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Canada's Next-Generation Military Smart Gun Unveiled

Zothecula writes Looking every bit like a weapon from a science fiction movie, the latest integrated assault rifle prototype being developed for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is packed with some very smart weapons technology. Along with the ability to fire new lightweight telescoped ammunition, and a secondary effects module that adds either a three-round 40 mm grenade launcher or a 12-gauge shotgun, there is also a NATO-standard power and data bus to allow the attachment of smart accessories, such as electro-optical sights and position sensors that connect to command and control networks.

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  1. Is there...? by skam240 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is there a spot for an mp3 player?

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    1. Re:Is there...? by invictusvoyd · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      No but there is an option to fit one instead of the magazine. Better have some death metal in there ...

  2. Re:Smart gun but , by CauseBy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That problem was solved 220 years ago. Since then the problem has been dumb voters. Democracy, as they say, is the government you deserve.

  3. Re:Smart gun but , by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The people in office are the people your overlords want it office.

    They are also the people we voted for.

    If the "overlords" didn't exist, who do you think would be running things in the libertarian and/or socialist utopia that you envision?