Weapons of the future (and present)

[steven lloyd]

Boys like everything that blows up and crushes things. Girls like the flowers and puppies.

Perhaps a bit off topic, but you might enjoy the movie "Acts of Valour". Pretty typical plotline and stars real members of the Navy Seals (who are not good actors), but does show off some pretty impressive weaponry and tactics.

[steven lloyd]

It takes more courage to stand in front of a gun than behind one.

Just don't be standing too close to this bad boy when it goes off ...

[Captain Awesome]

Video of Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit prep and take off. Awesomeness overload.

[D suzuki]

the raptor seems to have oxegen related troubles


http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id= ... ontentBody

[D suzuki]

Perhaps a bit off topic, but you might enjoy the movie "Acts of Valour". Pretty typical plotline and stars real members of the Navy Seals (who are not good actors), but does show off some pretty impressive weaponry and tactics.

yea i just watched it last week was not bad movie at all

[kina]

quote="kina" It takes more courage to stand in front of a gun than behind one.

Just don't be standing too close to this bad boy when it goes off ...

Was that a threat or something, or am I missing the point? What's that supposed to do, frighten me?
We're all in some deep do-do no matter where we're standing when that "bad-boy" of yours goes off. Good luck escaping that one.

[Captain Awesome]

Might be an interesting story:

http://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-m ... es-2012-06

With huge cutbacks slated for the U.S. military, the Marines and Army in particular, private security firms are sure to be getting a boost.


The Army is cutting 50,000 soldiers over the next few years and the Marines are looking to shave about 20,000 servicemembers over the same period of time.

So while business was booming for this group private military contractors, who take their military training and offer it to the highest bidder, it's likely to grow even more.

Modern-day mercenaries are stationed throughout the world fighting conflicts for governments that are reluctant to use their own troops or where foreign troops are unable or unwilling to go.

An army of 5,000 heavily-armed contractors recently replaced official American forces in Iraq, and many more were recruited to protect private interests in the region.

These mercenaries (Mercs) are sent to many places that may surprise you.

[D suzuki]

didnt the romans or someother group hire lots of mercs in the past?

[Captain Awesome]

[Captain Awesome]

I just couldn't stop laughing.

[GenesisGT]

And after that demonstration they were hired for Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation video.

[Captain Awesome]

AWESOME!!!

[GenesisGT]

Active Denial System

The Active Denial System (ADS), which is developed by the U.S. military, aims at crowd control. Functioned by electromagnetic radiation (beam of 95-gigahertz radiation), the Active Denial System makes people flee without hitting them.

The same technology as Smart Meters...

[Captain Awesome]

Sounds pretty cool.

[GenesisGT]

Make your own laser guided missile launcher for under $100.

usb missile launcher, webcam,laser pointer, Roborealm free vision sytem software + bit of custom visual basic code = laser guided usb missile launcher.
Point laser pointer any where in the field of the web cam and the turrent will move to put the laser point in the middle of the screen and when it stops moving it will fire its missile's.