SpearUAV to deliver 1,000 loitering munitions to extend armoured vehicle capability
The company's Multi Canister Launcher can deploy its Viper system from multiple military platforms, boosting operational flexibility.
SHOT 2014: ADCOR displays individual carbine design
The A-556 ELITE carbine from Adcor Defense is being displayed at the SHOT exhibition in Las Vegas.
The weapon was initially developed for the recently-cancelled US Army Individual Carbine programme. Using company expertise in precision machining, Adcor appled a system approach to the new carbine design.
Adcor’s Tim Tacka told Shephard: ‘It’s a machine with one source of energy that makes it work – which is the explosion that sends the bullet down the barrel.’
Discussing pros and cons for both basic AK-47 series and M-16 series weapons, Tacka said that the company decided to combine the solutions in
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