1.
CornerShot
Sticking your head around corners and above cover is one of
the most dangerous things you have to do during combat. CornerShot eliminates
this problem with a gun that can literally bend and shoot around corners.
2. Active
Denial System
Giant heat rays are no longer confined to movies. The active
denial system fires high frequency waves to a target, much like how a microwave
works, and heats the water and fat molecules in a person's skin causing up to
second degree burns.
3. Railgun
Under development by the U.S. military, the railgun uses the
principles of electromagnetism to accelerate projectiles and currently fires
rounds up to seven times the speed of sound.
4. PHASR
PHASR, an acronym for "personnel halting and
stimulation response rifle, temporarily disorients and blinds its target.
Definitely brings a whole new meaning to "set phasers to stun."
5. HULC
Suits
Short for Human Universal Load Carrier, exoskeletons like
HULC allow soldiers to carry up to 200 lbs of gear and travel at speeds up to
10 miles per hour. Finally, a way to replicate all the amounts of weapons and
ammunition you're able to magically carry in video games.
6. HELLADS
Lasers pew pew is fast becoming a reality. HELLADS, an
acronym for High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System, will eventually be
mounted on air and land based systems to shoot down opposing missiles, rockets
and other projectiles.
7.
Self-guided Bullets
Aiming is so last century. Developed by the U.S.
Government's Sandia National Laboratories, this "smart" bullet can
correct its course mid-flight to home in on a target designated by a separate
laser.
8. Sonic
Canons
Known officially as LRAD, or Long Range Acoustic Device,
sonic cannons generate a focused beam of sound or ultrasound to incapacitate
opponents. Such cannons have been used in recent times on naval vessels to ward
off pirates.
9. Combat
Robots
From iRobot, the company that brought you Roomba, and a
munitions company called Metal Storm, comes FireStorm, one of a series of next
generation ground-based combat robots that will make Johnny 5 a thing of
reality.
10. XM25
Grenade Launcher
This beast of a gun can fire 25mm grenade rounds that can be
set to explode in mid-air above a target for maximum destructive effect.
