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Raytheon tests new electric gun for CIWS (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Defense contractor Raytheon is testing a modified version of their Phalanx Close-In Weapon System that will let soldiers and sailors fire at varying rates, using less ammunition.

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20mm armor piercing tungsten sabot against Level III body armor (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Richard and the FullMag gang picked up some AR500 body armor, which is proof to 5.56 M855, and went at it with a MK149-4 armor-piercing round, which it isn't quite rated for.

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UN hosting international meeting to ban killer robots (VIDEOS)

by Chris Eger

The United Nations began a four-day conference Tuesday in which attendees are discussing adding lethal autonomous weapons systems to the body's list of inhumane weapons.

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