The Big Sandy Shootout is the largest privately owned civilian machine gun shoot in the United States. This year is the tenth anniversary and the event will be held October 24-26 in Northwestern Arizona. For more information visit: The Big Sandy…
Military Weapons
Minuteman III test missile launch
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) — A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile Sept. 23 at 7:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The ICBM’s reentry vehicle,…
Boeing HEL-MD – High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator
“Boeing has developed and tested a mobile, solid-state laser beam control system—the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator—that counters targets such as rockets, artillery shells, mortars and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). During 2013 testing at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico,…
XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System (IAWS)
The XM25, designed by Minnesota’s Alliant Techsystems, has been in development for about seven years and the first prototypes have been in use with combat units in Afghanistan. The 12-pound, 29-inch system, which costs up to $35,000 per unit, is…
Video: DAGR & HELLFIRE Missiles Test (HD)
The 2.75-inch/70mm DAGR missile is a precision-strike, multi-role, multi-platform munition that effectively neutralizes lightly-armored and high-value targets close to civilian assets or friendly forces. DAGR offers strike capability with the reliability of a HELLFIRE II missile while further limiting collateral…
Video: M2 vs. Minigun