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Canadian Forces through the Soldier Integrated Precision Effects Systems (SIPES) project have developed next generation prototype gun. A bullpup design that features the ability to install either a three round 40 mm grenade launcher, or a 12-gauge shotgun. The next phase will feature a TrackingPoint style system to automatically detect targets and assist in engaging them. When optimized, the integrated weapon prototype could weigh less than a C7 equipped with a M203 grenade launcher, reducing the burden on soldiers.
A “bullpup gun means the magazine is fed into the gun behind the trigger rather than in front. The main effect of the bullpup design is that rifles can be shorter without losing any effectiveness. The gun can install either a three-round grenade launcher or a shotgun. Shotguns are useful in close quarters, while grenade launchers give more range than just hand-tossing a small explosive. The main gun fires 5.56 ammo, a standard NATO round.
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China will soon finish construction on what will be the world’s tallest and longest glass pedestrian bridge, floating 300 meters above a canyon in the Zhangjiajie National Park. Designed by Israeli architect, Haim Dotan, the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge will…
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A judge Thursday decisively threw out an election contest claiming voting machines for the May 9 Dallas City Council election were rigged in far southern District 8. Judge Jill Willis found no evidence that any votes had been cast improperly … Continue reading →
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Architects: Aamer Architects
Location: Singapore
Year: 2014
Photographs: Sanjay Kewlani , Fabian Ong Design Team: Aamer Taher, Rayson Kan
Project Team : Jasni Ngahtemin, Rayson Kan, Albert YeoFrom the architect.… As a typology, the semi-detached house is often perceived
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The under-construction Able Pump Station along Riverfront. Fingers crossed. Oh, happy day — some more offerings for my always-in-the-works book The City I was Promised: Dallas in Renderings. And, yet again, these peeks at the promised future are courtesy the … Continue reading →
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