Future Weapons | |
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Created by | Waddell Media |
Developed by | Waddell Media |
Starring | Richard Machowicz |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 29 ( list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | David Cummings |
Producer | John Macnish |
Running time | approximately 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Discovery Channel |
Release | April 19, 2006 April 24, 2008 | –
Future Weapons, sometimes also written as FutureWeapons and Futureweapons, is a television series that premiered on April 19, 2006, on the Discovery Channel. Host Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL, reviews and demonstrates the latest modern weaponry and military technology. The program is currently broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel).
# | # | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | 1 | "No Place to Hide" | April 19, 2006 | |
FGM-148 Javelin (US), CornerShot (Israel), PzH 2000 (Germany), JSF (US / UK) | ||||
2 | 2 | "Stealth" | April 26, 2006 | |
M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle (US), Type 212 U-boat (Germany), RQ-1 Predator (US), Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator (US) | ||||
3 | 3 | "Maximum Impact" | May 3, 2006 | |
Metal Storm (Australia), Thermobaric weapons, MLRS (US), NLOS Cannon (US) | ||||
4 | 4 | "Future Shock" | May 10, 2006 | |
EMP Weapons, LRAD (US), Advanced tactical laser (US), Tactical High Energy Laser (Israel / US), Airborne Laser (US) | ||||
5 | 5 | "Smart Weapons" | May 17, 2006 | |
XM982 Excalibur (Sweden / US), SWORDS (US), AH-64 Apache Longbow (US), Starstreak missile (UK) | ||||
6 | 6 | "The Power of Fear" | May 26, 2006 | |
CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon (US), IMI Tavor TAR-21 (Israel), Bioterrorism & Anthrax (US), MOAB (US) |
# | # | Title | Original airdate | |
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7 | 1 | "Search and Destroy" | January 19, 2007 | |
SMAW (US), AS50 sniper rifle (UK), MQ-8 Fire Scout (US), Vulcan EOD (UK), Aardvark MK 4 (UK) | ||||
8 | 2 | "The Protectors" | January 22, 2007 | |
Dragon Skin (US), THAAD (US), "Boot Banger" (UK), M32 Multiple Grenade Launcher (South Africa) | ||||
9 | 3 | "No Escape" | January 29, 2007 | |
MP7 (Germany), F-22 Raptor (US), "Gate Crasher" (UK), ATACMS (US) | ||||
10 | 4 | "Mission Invisible" | February 5, 2007 | |
B-2 Spirit (US), .416 Barrett (US), Krakatoa (UK), USS Texas (US) | ||||
11 | 5 | "Front Line" | February 12, 2007 | |
V-22 Osprey (US), XM307 (US), Land Warrior (US), Stryker (US) | ||||
12 | 6 | "First Strike" | February 19, 2007 | |
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (US), Heckler & Koch HK416 assault rifle (Germany), Bangalore Blade (UK), NLOS-LS (US) | ||||
13 | 7 | "Predators" | February 26, 2007 | |
RQ-4 Global Hawk (US), GBU-39 SDB (US), Laser JDAM (US), Dragon Fire II (US), Mk 48 (US) | ||||
14 | 8 | "Top Guns" | March 5, 2007 | |
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet (US), Barrett M468 (US), M777 (US / UK), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (US) | ||||
15 | 9 | "Smart Destroyers" | March 12, 2007 | |
Protector Unmanned Surface Vehicle (Israel), Intelligent Munitions (US), ARCHER Artillery System (Sweden), Squad Mission Support System robot vehicle (US) | ||||
16 | 10 | "Close Quarter Combat" | March 17, 2007 | |
TDI Vector (At this point called TDI Kriss) ( Switzerland / US), AT4-CS (Sweden), Grizzly APC (US), Auto Assault-12 Shotgun (US) | ||||
17 | 11 | "Immediate Action" | March 26, 2007 | |
Cougar AFV (US), CROWS (US), Dragon – incinerate anti-personnel mine in situ with fireworks-like torch, Boomerang mobile shooter detection system | ||||
18 | 12 | "Future Combat" | April 2, 2007 | |
Active Denial System (US), Crusher (US), US Army's Future Combat Systems (US) | ||||
19 | 13 | "Massive Attack" | April 9, 2007 | |
AC130 Spooky (US), Electromagnetic Rail Gun, USS San Antonio (US), Cheytac 200 (US) |
# | # | Title | Original airdate | |
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20 | 1 | "Firepower" | November 15, 2007 | |
Aquaram Tactical Disrupter (Canada), Land Warfare Resources Corporation Infantry Automatic Rifle (US), SAAB BOFORS RBS 70 Short-Range Missile System (Sweden), Knight's Armament M110 Sniper Rifle (US) | ||||
