Weaponsblog

For some a minute is more than enough. But think for a time when a suspicious packet arrives and the bomb detection squad is miles away. Then you may find this handy!

ELITE or Easy Livermore Inspection Test for Explosives is a handheld unit that can detect more than 30 different types of explosives.

When you get to a suspicious packet just take out a swipe from the packet of ELITE and rub it onto the surface. Wait for a minute and if the color changes to then run for safety or throw the packet away...!

Via: gizmodo

US Army has developed a great number of non-lethal weapons to combat civil revolts.

Now the latest development is a 7.5 million candlepower strobe floodlight system that temporarily paralyzes all its human targets.

The device will be mounted on an unmanned air vehicle as a non-lethal crowd control system.

The system uses a xenon-based searchlight that can be pulsed with a unique modulation effect that results in immobilization to those within the beam.

The device looks great to control a mob, but I hope it does not have any long term effects...!

Via: wired

The remarkable Talon Riot Control Vehicle is currently at eBay for bidding. The army vehicle that was earlier armored with canon and grenade launchers was later used as a delivery vehicle for valued commodities. The large vehicle comes equipped with a 8.1-litre turbo diesel Bedford engine and has a fridge and bathroom too to give you a homely experience. With a few hours left to go, the talon is on eBay for the current bid price of $10,000. watch the Talon in action too.

via: Autoblog

Non-lethal weapons have been gaining more attention lately. Now, U.S. armed forces have envisioned the future of heat-beaming weapons with their new weapon that has the capability to fire a beam of sweltering pain. ‘Less carnage and more pain’ could be the future of combat since the beam generated by this new weapon penetrates one-sixty-fourth of an inch into the body thereby heating the skin like microwaves. Anyhow, it doesn’t harm anyone in actual because the feeling is just an illusion.

The ludicrously dubbed FN303 less lethal launcher is designed to fire non-lethal projectiles at established non-lethal ranges. Two weeks from the day, military leaders will assemble in London to discuss the pain beam and the next cohort of directed-energy weapons

via: Slate

The deadly weapon pictured above is a machine gun dubbed Metal Storm that is under development in Australia and is being under consideration for use by US military. It’s in actual an Area Denial Weapon System (ADWS) that plainly fills the air with lead without the need to be operated by a being. The beast can fire 6000 rounds per minute at anything that is set in motion. The technology used in Metal Storm lets the machine fires projectiles sequentially from the barrel. How will it look like if we place the deadly gun in hands of current high-tech robots. Video of the metal Storm after the jump.

Via: Newlaunches

This is the age of non-lethal weapons for civil defense. Such weapons include tear gas bombs and electricity powered shockers.

This new device called the Taser C2 doesn’t look like a weapon at all but it packs a decent punch to render and suspicious person powerless.

The Taser C2 can stun a person who is 15-feet away for 30 seconds. It gets the required juice from a lithium power magazine. The juice is sufficient for up to 50 shots.

Taser C2 is priced at $300 and if you are ready to add $50 to the price tag then your package will also include a laser light.

The device will reach U.S. stores in April.

Via: ubergizmo

Checking every passerby for bombs tied around their belly is a bit weird. But the threat of suicide bombers is always high as they kill hundreds along with themselves.

Now a device called CounterBomber should allow cops to detect these bombers from a distance of 50 feet.

The device makes use of Radar technology to analyze the approaching people’s gait and see if they are carrying something heavy.

If the device detects some suspicious movements then it can warn the people to be cautious of the approaching object.

I know that the device is not perfect but still something is always better than nothing. What say...!

Via: scifi

Here is an incredible list of top five coils guns, which I think are simple in making, but have good output.

1. ACG 85P 2 Stage Configurable Semi-Automatic Pistol: it is first of its kind portable semi-automatic coilgun pistol and can fire 5 shots per second at 2 joules.

2. Electromagnetic Pistol: CS-P01A: The gun has a capability to convert an energy of just 4.0J to a speed of 25m/s projectile fire.

3. EM-15 coil gun: This is a 12 VDC battery powered rifle that can fire .30caliber metallic projectile at adjustable velocities.

4. 18 Shot Repeat Coilgun: The gun uses a sophisticated mechanism to fire the projectile into the best position.

5. The Mk II Coil Rifle: This gun has a short charging tie of just 10 seconds and a firing energy of about 5 joules.

Which one do you prefer?

Via: hackedgadgets

The military has developed a new Non-Lethal weapon called the Ray Gun.

This new weapon uses high energy waves that makes the target feel that he is about to catch fire and he drops his weapons. According to some military officials the use of such weapons can save the lives of hundreds of innocent people in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

Though the weapon is not expected to go into production till 2010, but still the officials gave a demo of the project. They fired beams from a large dish antenna that was mounted atop a Humvee at people who were enacting as terrorists. The range of the gun is claimed to be more than 500 yards that is seventeen times more than the range of other non-lethal weapons such as rubber bullets.

The beam gives a sudden burst of heat to the target that is about 130-degree Fahrenheit. This heat makes the target think that his clothes are about to catch fire.

The gun relies on the use of millimeter waves that can penetrate just 1/64th of an inch of human skin. This is enough to cause pain and discomfort to the target.

These millimeter waves are even less harmful than the in kitchen Microwave’s, radiation from which can penetrate several inches of the human skin.

The beams can also pass through all the clothing material. But if you are creative enough and have developed some concrete and glass clothes then you can say that you are safe...!

Via: cbsnews

With this new mid air bursting satellite guided bomb that releases thousands of darts each carrying a powerful chemical called DETA (Liquid diethylene triamine) the navy can now effectively destroy landmines and water mines.

Each dart is of .5 caliber with its blunt tip being made of tungsten that helps it to penetrate water and ground.
As the dart hits the ground DETA is released and if that does not destroy the mine upon impact DETA will corrode it so that it becomes ineffective.

The effective speeds at which these darts travel are of 300 meter/second and they do not get destroyed upon impact as the blunt nose makes an air bubble around it which helps it in penetrating water and soil. The impact of a single dart bomb is concentrated in the area of 60 sq feet there by increasing the probability of cleaning the area in one strike.

The penetration capacity in water ranges from 10 to 12 feet while tests on sand revealed that darts can penetrate two feet’s of depth.
Its humanitarian use can be that of cleaning minefields which till now was very dangerous as it required humans to go in and defuse mines.

Via: Defensetech