the united states military has been on the forefront of technological advancement for
a number of decades to keep up with this trend it makes sense that so much attention is paid
to military technology as average citizens we aren't able to see what kind of things are being
researched and invented the only times we have the opportunity to see these things is when they're
finally used in combat or declassified by the government so now that some of these weapons are
open for us to see we get a chance to look at some extremely unique and terrifying devices from the
railgun to a tank silencer here are five military weapons that you probably won't believe actually
exist in the non-lethal category of military weapons we have the active denial system even
though we typically associate non-lethal weapons with police departments and swat teams they are
actually needed more than you would think in terms of the military think about the times that large
crowds have threatened overseas military bases or u.s embassies while there is obviously an element
of danger there not everyone there is looking to kill the active denial system is a large
mechanism that emits an invisible electromagnetic radiation beam towards a target and creates a
burning sensation on the skin it has the ability to heat up water molecules in a person's skin up
to 100 130 degrees fahrenheit from a distance of 500 yards this would send crowds of people running
thereby eliminating the threat without causing any loss of life although some circles of experts
have dubbed this non-lethal weapon as a method of torture military experts have proven otherwise the
temperature at which the skin is heated to only measures a little above the average temperature of
a person's shower which is 105 degrees fahrenheit additionally this non-lethal deterrent has never
shown any negative long-term effects other than giving people a reason not to riot in the future
when discussing military weaponry the majority of us
usually associate the term with guns guns are really nothing more than a mechanism for
firing a projectile at high velocity towards a target and by high velocity we're talking
feet per second that is equivalent to over 1 800 miles per hour or over twice the speed of sound to
make things even crazier there are many different types of bullets that inflict all sorts of damage
now the us navy is developing an electromagnetic railgun that can fire a projectile at mach
7 over 5 000 miles per hour officially named the 8 megajoule electromagnetic railgun this ship
mounted weapon would be used to protect warships as an anti-aircraft or anti-missile defense
however because of the mind-boggling speed at which the projectile would be fired there are
a number of other applications the railgun is so powerful that it could be used to launch a
projectile into space this increases the striking range of the railgun by many thousands of miles
firing a projectile at incredible velocity is what makes a gun so deadly however with the
invention of a rail gun a new standard has been set as to how deadly a projectile can actually
be furthermore while guns shoot bullets that can be weighed in ounces the railgun can fire
projectiles that are hundreds or even thousands of pounds an impact from a projectile of this size
would result in explosive damage even though there would be no explosive charges involved
camouflage is one of the most important elements for any military the ability to blend into their
surroundings making it difficult to identify them is one of a soldier's most useful tools for
staying alive mostly camouflage is already part of a soldier's uniform from the chocolate chip
and three color desert patterns to the multi-cam and r-pad patterns there have been entire outfits
such as the ghillie suit that incorporate texture and dimension these are typically used by snipers
a canadian camouflage company named hyperstealth biotechnology has taken it a step further with
a technology called quantum stealth if you've ever seen the movie predator you'll remember how
its suit would turn invisible this technology which is currently being tested and fine-tuned
camouflages people by bending light around the person or object that it is meant to conceal
this renders it nearly invisible to the naked eye making missions and reconnaissance
much safer the goal would be to use the quantum stealth suit for soldiers giving them an ability
to infiltrate enemy territory without being seen however there is still the possibility that heat
sensing technology such as cameras could still detect them regardless with sight being the sense
that humans rely on the most the advantage will still be on the side of the invisible soldier
the ability to stay silent while on the battlefield is a very important thing not only are
soldiers trained to stay quiet but they have all types of technology available to them to assist
in this task one of the most popular things is a suppressor a tool fitted to the end of a gun which
muffles the loud bang of gunfire but in the quest to develop new technology the tank suppressor was
born unlike a typical firearm suppressor that can be screwed into place on the end of a gun
a tank suppressor requires a large support to hold it up after all it is being used by a tank
another big difference is that the suppressor is not actually attached to the turret as it affects
recoil that could cause damage to the turret the suppressor's design allows it to minimize the
blast of a tank's cannon it doesn't fully silence it tests have shown that the suppressor will
reduce the artillery noise as much as 20 decibels while this may not seem like much to a regular
person it's the difference between listening to a television and listening to a blender
over the last couple of decades unmanned vehicles or drones as they're known have become
more frequently used when the situation is too dangerous for humans the drones have to come in
to get the job done ultimately keeping soldiers out of harm's way up until now though many of
these drones from helicopters and airplanes to surveillance robots and many submarines have been
controlled or piloted by a soldier or an operator that is based as far as a couple of thousand miles
away although safer for the operators it still leaves open the possibility for operator error now
the military has been experimenting and putting to use technology that seems to come straight from
science fiction movies drones that use artificial intelligence these unmanned vehicles are being
built with tools that assist with quick evaluation and decision-making capabilities ultimately doing
what its creator would have done the programs would include things like search and rescue
reconnaissance repair and combat among other things there are many ardent critics of programs
such as this and rightly so other experts argue that such programming in jones would give them
an unchecked license to kill to make matters even more dangerous what happens if one malfunctions
or goes rogue the drone could inadvertently start a conflict by attacking the wrong target or even
worse purposefully turn on their creator the pros and cons when it comes to artificial intelligence
are so far apart from each other on one hand if things go as intended many more human lives could
be saved by the pinpoint precision that these machines would have on the other hand though
if things were to go south there's no telling the damage that could be done or the conflicts
that could be started it is amazing to see what our military's engineers are capable of creating
in the end while peace is what everyone wants we always have to be prepared for the worst case
scenario which is war and when it comes to war being second to none is always the first priority
these technologies will give us the upper hand in wars to come let's just hope it doesn't actually
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