![]() ![]() With a patent pending, the two companies have trademarked the weapon technology under the name “ShockRounds.” C-SOG) and the Australia-based Harrington Group also announced an agreement to develop weapons capable of introducing a piezoelectric charge to “traditional ammunition and other projectiles such as rubber bullets,” according to a jointly issued press release. Correctional Special Operations Group (U.S. The guns could be used from a distance of nearly 500 feet. ![]() (Piezoelectric crystals generate voltage in response to mechanical vibrations – “piezo” means “push” in Greek.) In their patent application, the inventors explain that their invention would create darts containing an explosive charge, which detonate upon contact with pierced skin. patent on research that would enable the creation of wire-free, “piezoelectric” stun guns. In July, three inventors applied for a U.S. According to Taser’s press release, the T-RAD, based on the Taser X 26 core technology, is “designed to be deployed at checkpoints, facility perimeters, embassies, airports, and other critical infrastructures.” The weapon is expected to be ready for deployment in 2008. Tasernet can capture digital facial scans, allowing authorized users through the forcefield. When used in tandem with what Taser bills as the “companion computer networking system,” Tasernet, the defensive weaponry amounts to a “Star Trek”-style forcefield, stunning uninvited guests. Most recently it has been working on Tasernet, a weapon it describes as a “non-lethal area denial and force protection system.” In October, the Taser Remote Area Denial (T-RAD) concept was officially unveiled at the annual United States Army meeting in Washington, D.C. has been testing products with the military market in mind. Guard that perimeterįor the past several years, Taser International, Inc. But stun technology is just one tool in the arsenal for developers of proposed “non-lethal” weapons. Already, the TASER stun gun has emerged from the pages of speculative fiction, and into the hands of military, corrections, and law enforcement personnel (See “ Stunning Revelations,” November 2006). Plasma clouds, microwave beams, electrified bullets – military contractors have been developing futuristic new combat technologies under the public radar. ![]()
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