21 | 2 | "Non-Lethal Special" | November 29, 2007 | |
ALS 400 Series Stun Munitions, TASER X-26TM Electronic Control Device & XREPTM, Beretta LTLX7000 Kinetic Energy Weapon, QINETIQ X-NET Vehicle Arrest Device | ||||
22 | 3 | "Close Protection" | December 6, 2007 | |
Optosecurity Liquid Threat Technology (Canada), BAE Systems 57mm Mk110 Naval Gun (Sweden), LWRC M6 A2 PSD (US), Israel Military Industries Wave Remote Weapons Station (Israel) | ||||
23 | 4 | "Israel Special" | December 13, 2007 | |
ELBIT Systems Viper Portable Combat Robot (Israel), Hydro-NOA Menny D4 Door Buster (Israel), Hydro-NOA Sharon Breaching Kit (Israel), Corner Shot 7.62 mm Assault Pistol Rifle (Israel), IMI Micro Tavor Assault Rifle (Israel), Rafael Simon 150 Rifle-Launched Grenade (Israel), Matador Shoulder-Launched Missile System ( Singapore, license manufactured by RAFAEL) | ||||
24 | 5 | "GUNS" | December 20, 2007 | |
ATK MK44 Bushmaster Automatic Cannon (US), Dillon Aero M134D Gatling Gun (US), Magpul Masada Assault Rifle (US), Knight's Armament Personal Defense Weapon (US) | ||||
25 | 6 | "Future Warrior" | March 5, 2008 | |
LWRC SABR 0.308 Assault/Sniper Rifle (US), BAE Systems Commercial Armored Vehicle (UK), MULE Unmanned ground vehicle (US), Elbit Systems Skylark UAV (Israel) | ||||
26 | 7 | "Hard Target" | March 12, 2008 | |
Armorflate Rubber Armor System (US), MEI Mercury 40 mm grenade (US), A-10C Thunderbolt II Ground Attack Aircraft (US), Alexander Arms 6.5 mm Grendel Assault Rifle (US) | ||||
27 | 8 | "Israel Special 2" | March 19, 2008 | |
Merkava IV Main Battle Tank (Israel), Iron Fist active protection system (Israel), SPYDER-SR Air Defense System (Israel), Delilah Cruise Missile (Israel) | ||||
28 | 9 | "Kill Zone" | March 26, 2008 | |
Little Bird UAV (US), Intelligent Optical System Aimfinder, X-47B Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (US), Beowulf Assault Rifle (US) | ||||
29 | 10 | "Alaska Special" | April 24, 2008 | |
Arctic Survival Training School, Stryker Mobile Gun System, M56E1 Smoke Generator, Arctic Warfare SuperMagnum Sniper Rifle |
Future Weapons | |
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Created by | Waddell Media |
Developed by | Waddell Media |
Starring | Richard Machowicz |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 29 ( list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | David Cummings |
Producer | John Macnish |
Running time | approximately 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Discovery Channel |
Release | April 19, 2006 April 24, 2008 | –
Future Weapons, sometimes also written as FutureWeapons and Futureweapons, is a television series that premiered on April 19, 2006, on the Discovery Channel. Host Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL, reviews and demonstrates the latest modern weaponry and military technology. The program is currently broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel).
# | # | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | 1 | "No Place to Hide" | April 19, 2006 | |
FGM-148 Javelin (US), CornerShot (Israel), PzH 2000 (Germany), JSF (US / UK) | ||||
2 | 2 | "Stealth" | April 26, 2006 | |
M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle (US), Type 212 U-boat (Germany), RQ-1 Predator (US), Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator (US) | ||||
3 | 3 | "Maximum Impact" | May 3, 2006 | |
Metal Storm (Australia), Thermobaric weapons, MLRS (US), NLOS Cannon (US) | ||||
4 | 4 | "Future Shock" | May 10, 2006 | |
EMP Weapons, LRAD (US), Advanced tactical laser (US), Tactical High Energy Laser (Israel / US), Airborne Laser (US) | ||||
5 | 5 | "Smart Weapons" | May 17, 2006 | |
XM982 Excalibur (Sweden / US), SWORDS (US), AH-64 Apache Longbow (US), Starstreak missile (UK) | ||||
6 | 6 | "The Power of Fear" | May 26, 2006 | |
CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon (US), IMI Tavor TAR-21 (Israel), Bioterrorism & Anthrax (US), MOAB (US) |
# | # | Title | Original airdate | |
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7 | 1 | "Search and Destroy" | January 19, 2007 | |
SMAW (US), AS50 sniper rifle (UK), MQ-8 Fire Scout (US), Vulcan EOD (UK), Aardvark MK 4 (UK) | ||||
8 | 2 | "The Protectors" | January 22, 2007 | |
