Future Weapons - Season 3

Mack goes the extra mile to track down the latest weaponry, military technology and combat systems in development to deal with the changing missions of 21st-century warfare. There's still plenty of firepower, but you'll get an inside look at much of the breakthrough military technology designed to take on the challenges of terrorism, bomb threats, and close combat urban battlefields.

Episode 1 - Opening Round

In this action-packed opener, Mack gives us an exclusive look inside the secret device that uses water power to tear apart terrorist bombs. Next he travels to New Mexico to try out new squad weaponry that might just be your best friend in an ambush. In Sweden, Mack pays a visit to a military test range to get an up-close look at the latest surface-to-air missile. And finally Mack goes back to his roots in Florida to size up the US Army's newest sniper rifle.

Featured Weapons:
- AQUARAM TACTICAL DISRUPTER
- LWRC INFANTRY AUTOMATIC RIFLE
- SAAB BOFORS RBS 70 SHORT-RANGE MISSILE SYSTEM
- KNIGHT'S ARMAMENT M110 SNIPER RIFLE

Episode 2 - Non-Lethal Special

Future Weapons reveals the incredible science and technology behind the amazing weaponry that can defeat the enemy without using lethal force. First, Mack takes on a terrorist hideout using the very latest stun munitions. Next, he sees how TASER®'s newest devices have been configured to become the latest piece of military equipment and then explores the prototype technology of Beretta's super-smart baton round. Plus, Mack gets to see the newly developed, vehicle-stopping device that uses a high-tech net to stop suicide bombers.

Featured Weapons:
- ALS 400 Series STUN MUNITIONS
- TASER® X-26TM ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE and XREPTM
- BERETTA LTLX7000 KINETIC ENERGY WEAPON
- QINETIQ X-NET® VEHICLE ARREST DEVICE

Episode 3 - Close Protection

First up is the top-secret scanning device that will stop terrorist attempts to smuggle liquid bombs and guns on to passenger jets. Next, Mack takes command of the newest rapid-fire naval gun as he tries to take out waterborne suicide bombers. Back on land, he wields the very latest security detail carbine when he goes head to head with the Roswell SWAT Team during an exercise to protect a VIP from assassins. Then he gets to test the newest remote-controlled weapons station for armoured personnel carriers.

Featured Weapons:
- OPTOSECURITY LIQUID THREAT TECHNOLOGY
- BAE SYSTEMS 57mm Mk110 NAVAL GUN
- LWRC M6 A2 PSD
- WAVE REMOTE-CONTROLLED WEAPONS STATION

Episode 4 - Israel Special

Future Weapons travels to the Middle East to uncover the cutting-edge military equipment under design for the Israeli Defence Forces. Mack demonstrates an amazing weapon that will blow open the door of a terrorist hideout or, if you want to take out the whole building, Mack has another trick in his arsenal. Finally he goes on an action-packed mission with a crack Israeli team carrying an array of the very latest weaponry and surveillance technology to rescue hostages.

Featured Weapons:
- ELBIT SYSTEMS VIPER PORTABLE COMBAT ROBOT
- HYDRO-NOA MENNY D4 DOOR BUSTER
- HYDRO-NOA SHARON BREACHING KIT
- CORNER SHOT 7.62 mm ASSAULT PISTOL RIFLE
- IWI MICRO TAVOR ASSAULT RIFLE
- RAFAEL SIMON 150 RIFLE-LAUNCHED GRENADE
- RAFAEL MATADOR SHOULDER-LAUNCHED MISSILE SYSTEM

Episode 5 - Guns

Future Weapons goes big on guns starting with the rapid-fire cannon that’s fast becoming a huge hit with the U.S. armed forces. Next up, Mack takes a helicopter ride where he unleashes a firestorm with the lightweight Dillon Aero Gatling gun. On an Arizona firing range, he tests a new multi-calibre combat weapon that's lighter and tougher than any other military weapon in its class. In the finale, Mack checks out a new breed of personal defence weapons that have the stopping power -- and amazingly, the accuracy -- of much bigger weapons.

Featured Weapons:
- ATK MK44 BUSHMASTER AUTOMATIC CANNON
- DILLON AERO M134D GATLING GUN
- MAGPUL MASADA ASSAULT RIFLE

-KNIGHT'S ARMAMENT PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON

Episode 6 - Future Warrior

Future Weapons tests an amazing state-of-the-art weapon that can be converted from assault rifle to sniper rifle in seconds, the family car that can withstand bombs and bullets and even fight back, the unmanned ground vehicle being developed to fight alongside troops in the field and the latest portable spy in the sky that gives you a birds-eye view of the enemy.

Featured Weapons:
- LWRC SABR 308 SNIPER RIFLE
- BAE SYSTEMS COMMERCIAL ARMORED VEHICLE
- MULE UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE
- ELBIT SYSTEMS SKYLARK UAV

Episode 7 - Hard Target

Future Weapons tests the amazing revolutionary armour for combat rubber raiding craft, the new longer range ammo for the Milkor multiple grenade launcher with a range of half a mile, the latest generation of the A10 Thunderbolt ground attack plane with new
"Precision Engagement" upgrades and the assault
rifle round that stays supersonic out to 1200 yards.

Featured Weapons:
- ARMORFLATE RUBBER ARMOR SYSTEM
- MEI MERCURY 40MM GRENADE AMMO
- A-10C THUNDERBOLT II GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT

Episode 8 - Israel Special 2

Future Weapons returns to the Middle East for more of the latest military equipment being designed by the Israeli armed forces including the ingenious missile protection shield for tanks, one of the world’s toughest main battle tanks that fires super-smart rounds, a state-of-the-art cruise missile and the air defence system that is second to none.

Featured Weapons:
- IRON FIST ANTI-MISSILE PROTECTIVE SHIELD SYSTEM
- MERKAVA IV MAIN BATTLE TANK
- DELILAH CRUISE MISSILE
- SPYDER-SR AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM

Episode 9 - Kill Zone

Future Weapons witnesses the birth of a revolution in air warfare – the unmanned bomber that can operate from aircraft carriers, the amazing optical systems for rifles that makes them super accurate, the assault rifle that fires a massive .50 calibre round and the manned attack helicopters that are becoming unmanned.

Featured Weapons:
- LITTLE BIRD UAV
- INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM
- X47B UNMANNED AIR COMBAT SYSTEM
- BEOWULF ASSAULT RIFLE

Episode 10 - Alaska Special

In the heart of the Alaskan wilderness lies the US Army’s Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC). Part of the Army Test and Evaluation Command, the CRTC has granted Future Weapons exclusive access to film extreme cold weather tests on combat systems and military equipment – assessing their performance in Arctic conditions.

Featured Weapons:
- ARTIC SURVIVAL TRAINING SCHOOL
- STRYKER MOBILE GUN SYSTEM
- M56E1 SMOKE GENERATOR
- ARCTIC WARFARE SUPER MAGNUM SNIPER RIFLE

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