XM8 Assault Rifle

The development of the XM8 Lightweight Assault Rifle was initiated by US Army in the 2002, when contract was issued to the Alliant Techsystems Co of USA to study possibilities of development of kinetic energy part of the XM29 OICW weapon into separate lightweight assault rifle, which could, in the case of success, replace the aging M16A2 rifles and M4A1 carbines in US military service. XM8 is being developed by the Heckler-Koch USA, a subsidiary of famous German Heckler-Koch company. According to the present plans, the XM8 should enter full production circa 2005, if not earlier, several years before the XM29 OICW. The XM8 (M8 after its official adoption) should become a standard next generation US forces assault rifle. It will fire all standard 5.56mm NATO ammunition, and, to further decrease the load on the future infantrymen, a new type of 5.56mm ammunition is now being developed. This new ammunition will have composite cases, with brass bases and polymer walls, which will reduce weight of the complete ammunition, while maintaining compatibility with all 5.56mm NATO weapons. Along with 20% weight reduction in the XM8 (compared to the current issue M4A1 carbine), this will be a welcome move for any infantryman, already overloaded by protective, communications and other battle equipment

Electromagnetic Rail Gun prototype

Right now scientist and engineers are working around the clock to develop a gun for the NAVY that can fire a projectile at nearly Mach 8. That’s right almost 8 times the speed of sound. Dahlgreen in Virginia is home to the navy’s 8 Mega Joule Electromagnetic Rail gun. By the end of 2007 the navy plans to start working with a prototype that is 4 times more powerful.

The high voltage is created by charging up a bank of capacitors. When the bank of capacitors discharge a surge of current creates a massive magnetic field. This accelerates the metal projectile to mind bending speeds. The navy’s goal is to develop a 64 Mega Joule Electromagnetic Rail Gun by 2016 that’s 8 times more powerful than this prototype. Reaching projectile speed up to 5000 miles per hour.

Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser (MTHEL)

MTHEL uses directed energy (laser beam) to intercept aerial targets such as rockets, missiles, artillery shells and other aerial threats. The target destruction is achieved by projecting a highly focused, high-power laser beam, delivered by a chemical laser, with enough energy to affect the target, and explode it in midair. This operational concept is offering the first "reusable" interception element. Existing interceptors use kinetic energy kill vehicles (such as fragmentation warheads), which are not reusable.

Airborne laser (ABL)

The ABL weapon system consists of a high-energy, chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted on a modified 747-400F (freighter) aircraft to shoot down theater ballistic missiles in their boost phase. A crew of four, including pilot and copilot, would be required to operate the airborne laser, which would patrol in pairs at high altitude, about 40,000 feet, flying in orbits over friendly territory, scanning the horizon for the plumes of rising missiles. Capable of autonomous operation, the ABL would acquire and track missiles in the boost phase of flight, illuminating the missile with a tracking laser beam while computers measure the distance and calculate its course and direction. After acquiring and locking onto the target, a second laser - with weapons-class strength - would fire a three- to five-second burst from a turret located in the 747's nose, destroying the missiles over the launch area.

Lightweight M134DT gatling gun

The M134D-T is Dillon's newly designed Titanium Gatling Gun for Weight Critical Applications. Dillon undertook a complete redesign of the standard, steel M134D to meet the needs of users operating helicopters at high altitudes and under hot conditions, where aircraft weight is critical. Skeletonized components and Titanium were combined to reduce the guns weight by nearly 20 percent, or about 12 - 15 pounds per gun. This was accomplished while retaining the Gatling's outstanding performance and reliability.

The XM307 Auto-Grenade Launcher

The XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon (ACSW) is a developmental 25 mm belt-fed Grenade Machine Gun with smart shell capability, it's lightweight and designed to be two-man portable, as well as vehicle mounted the XM307 can kill enemy soldiers out to 2000 m or 2200 yards, and destroy lightly armored vehicles, watercraft, and helicopters at 1000 m or 1100 yards and its not for backyard use.

The Kriss .45 Calibre Sub-Machine Gun

The Kriss 45 ACP. Think the Tommy Gun, but with hardly no recoil and shoots 1000 rounds a minute.
Traditional linear operating systems create forces that actually work against the operator’s ability to put round on-target, these forces create large amounts of felt recoil and muzzle climb, both of which impair the operator ability to keep his sight picture, the Kriss Super V design re-vectors these forces down and away from the operator and reduces felt recoil by as much as 50% and muzzle climb by as much as 95%The KRISS Super V System works with the operator and actually enhances his ability to put more rounds on target.

Modern gun sistem to shoot around corners

A gun that can fire shots accurately around corners has been demonstrated by a US arms maker. The Corner Shot, developed by a Florida-based company, resembles a rifle with hinge in its middle.
Units have already been sold to military forces in 15 different countries.
The front section can be bent up to 60° to the left or the right, allowing a soldier to shoot around a wall or door without exposing any part of themselves to enemy fire.
The weapon is comprised of a handgun fitted to the front of the system and fired from the back section using an ordinary trigger. A video camera at the front is linked to a small high-resolution screen at the back. This lets the user see precisely where the gun is pointing without poking their head or hands out in the firing line.
The camera incorporates crosshairs, auto-focus and an infrared filter for use in low light. Pulling a grip underneath the weapon quickly snaps it from its bent configuration into a straight one, meaning it can then be used normally.

Recoilless and Full-Auto Shotgun

The Auto Assault-12 (AA-12) is an automatic 12-gauge shotgun that can fire 300rd per minute and is nearly recoilless, 300rd for a auto shotgun is too many in a minute.
Basically, it’s incredibly powerful and you really don’t want to be fighting with an enemy who has this weapon at close range, even in games.
It’s also claimed that it requires no cleaning or lubrication ever, I’m not really sure how that would work, in any case, you don’t really care, what you care about is that it’s a big gun and makes loud noises and blows shit up like you never seen before.

High Impulse Weapon System

Researchers have developed a weapon system that uses a shock mitigation technique along with a physical damping element to reduce the high-impulse spike common with any shoulder-loading weapon, it shoots a high explosive 80mm shell.

AR 57 review

Finally got my AR57 upper receiver and I like it, it's really light, very accurate the 50 rd ps90 magazine works flawlesly, I install a holographic reflex sight, which make it really easy to follow a target while shooting at it, cleaning it's a little easier than the AR15, for the upper, the lower it's the same and don't forget to swap the buffer because takes a heavier one for the AR57.

here it's a video on how to take it apart