The autonomous DARPA RACER robotic tank has officially entered the second phase of testing. RACER Heavy Platform (RHP) consists of 12-ton, 20-foot-long, skid-steer tracked vehicles designed to operate in complex, mission-relevant off-road environments that are significantly more unpredictable than on-road conditions.
Northrop Grumman’s Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) prototype may one day replace submarines entirely. For starters, the submersible is payload-capable to support a variety of missions and fully autonomous to boot, which means it does not require any on-site human logistics.
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There’s mosquito-zapping laser weapons, and then the UK’s DragonFire, a powerful 50-kW class laser that until now has been classified. This solid-state laser is made from bundles of doped glass fibers with their output turned into a single beam.
How about a 3D-printed Howitzer-style 30mm cannon that can actually fire projectiles? That is exactly what Flasutie created and the latter was made possible by oxyhydrogen (HHO), which is essentially a mix of hydrogen that occurs when water undergoes electrolysis.
The UK Armed Forces successfully tested their DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) system against aerial targets. This laser weapon is capable of delivering a high power laser over long ranges with unmatched precision equivalent to hitting a £1 coin from a kilometer (0.62 miles) away.
Green Lantern’s Ring may be small, but it packs a big punch, as the piece of jewelry uses pure energy supplied by a Power Battery, but the Superlaser Siege Cannon from Star Wars is far larger. MetalBallStudios put together a fictional weapons size comparison video to showcase just how small and large they are when placed next to each other.
Suidobashi Heavy Industries, the company that built the KURATAS mech robot over a decade ago, unveils their latest creation, a Phalanx automatic BB gun that sits in the bed of a pickup truck. It’s modeled after the US Navy’s Phalanx CIWS (Close-in Weapon System), which consists of a radar-guided 20mm Vulcan cannon mounted on a swiveling base.
You’ve seen what vector-based arcade machines looks like when captured with a high-speed camera at 28,500 FPS, now check out the explosive power of firing blanks in ultra slow motion. A blank is essentially a firearm cartridge that does not shoot a projectile when fired, but instead generates a muzzle flash and an explosive sound similar to a normal gunshot.
The Biofire Smart Gun is the world’s first 9mm firearm that uses both fingerprint and facial recognition biometrics to ensure only authorized users can operate it. This allows firearm owners to defend themselves against external threats while preventing unauthorized access and misuse. An authorized user can just pick the gun up and fire away without having to worry about any buttons or scanners.
