The weapon of the future: the secret of development of different countries. Photo

Most modern weapons always remains a mystery.

Everything that gets into the press — only stuff, which is unlikely to play a major role in the present conflict the world level. Only now, a few decades after the cold war, our governments have declassified several projects, each of which could destroy the entire known world.

I wonder what now is in the bins around the world?

Flying platform

This development Hiller Helicopters could flip modern tactics: cabin, designed for one person, was able to rise high in the need for a sniper. Just imagine a dozen soldiers, perfectly camouflaged straight into the sky, where they simply couldn’t see the enemy. Demoralizing attack could disperse any superior forces of the enemy — that’s just the cost of one platform was too high for mass production.

Stealth helicopter

Model RAH-66 Comanche was to be the main helicopter of the XXI century. The latest technology allowed the machine to be virtually invisible to enemy radar, however, too high cost of failed this project. However, in 2011, the RAID squad Navy SEAL at the base of Osama bin Laden was made on such helicopters. So, apparently, the same technique is present, at least in the special forces of the United States.

Rocket gun

A new word in the personal armament: firing rockets gun could replace any machines, thanks to its sturdy design, high rate of fire and increased the lethal effect. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), scientists are unable to solve other urgent problems. A rocket from this gun did not have time to gain speed when fired from close range — and so did the rocket launcher is practically useless.

Diamond pebble

It is strange that this project remained in the number of not implemented. During the cold war, the US government considered the idea of launching into space more than 4 000 miniature satellites that could monitor the launch of ballistic nuclear warhead anywhere in the world. And not only to control each of the satellites could attack launched missile and, at least to knock her off her goal — and even to destroy at all. For implementation of the project did not need anything supernatural — all the more surprising that he remained only part of the story.

XM29

It looks like a weapon from a video game, but the XM29 Objective Individual Combat Weapon — is very real prototype that is able to fire guided 5.56 mm bullets and programmable, exploding 20-mm projectiles. A platoon of soldiers, armed with rifles could argue even with a tank battalion, because fighters that can program the fuses of shells for a certain purpose, not necessarily to face the enemy. However, the U.S. Senate considered the cost too high for the XM29 personal weapons project, at least officially, closed.

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