30 November 2010

XM-25 "Smart Gun" Hailed As "Game Changer"

The revolutionary XM-25 has already been issued to US troops serving in Afghanistan.
A new gun the US military hopes will help take on the Taliban has been unveiled. Called the XM-25 it has been described by the US Army as a 'game changer'. It uses a laser guidance system and specially developed 25mm high explosive rounds which can be programmed to detonate over a target. Richard Audette helped develop it for the US Army and says it's a big leap forward because it's the first small arms weapon to use smart technology.
By: Shelldrake

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sorry, I don't trust these things. Either everything works (and then it works fine, I'll admit) or one little thing breaks and the whole machine is useless.

See my earlier comments on the Canadian Army's new grenade launcher. (https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5737853305204847838&postID=3431178907515424732&isPopup=true)

And where's the bayonet lug?