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According to Russia Today, scientists have developed high-tech "armour filled with special gel that can be light and even comfortable to wear." Video after the break.

Russian armour has been well-known for years. To create it the best scientists have been working in research institutes. Although modern ballistic vests can weigh up to 12 kilos, Russian designers say there’s another option

Successor to the MK19, the M307 is an auto-grenade launcher -- designed by General Dynamics -- that's capable of firing 260 shots per minute, with almost no recoil. The weapon weighs just 50-pounds and can be transformed into a machine gun in just 1:42. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

What sets this railgun apart from the others is that it "uses magnetic fields, which means it's a lot less messy, and you can dump tons of juice in and get the shell going damn fast." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

If you've got a little over 10 megajoules as with this demonstration model, you're looking at 5,600 mph. When the system is completed, it'll be firing shells with over six times that energy (well over 13,000 mph) using 64 megajoules of energy

Built by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, the Mi-28N Night Hunter comes equipped with energy absorbing landing gear, a fully armored cabin, anti-tank missiles, an integrated surveillance/fire control system, and an infrared (FLIR) system. It's powered by two TV3-117VMA turboshaft engines. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Aside from being wrapped with a cat-like suit, this Cornershot gun boasts the "same camera, LCD and hinge that lets a soldier shoot around building edges without getting in the line of fire." Video after the break.

So if you see an unusually tall cat peeking around corners in your local war zone with what looks like a muzzle coming out of his mouth, I'd say catnip is not going to get you very far

The US government wanted to see what exactly would happen if they crashed a fighter jet, an F-4 Phantom in this case, into the walls of a nuclear power plant. So, they bolted a jet down to a track and sent it rocketing at approximately 500mph. Find out what happens after the break. Click here pictures of the F-4 Phantom.

Finally, the Corner Shot is no longer a prototype, and available now at the price of $5,000. If you haven't seen/heard of the Corner Shot, it's basically a revolutionary weapon system that enables military and law enforcement to effectively observe/engage targets from around the corner/behind cover without exposing any part of the operator's body. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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Priced at $30000 (each), the 2-foot tall Robotex AH could one day replace human soldiers on the battlefield. This rugged multi-terrain robot comes equipped with two machine guns, capable of simultaneously firing 300 rounds per minute. CG video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

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The AutoCopter is a fully-autonomous gunship that utilizes GPS tracking to prevent "accidents". This unmanned aircraft comes equipped with dual AA-12 recoilless shotguns, capable of firing 1900 .18-caliber BBs in 4-seconds or less. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The US Navy has developed an electromagnetic rail gun capable of firing a dozen projectiles -- leaving the barrel at Mach 7+ -- every minute. Each projectile travels at approximately 8200 ft/s, covering 290-miles in six minutes. In the clip, you'll see a prototype that demonstrates "the technology of the rail gun for use on future DDG-1000 class Navy ships." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.