The XM25 saw limited active service, but it had a tepid reception among the troops.
Here s What You Need to Know: Millions of dollars were spent on a gun that would allow you to attack enemies behind cover.
The U.S. Army has officially terminated the “Punisher.” The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, or “Punisher,” was designed to engage enemy troops behind cover. While successful, the high-tech infantry weapon was the victim of a lengthy development period, ballooning costs, a perceived lack of utility and a 2013 incident that wounded a soldier carrying it.
Since the dawn of the firearm age, one of the biggest obstacles to hitting people with a bullet was the cover they could hide behind. A soldier can hide inside a doorway, or windowsill, or even a bunker, exposing himself just long enough to shoot back. Getting at that soldier requires good marksmanship and timing, outmaneuvering him, or simply blowing up the building.
The UK government has announced the launch of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), an initiative to fund “high-risk, high-reward” scientific research in the hope of achieving “groundbreaking” discoveries.
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In the first decade of February, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, better known as DARPA, announced the start of the design phase of a program it calls LongShot. Three companies were selected for this stage, namely General Atomics, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. 1 photo
LongShot s goal is to come with an air-launched unmanned weapons system that could use a multitude of air-to-air weapons, but also come with increased range. In essence, these drones are to become what manned aircraft are today, capable of getting deep inside enemy territory and strike.
As per the requirements of the project, the ones that were made public at least, the new drone should be capable of multi-modal propulsion, but also capable of being deployed from the existing fighter aircraft and bombers.
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DARPA has extended the call for new technologies as part of its Mosaic Warfare project to create weapon packages that can extend U.S. dominance over adversaries.