The Soviets exploded their initial nuclear weapon in 1949. China revealed plans for its own stealth bomber final year. But there are nevertheless some weapons the rest of the world doesn't have. Weapons like the MQ9 Reaper Drone, the Laser Avenger and also the ADAPTIV cloaking give U.S. troops the advantage on any battlefield about the world. Some of these weapons happen to be around for various years but had been lately modified, and a few are nonetheless in production.

ADAPTIV camouflage - The enemy can't shoot what they cannot see. That is the target of BAE Systems ADAPTIV camouflage; to mask a military vehicle's infrared signature and shield them from here detection by allowing them to blend in with their surroundings. This technology basically renders thermal imaging systems obsolete and guarantees friendly fighting cars are offered some protection from initial detection. The ADAPTIV camouflage is made up of a honey-comb like method which will be installed in modules on any automobile and heated or cooled as necessary to match the surrounding atmosphere. The same system also can be used to highlight allied automobiles to friendly forces and avoid blue-on-blue incidents.

AA12 Atchisson Assault Shotgun - The AA12 can fire five 12-gauge shells per second and because the recoil is engineered at just ten % a typical shotgun, it may be fired from the hip with only 1 hand. The Atchisson also fires a high explosive or fragmentation grenade referred to as a FRAG-12 round to 175 meters with equal efficiency.Designed for long-term combat use, tests have shown the AA12 can fire up to 9,000 rounds with out getting cleaned or jamming. All the user requirements to do is hold the trigger down for 4 seconds to empty the 20 round drum at a target.

PHASR Rifle - The Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PHASR) rifle is often a handheld laser array, named a dazzler, capable of blinding and disorienting any person caught in its sights. While weapons to bring about blindness were sagely restricted by the 1995 United Nations Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons the PHASR causes only short-term blindness, therefore escaping the ban. Dazzlers had been originally mounted devices to U.S. soldier rifles as a non-lethal approach to halt Iraqis who failed to quit at checkpoints.The PHASR uses a green laser array to calculate its targets distance and make certain its non-blinding intensity.

ACTUV - DARPA christened its first "ghost ship" this year that could sail for months at a time with no any crew on board, in accordance with a release. The Anti-Surface Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel, or ACTUV, is often a 130-foot unmanned trimaran which will eventually be able to track submarines or conduct countermine activities all without having a single individual onboard. The first automobile was christened "Sea Hunter" in April. While the ACTUVs can operate independently, navigating varied sea circumstances while obeying international rules from the road, it might also be piloted remotely if necessary. Each selections will cost much less than sending a manned ship to complete the mission, the DARPA release stated.