7 ms·

I wonder if there are any startups in weapon technology.

• gamegoblin 12y ago
  AFAIK Boston Dynamics was a decently small company that produces cool military tech. (Now bought by Google). Also, there was a small company that had a show on the Discovery Channel for ~2 seasons called Howe & Howe Tech that produced a cool lightweight continuous track vehicle.
  • edwhitesell 12y ago
    They actually produced a number of tracked vehicles and I see some new information after visiting their site too. Thanks for the reminder! http://www.howeandhowe.com/ http://www.howeandhowe.com/
• bootload 12y ago
  > startups in weapon technology Metal Storm: old but interesting. Mike O'Dwyer conceived of an idea for "a rapid-fire gun prototype ... can fire up to 1,000,000 rounds per minute, or 16,000 rounds per second." [0] to give extra fire-power for Special Forces soldiers. More details can be read here: http://www.abc.net.au/austory/transcripts/s167329.htm http://www.abc.net.au/austory/transcripts/s167329.htm cf: [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Mike_O%27Dwyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Mike_O%27Dwyer
  • prawn 12y ago
    Were these the guys who adapted their technology to fire fertiliser pellets into the ground from the air, for agricultural purposes?
    • bootload 12y ago
      @prawn, not sure but probably not.