine gun, the new AT4-CS portable anti-tank weapon, the super-armored GRIZZLY urban warfare vehicle, and the Auto Assault-12 full-auto shotgun.
(Picture: Courtesy of Blackwater USA)

Episode 11: Immediate Action

Discover weapons that are always ready for action including the CROWS remote-control gun system, the Dragon "fire-breathing" mine destroyer, the Boomerang sniper detection system, and the latest high- tech robotics that can create a real life 007.
(Picture: US Army)

Episode 12: Future Combat

Discover weapons that are being designed to fight the wars of the future including the Active Denial System, a non-lethal way of protecting troops, the Crusher unmanned ground combat vehicle, and the US Army's Future Combat Systems that integrates soldiers and technology like never before.
(Picture: US Army)

Episode 13: Massive Attack

Discover weapons that are so powerful and lethal that they flatten the opposition, including the meanest ground attack aircraft ever built - the AC130 Spooky. Next up is a look at the most powerful artillery system of tomorrow - the Electromagnetic Rail Gun. To wrap things up Mack goes on board the USS San Antonio, the first in a new class of assault ships, and then he tests out the sniper computer that makes the Cheytac 200 rifle a huge hit on the battlefield.
(Picture: US Army)

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