11 powerful weapons that only the US and its allies have

Weapons such as the MQ9 Reaper drone, the Avenger laser gun or the ADAPTIV stealth tank... help the US military gain an advantage on every battlefield, including in the Middle East today.

MQ9 Reaper drone

Manufacturer: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)

The Reaper has been in service for 13 years, but is primarily used for intelligence and reconnaissance. The US F-16 fleet is also being gradually transitioned to a completely unmanned fleet.

Reaper is the largest UAV in the US arsenal with a wingspan of 25m. Take-off weight is about 3 tons, maximum flight time is 36 hours.

The aircraft can detect moving targets from a distance of 3km while flying at an altitude of over 15,000m. It is also capable of carrying a 225kg air-to-ground or air-to-air missile. In the future, this UAV army will greatly support the US Air Force.

AA12 Atchisson Assault Gun

Producer: Maxwell Atchisson

The AA-12 is designed to be an automatic shotgun and shoot like an assault rifle. The AA-12 has the appearance of modern assault rifles, but has the destructive power of a 21st century rifle.

With a design that can withstand natural agents, the AA-12 can fire even when buried in sand, or even when submerged in water, the gun can still fire while maintaining its power as in normal conditions.

The AA-12 has two firing modes: semi-automatic and fully automatic. In semi-automatic mode, it operates similarly to a regular Shotgun using the “Shot-Grap” mechanism.

The AA-12 uses conventional magazines, including 2 types of 5 standard rounds or 8 rounds of high-pressure explosive FRAG-12. In addition, it also has variants using 20 and 30-round drum magazines FRAG-125 or 12 Gauge. The special feature of the magazines on the AA-12 is that they can be removed and replaced very quickly.

The AA-12 is one of the lightest shotguns with an empty weight of 4.76 kg and a loaded weight with a FRAG-12 32-round drum magazine of 7.3 kg, much lighter than conventional shotguns. The standard length of the original AA-12 is 966m but the barrel is the same length as an AR-12 or M4 Carbine.

ADAPTIV Invisibility Cloak

Manufacturer: BAE Systems

Developed and patented in Sweden, Adaptiv technology protects the tank from detection. The tank's hull is made of hexagonal pieces of material that can be heated or cooled to the desired temperature so that it can blend into the surrounding environment, undetected by thermal sensors. In addition, it is equipped with a 350-degree continuous observation system, day and night. The PL-01 is equipped with a powerful firepower system with 105 and 120mm self-propelled guns.

PHASR gun

Manufacturer: Ministry of National Defense (Ministry of Defense)

The PHASR is a handheld laser rifle that can blind and disorient an opponent. Because it only temporarily blinds the opponent, it is exempt from the 1995 United Nations Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons.

The blinding device was originally mounted on the weapons of US soldiers, used as a non-lethal way to deter harassers at military checkpoints.

The PHASR uses a green laser array to calculate the distance to its target and ensure its intensity does not cause permanent blindness.

Taser Shocker

Manufacturer: TASER

The Taser model is capable of delivering an electric shock to a group of people when its buttons are pressed. To create a gap, Tasers can be stacked and combined to increase the weapon's range. It can also be easily attached to any military vehicle. The range of these shockers is about 8m.

Tank "Dark Knight"

Manufacturer: BAE Systems (BA.L)

The Black Knight is a hybrid of a remote-controlled tank and a futuristic scout car, used in situations deemed too dangerous for a human driver.

To keep costs down, the Black Knight uses the Bradley's weapons systems and engine components. Additionally, it has a 30mm turret, machine gun, and 300 horsepower engine.

The car is also equipped with automatic navigation software and sets its own itinerary.

Active rejection system

Manufacturer: Raytheon (RTN)

The Active Denial System (ADS) uses a heat beam with a range of 1,000 meters. It was first demonstrated to US military personnel at a base in Quantinco, Virginia.

The heat ray only penetrates about 0.4 millimeters through the opponent's skin and is considered completely safe despite the fact that the energy it emits is 100 times higher than the energy of shortwave commonly used in household appliances such as microwave ovens.

"The US military said it has conducted more than 11,000 human tests and only two people were injured," the DailyTech portal said.

According to the US Department of Defense's Non-Lethal Weapons Development Division, "the new weapon could be widely used in military operations, in security operations, infrastructure protection, counter-intrusion and crowd control."

The heat ray weapon has been in development for the past 15 years in the US. It was briefly deployed in Afghanistan but has never been used in combat.

Laser Avenger Gun

Manufacturer: Boeing (BA)

The Avenger Laser Gun, mounted on a Humvee (a US military utility truck), is capable of shooting down drones with an infrared laser. A test version of the device tracked three drones and shot down one. The laser gun tracks an object and will not fire until the target is close enough.

MAARS Robot

Manufacturer: QinetiQ -QQ

MAARS is an advanced remote-controlled robot used in bomb disposal operations.

Capable of being configured to suit different needs, the MAARS is versatile, being equipped with either an MB240 machine gun and a 40mm grenade launcher, or a loudspeaker and laser sight, or bean bag, smoke, and pepper spray.

XM2010 Rifle

Manufacturer: Remington

The XM2010 is a modernized development based on the M24 sniper rifle. The XM2010 is essentially the same as the M24, with the difference being that it uses a non-standard 300 Winchester Magnum round, which increases the effective range by about 50% compared to the NATO standard 7.62x51mm round.

The barrel of XM2010 is manufactured using high precision drilling technology, it only takes 10 seconds to complete a barrel.

The XM2010 uses 300 Winchester Magnum (7.62x76mm) ammunition with a firing range of 1,200 meters. In addition, the XM2010 is also equipped with a special silencer that can eliminate 98% of muzzle fire and absorb up to 60% of the gun's recoil.

XM25 Smart Rifle

Manufacturer: Heckler & Koch

The XM-25 gun fires 25mm bullets and when exploded, this bullet has the same destructive power as a hand grenade, which can quickly destroy a wall or obstacle where the enemy is hiding. Therefore, the XM-25 is considered the most destructive and dangerous gun on the battlefield today.

However, the magic is that the XM-25 fires smart bullets according to a user-defined programming, automatically determining the target distance thanks to a smart circuit built into the bullet. When it reaches the pre-calculated distance, the bullet will explode, releasing small pieces of shrapnel that damage everything around it because they have the ability to spread out in different directions instead of just going in a straight line.

This mechanism allows the user to effectively attack targets in complex terrain such as buildings, fortifications or mountainous areas or even underground bunkers. The maximum range of the XM-25 is 750m. These targets cannot be neutralized with conventional guns.

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