Posted by Benjamin Roudenis on April 24, 2011
Last summer, General Atomics and Boeing tested a high-speed sabot round to replace the “hypersonic bricks” (which tended to tumble out of control) that the company had been firing from the gun, says General Atomics’ Tom Hurn. The sabot round went seven kilometers downrange after punching through a 1/8-inch thick steel plate. General Atomics officials estimate that they could install the weapon on a DDG-51 class destroyer by the end of the decade, according to Hurn.
“We were launching hypersonic bricks at Mach 5, Mach 6″ [Defense Tech]
Posted by Benjamin Roudenis on July 31, 2010
This is the INTIMIDATOR Puzzle Sculpture from GarE Maxton.
The INTIMIDATOR breaks down into over 125 separate pieces. In addition to standard notched pieces, the puzzle includes cap screws, springs, threaded parts, cylinders, hex bits and numerous circular borings to obtain the locking fit for two different assembly procedures.
There are some special parts within the puzzle sculpture that create an altogether different assembly…..
The INTIMIDATOR PUZZLE PISTOL is is a single shot 45 caliber muzzle loading pistol; a unique offering for personal self defense.
The sculpture includes everything required for assembly of the puzzle pistol. Integrated into the sculpture are a customized set of tools, all necessary hardware, 45 caliber bullets, a standard sight, a laser sight, a cannister containing black powder pellets, a secure storage area for 209 shotgun primers, a spent primer removal tool and a ramrod for loading the bullets.
The INTIMIDATOR- by GarE Maxton
Posted by Benjamin Roudenis on July 9, 2010
A liquid armour has been shown to stop bullets in tests carried out by UK scientists at BAE systems in Bristol.
The researchers have combined this “shear-thickening” liquid with Kevlar to create a new bullet-proof material.
The company is keeping the chemical formula of the liquid a secret, but it works by absorbing the force of the bullet strike and responding to it by becoming much thicker and more sticky.
The BAE scientists describe it as “bullet-proof custard”.
“It’s very similar to custard in the sense that the molecules lock together when it’s struck,” explained Stewart Penny, business development manager in charge of materials development at the company.
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In the tests, scientists used a large gas gun to fire ball bearing-shaped metal bullets at over 300 metres per second into two test materials – 31 layers of untreated kevlar (pictured left) and 10 layers of kevlar (pictured right) combined with the shear-thickening liquid.
“The Kevlar with the liquid works much faster and the impact isn’t anything like as deep,” he explained.
Liquid armour ‘can stop bullets’ [BBC News]
Posted by Benjamin Roudenis on March 27, 2010
The days of purely mechanical systems are over. The Armatix Smart System provides access control and permission of use only for the person duly authorized. If a weapon is snatched away, stolen or lost, it is automatically deactivated and rendered unusable. The pistol is equipped with integrated locking electronics and actuators that make it possible to activate and deactivate the weapon safely and reliably.
The weapon is ready to fire as soon as it is connected to the activated iW1 wrist watch. If the weapon is put down, snatched away or moved out of range of the iW1 watch, it is deactivated and thereby automatically secure. Armatix licenses the globally patented system to selected manufacturers. The system is certified in the USA. It can be transferred to a large range of handguns and other weapon systems.
Armatix GmbH: Smart System [Armatix]