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‘Weapons’ Stories

$45.8Million Awarded to Lockheed Martin by US Navy for Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter

Chris Burns, Dec 14th 2010 Discuss [6]

You love war, right? Everyone does. You know who does the most? Robots. Robots love to go to war because even if their body is destroyed, their mind can be transferred back to the mainframe. It's a fact. Building on that idea (or not) is Lockheed Martin, now creating a helicopter that'll run entirely unmanned. The contract they're working on is called K-MAX and this helicopter's been given a $45.8 million dollar go-ahead by the US Navy. Read The Full Story

XM-25 Airburst Smart Gun Fielded on US Troops in Afghanistan

Chris Burns, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [4]

I can imagine my friend Josiah wouldn't have minded having one of these terrifyingly amazing death-launchers around when he was on his first tour of that gorgeous country. This is the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, aka XM-25 Airburst weapon, otherwise known as a smart gun or smart grenade launcher, designed by Heckler and Koch, is what the US army expects to be a "game-changer" in Afghanistan. Program manager for the XM25 Lieutenant Colonel Chris Lehner had the following to say about this weapons epic abilities: "You get behind something when someone is shooting at you, and that sort of cover has protected people for thousands of years, ... Now we're taking that away from the enemy forever." Read The Full Story

Rubber Band Gatling Gun Costs $499

Evan Selleck, Sep 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

We've seen Do It Yourself weapons made to track heat and shoot on contact, but some how this hand-made rubber band gatling gun just takes the cake. The majority of the construction is created from aluminum, and each one of the weapons is hand-made by those folks at Gadgets & Gear. And, as the title suggests, it will set you back a few pennies, but how can anyone pass up on a rubber band gatling gun? Read The Full Story

DARPA gives Lockheed Martin $3.9M to develop new scope for soldiers

Shane McGlaun, May 27th 2010 Discuss [1]

Lockheed Martin is one of the biggest arms contractors that supplies all manner of high tech gear for the military. The name is most closely associated with aircraft, but the company is much more than that. Lockheed Martin has announced that it has won a new DARPA contract to develop a scope for soldiers. Read The Full Story

K’nex AK-47 assault rifle replica probably not for kids

Chris Davies, Aug 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

You may recall the bizarre back-mounted K'nex gattling gun from all the way back in September 2008; K'nex builders obviously have a secret fetish for homemade weaponry, as another has put together this working replica of an AK-47 assault rifle. Not something you'd find in the K'nex instruction book, perhaps, but a pretty close impersonation of the real thing all the same. Read The Full Story

Taser X3 triple shot electro-shock weapon launches

Chris Davies, Jul 28th 2009 Discuss [0]

Remember that entertaining-yet-disturbing video of three Taser employees being taken down by the company's latest "less lethal" weapon? Well, the device responsible is the Taser X3, capable of firing three cartridges without reloading together with putting on an intimidating "warning arc" lightshow without requiring the cartridges' removal first. Read The Full Story

Taser demo three-way X3 electro-shock on own staff [Video]

Chris Davies, Jul 17th 2009 Discuss [2]

Working in the Taser office has to be one of the more unusual places you can put on your CV, especially when under "key duties" you can list "three-way tase subject". The company has released a video demonstrating their latest "less lethal" device, the X3, which is capable of not one but three shots in short-succession with simultaneous application of up to 400 to 1,200 volts. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

South African ATMs get pepper-spray defense system

Chris Davies, Jul 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

For most of us, the biggest ATM frustration is either the machine being out of cash or deciding to eat your card. In South Africa, you could end up with a face full of pepper-spray. Driven to extreme measures by the rising attacks on cash machines by South African armed robbers, some banks are fitting pepper sprays that are triggered if a camera spots you tampering with the card slots. Unfortunately for one ATM technician last week, that trigger isn't foolproof. Read The Full Story

Resistance 2 fan-built Marksman rifle

Chris Davies, Jul 13th 2009 Discuss [1]

If you're going to build a DIY replica of a game weapon, then you may as well pick a big one. Indecently-talented cosplay costume maker Hyokenseisou spent around 100 hours over just five days putting together this Resistance 2 Marksman rifle, complete with illuminated ammo counter and detachable clip. Read The Full Story

Nerf Sentry Gun checks badges, shoots intruders

Chris Davies, May 18th 2009 Discuss [1]

We've seen automated guns and remote-control weapons here on SlashGear before, but this Nerf Sentry Gun is particularly slick. Designed and created by Jason Wright and Jeremy Blum as part of their robotics class at Cornell, the sentry uses a webcam to authenticate ID badges; if your name isn't on the list then, like Finland in Eurovision 2009, you're shot down. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

DIY Coilgun: 68mph from quad-capacitor array

Chris Davies, May 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

We obviously don't advocate DIY violence here at SlashGear, but we do have a soft-spot for homemade coilguns with trick LED lighting and bulging capacitors. This particular beauty is the handiwork of Daniel Eindhoven, who spent around 40hrs and €100 putting together a semi-automatic gun capable of firing up to 14 shots at speeds up to 110km/h (68mph). Read The Full Story

Wiimote-controlled Airsoft Robot Gun

Chris Davies, Mar 27th 2009 Discuss [2]

Hacking together remote control weaponry seems to be a common pastime, and incorporating a nice, innocent Wiimote an ideal way to aim it. Jay decided his office was missing an airsoft robot with IP webcam and internet-based remote control, so put together the pretty intimidating setup you see here. Video demos after the cut Read The Full Story