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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.
Hacksmith is back at it again, and this time, the crew spent 1.5-years building a real-life bulletproof John Wick suit inspired by the one seen in the second movie. This fully-armored, custom tailored suit is not for just looks, as it conceals a proprietary Kevlar and DYNEEMA composite developed by Hacksmith Industries that is strong enough to withstand .357 Magnum rounds.
The US Air Force is currently working on a MUTANT missile that can shapeshift in mid-air to track down targets. Called the Missile Utility Transformation via Articulated Nose Technology (MUTANT) project, the prototype is based on a modified Hellfire missile and being tested using a rocket sked to study its impact without firing it in the air.