Dragon Skin (US), THAAD (US), "Boot Banger" (UK), M32 Multiple Grenade Launcher (South Africa) | ||||
9 | 3 | "No Escape" | January 29, 2007 | |
MP7 (Germany), F-22 Raptor (US), "Gate Crasher" (UK), ATACMS (US) | ||||
10 | 4 | "Mission Invisible" | February 5, 2007 | |
B-2 Spirit (US), .416 Barrett (US), Krakatoa (UK), USS Texas (US) | ||||
11 | 5 | "Front Line" | February 12, 2007 | |
V-22 Osprey (US), XM307 (US), Land Warrior (US), Stryker (US) | ||||
12 | 6 | "First Strike" | February 19, 2007 | |
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (US), Heckler & Koch HK416 assault rifle (Germany), Bangalore Blade (UK), NLOS-LS (US) | ||||
13 | 7 | "Predators" | February 26, 2007 | |
RQ-4 Global Hawk (US), GBU-39 SDB (US), Laser JDAM (US), Dragon Fire II (US), Mk 48 (US) | ||||
14 | 8 | "Top Guns" | March 5, 2007 | |
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet (US), Barrett M468 (US), M777 (US / UK), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (US) | ||||
15 | 9 | "Smart Destroyers" | March 12, 2007 | |
Protector Unmanned Surface Vehicle (Israel), Intelligent Munitions (US), ARCHER Artillery System (Sweden), Squad Mission Support System robot vehicle (US) | ||||
16 | 10 | "Close Quarter Combat" | March 17, 2007 | |
TDI Vector (At this point called TDI Kriss) ( Switzerland / US), AT4-CS (Sweden), Grizzly APC (US), Auto Assault-12 Shotgun (US) | ||||
17 | 11 | "Immediate Action" | March 26, 2007 | |
Cougar AFV (US), CROWS (US), Dragon – incinerate anti-personnel mine in situ with fireworks-like torch, Boomerang mobile shooter detection system | ||||
18 | 12 | "Future Combat" | April 2, 2007 | |
Active Denial System (US), Crusher (US), US Army's Future Combat Systems (US) | ||||
19 | 13 | "Massive Attack" | April 9, 2007 | |
AC130 Spooky (US), Electromagnetic Rail Gun, USS San Antonio (US), Cheytac 200 (US) |
# | # | Title | Original airdate | |
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20 | 1 | "Firepower" | November 15, 2007 | |
Aquaram Tactical Disrupter (Canada), Land Warfare Resources Corporation Infantry Automatic Rifle (US), SAAB BOFORS RBS 70 Short-Range Missile System (Sweden), Knight's Armament M110 Sniper Rifle (US) | ||||
21 | 2 | "Non-Lethal Special" | November 29, 2007 | |
ALS 400 Series Stun Munitions, TASER X-26TM Electronic Control Device & XREPTM, Beretta LTLX7000 Kinetic Energy Weapon, QINETIQ X-NET Vehicle Arrest Device | ||||
22 | 3 | "Close Protection" | December 6, 2007 | |
Optosecurity Liquid Threat Technology (Canada), BAE Systems 57mm Mk110 Naval Gun (Sweden), LWRC M6 A2 PSD (US), Israel Military Industries Wave Remote Weapons Station (Israel) | ||||
23 | 4 | "Israel Special" | December 13, 2007 | |
ELBIT Systems Viper Portable Combat Robot (Israel), Hydro-NOA Menny D4 Door Buster (Israel), Hydro-NOA Sharon Breaching Kit (Israel), Corner Shot 7.62 mm Assault Pistol Rifle (Israel), IMI Micro Tavor Assault Rifle (Israel), Rafael Simon 150 Rifle-Launched Grenade (Israel), Matador Shoulder-Launched Missile System ( Singapore, license manufactured by RAFAEL) | ||||
24 | 5 | "GUNS" | December 20, 2007 | |
ATK MK44 Bushmaster Automatic Cannon (US), Dillon Aero M134D Gatling Gun (US), Magpul Masada Assault Rifle (US), Knight's Armament Personal Defense Weapon (US) | ||||
25 | 6 | "Future Warrior" | March 5, 2008 | |
LWRC SABR 0.308 Assault/Sniper Rifle (US), BAE Systems Commercial Armored Vehicle (UK), MULE Unmanned ground vehicle (US), Elbit Systems Skylark UAV (Israel) | ||||
26 | 7 | "Hard Target" | March 12, 2008 | |
Armorflate Rubber Armor System (US), MEI Mercury 40 mm grenade (US), A-10C Thunderbolt II Ground Attack Aircraft (US), Alexander Arms 6.5 mm Grendel Assault Rifle (US) | ||||
27 | 8 | "Israel Special 2" | March 19, 2008 | |
Merkava IV Main Battle Tank (Israel), Iron Fist active protection system (Israel), SPYDER-SR Air Defense System (Israel), Delilah Cruise Missile (Israel) | ||||
28 | 9 | "Kill Zone" | March 26, 2008 | |
Little Bird UAV (US), Intelligent Optical System Aimfinder, X-47B Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (US), Beowulf Assault Rifle (US) | ||||
29 | 10 | "Alaska Special" | April 24, 2008 | |
Arctic Survival Training School, Stryker Mobile Gun System, M56E1 Smoke Generator, Arctic Warfare SuperMagnum Sniper Rifle |