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World Exclusive Video! DREAD Weapon System: Devastating, Jam-Proof, and Silent.

Written on 10 Jun, 2004 at 20:17 in Future Infantry/Soldier, Special Operations | viewed 1,833 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com June 10, 2004 The following article contains a link to the DREAD Weapon System Video. This is the first time this video has ever been shown to the public. The DREAD depicted in the video is a functional prototype... (Continue reading)

Fractal Camouflage and New Digitized Tiger Stripe Camo Patterns

Written on 10 Jun, 2004 at 20:07 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 1,605 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com This is a follow-up to our article, "Fracture Camouflage™: You can’t hit what you can’t see." DefRev spoke with Guy Cramer, the man behind Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp.’s proprietary "Fracture Camouflage", last week. We found out that Mr.... (Continue reading)

CADPAT & MARPAT Digitized Camouflage Pattern (Digital Camouflage) Development

Written on 10 Jun, 2004 at 19:56 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 1,061 views times | Comments

One of our readers, Dennis S., sent DefRev the following email message on USMC MARPAT and CADPAT digitized camouflage patterns/digital camo: "Just wanted to pass on an article I found by a former USMC sergeant who was involved in the MARPAT... (Continue reading)

U.S. Army Unveils New ‘Army Combat Uniform’ (ACU) w/Digital Camo

Written on 10 Jun, 2004 at 19:39 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 981 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com The U.S. Army has just unveiled their new combat uniform that will replace the current Battle Dress Uniform (BDU). Their calling the new uniform the "Army Combat Uniform" (ACU). The ACU is a wrinkle-free, and features... (Continue reading)

Future Force Warrior (FFW) Program Still Intact…for Now.

Written on 10 May, 2004 at 18:34 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 160 views times | Comments

by Noah Shachtman Ever since they tangled with the Red Coats, American generals have been giving their grunts more and more and more gear to lug — from rations to radios, body armor to batteries. Now, for the first time, the... (Continue reading)

Metal Storm Demonstrates Robot-Mounted and Airborne Weapon Systems for U.S. Mil.

Written on 10 May, 2004 at 18:33 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 177 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Metal Storm recently conducted a live-fire demo of its robot-mounted electronic ballistics system for the U.S. military. According to the Metal Storm website, "The demonstration included the remotely controlled firing of stacked pyrotechnic and inert 40mm... (Continue reading)

Future Force Warrior (FFW): Future U.S. Infantryman

Written on 10 May, 2004 at 18:13 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 316 views times | Comments

Future Force Warrior (FFW) is currently being developed at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center (NSC). According to the NSC website, "Future Force Warrior (FFW) is the Army’s flagship Science and Technology initiative to develop and demonstrate revolutionary capabilities for Future... (Continue reading)

U.S. Army Requests Additional $26 million to Purchase 7,000 New Infantry Weapons

Written on 10 May, 2004 at 17:51 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 176 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com O.k., this one looks legit. It comes to us straight from the U.S. Army’s PEO Soldier website. "PEO" stands for "Program Executive Office". DefRev was tipped to it by one of our readers. The article discusses... (Continue reading)

Stavatti SF-1 Gasdynamic Laser Rifle. Individual Combat Weapon of the Future?

Written on 10 Apr, 2004 at 17:09 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 496 views times | Comments

The following information was supplied to DefRev by Stavatti Corporation-Armament Systems. A link to the SF-1 Gasdynamic Laser Rifle information sheet/line card is included in the story. It should be noted that DefRev does not yet have verification... (Continue reading)

Super Soldiers of the Future: Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton (BLEEX).

Written on 10 Mar, 2004 at 15:44 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 251 views times | Comments

by David Crane david@defensereview.com "ArmdLbrl" at TacticalForums.com has started an excellent thread over there about the Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton (BLEEX) program, which is being funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA is the central research and development... (Continue reading)

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