Integrated Retalliatory System for Anti-Terrorism (IRS) in the areas of Survivability and Denial & Attribution and Retaliatiion

This project will result in the design and demonstration of a totally unique and versatile multi-barrel 'pod' weapon system, capable of combining a multiplicity of capabilities for both offensive and defensive measures. In addition, both lethal andless-than lethal munitions will be able to be fired from the same weapon, which can protect from a variety of threats, including human from pier side, waterborne, such as swift craft and mines, and airborne, both aircraft as well as missiles. Theseattributes are possible due to the re-configurable multi-barrel, Metal Storm system. For the first time, the user will have an extremely rapid fire sequential and/or concurrent capability, and instantaneously selectable munitions types. Other attributesare reduced weight due to the composite barrels, electric non-mechanical firing, no moving parts, computer control, and the Metal Storm 'pod' that can provide varied calibers and types of munitions in one weapon, handheld or mounted (shipboard, aircraft orvehicle/robot.)The Metal Storm concept will provide the user with an optimized munitions