Discovery Channel - Future Weapons Season 2 (2010)

Discovery Channel - Future Weapons Season 2 (2010)



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Future Weapons Season 2
In the Future Weapons Season 2, join ex-Navy SEAL Richard "Mack" Machowicz on a wild ride around the globe in search of the ultimate weapon. Exploring the amazing science and technology that goes into making the most sinister weapons yet devised, meet the bizarre characters who invent these new ways of obliteration and watch Mack get "hands on" with the most deadly weapons, firing anything from smart missiles to futuristic lasers. See the new stealth submarines, watch the XM307 grenade launcher in action, and get a close-up look at the "spy in the sky". The Future Weapons DVDs of Season 2 allow you to witness technology once considered top secret!

Part 1: Search and Destroy
Discover the powerful weaponry behind the SMAW-NE shoulder launched rocket, and the Vulcan and Aardvark anti-mine systems. Plus, check out the Fire Scout unmanned aircraft.


Part 2: The Protectors
Join Mack as he gains exclusive access to the test launch of a new defence system. Then, experience the power behind the THAAD high-altitude area defence missile, Dragon Skin body armor and the Boot Banger IED disrupter.


Part 3: No Escape
Follow Mack as he witnesses the firing of the Army's newest long-range ground attack missile, the MP7 – a revolutionary, wall-breaching device. Plus, discover the Air Force's super stealthy F22 Raptor.


Part 4: Top Guns
Journey with Mack as he flies a combat training mission on board the Navy's Super Hornet. Plus, witness the power of the Barrett M468 assault rifle, the M777 lightweight howitzer and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier.


Part 5: Mission Invisible
Join Mack aboard the USS Texas – the first in a new class of super-silent multi-purpose submarines. Then, catch sight of weapons that are so stealthy, you can't see them coming.


Part 6: Front Line
Watch Mack as he handles a XM307 machine grenade launcher that unleashes a terrifying barrage of firepower. Plus, test weapons that are tough enough to survive the front line of any battle.


Part 7: First Strike
Join Mack on a high-speed ride in the Marine Corp's latest amphibious assault vehicle, the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. Plus, discover the rocket in a box and the Bangalore Blade.


Part 8: Predators
Experience the huge power of the Small Diameter Bomb and the Global Hawk, also known as the spy in the sky.


Part 9: Smart Destroyer
Uncover world of super intelligent weapons, including an unmanned attack boat and the mine that thinks for itself. Plus, watch Mack take control of the latest unmanned attack vehicles.


Part 10: Close Quarter Combat
Mack reveals weapons that are designed to win close combat battles including a powerful sub-machine gun that fires 45 caliber rounds and an armored personnel carrier that offers top protection in urban combat.


Part 11: Immediate Action
See weapons that offer a clever and fast way of destroying anti-personnel mines and learn how to become a real-life 007 using high-tech robotics.


Part 12: Future Combat
Discover weapons that are being designed to fight the wars of the future and check out the latest non-lethal device that unites man and machine.


Part 13: Massive Attack
Fly with Mack as he takes to the skies in the fiercest ground attack aircraft ever built. Experience weapons that are so powerful they completely flatten the opposition.


Further Information

• Future Weapons

Related Documentaries

• Future Weapons: Season 1

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Technical Specs
Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 2133 kbps
Video Resolution: 720 x 400
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.800 (16:9)
Frames Per Second: 29
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3)
Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s AC3 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime Per Part: 44.Mins
Number Of Parts: 13
Part Size: 701 MB
Encoded by: Harry65
Source: DVD