Air Force testing Eclipse
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:17 pm
Much more when I get back from DC. Lots of good news.
That's been public knowledge around here for about a year now... It even came up as recently as the last thread, so you must have been working hard to miss it.maverik94 wrote:wait, so they're thinking of using this gun in the service?
Non-lethal airbase defence? The Air Force needs its small arms too, let's not forget they were the first people to see the potential of the M16 back in 1964.twizi wrote:what are they gonna do with it shoot down migs with it
Was there some kind of forum boycott against reading Solar's last topic that I missed? The reasons why the military and law enforcement were interested were detailed there.Moonbogg wrote:...almost certainly is done better by existing rubber bullets and bean bag rounds.
His last topic? Oh of course...I am supposed to read every single post by every member or else I am a negligent forum user. Sorry, my bad. I tend to read the ones that grab my interest. If there is some sort of ban against not compulsively reading every word from every user then strike my ass down for missing it.Ragnarok wrote:Was there some kind of forum boycott against reading Solar's last topic that I missed?
They're already used for riot control and there is anecdotal evidence towards the end of this article that they're being used for more sinister purposes too:CasinoVanart wrote:Whats this, an airgun thats being trialed by the military?
Certainly the main subject of that article was actually used as a formidable military weapon in its time.However, the fact that the guns discharge without smoke or muzzle/pan flash does make locating the position of someone firing such a gun much more difficult. (Modern note: Powerful, modern, silenced, 9mm PCP airguns are being used by U.S. Seals in Iraq to snipe at insurgents. Firing an M-16 at dawn or dusk could attract a lot of return fire to the flash point.)
Doesn't take that much to be declared an "assault weapon" (whatever that is) these days.Brian the brain wrote: Just hope they don't start classing pneumatic launchers as military weapons now...