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Streamlight is a company located in Eagleville, Pennsylvania, United States, that manufactures flashlights powered by various rechargeable and disposable batteries. [ 2 ] Their product line features hand-held and weapon-mountable lights [ 3 ] as well as a right angle light used by firefighters on their turnout gear . [ 4 ]
The low projectile speed requirement of a toy weapon greatly reduces the amount of air pressure needed; combined with the importance of safety in the toy industry, this has led to widespread adoption of pneumatic firing mechanisms in toy weapons, where a propellant reaction is not appropriate (although other technologies, such as rubber bands, can be used).
Each Block 10C unit is 2 ft (610 mm) long and weighs 6 lb (2.7 kg) including the carrying case and launcher, making it small and light enough for one soldier to carry. It can be controlled at distances of up to 10 km (6.2 mi). Flight time is 10 minutes. It is equipped with (daytime) color and infrared cameras and a GPS locator.
A pneumatic weapon is a weapon that fires a projectile by means of air pressure, similar in principle to the operation of pneumatic tube delivery systems. The term comes from a Greek word for "wind" or "breath" (πνεύμα).
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) refers in arms control protocols to two main classes of man-portable weapons. [ 1 ] " Small arms ", broadly speaking, are individual-service (i.e. for carry and operation by individual infantrymen ) kinetic projectile firearms .
The veiling-glare laser utilizes ultraviolet light and is designed to dazzle by causing fluorescence in the lens of the human eye. There are other such laser weapon systems in development. [2] [23] [24] [25] PHaSR, a United States dazzler-style weapon. StunRay is a less-lethal optical incapacitation effector developed by Genesis Illumination Inc.
The L85 IW (Individual Weapon) was the rifle version and was designed to replace the 9mm L2 Sterling SMG and 7.62mm L1A1 SLR Rifle. The L86 LSW (Light Support Weapon) was the automatic rifle version and was intended to replace the L4 BREN gun and supplement the FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, replacing it at section level. Teething problems ...
Steyr AUG A1 with a 417 mm (16.4 in) barrel Steyr AUG A2 with a 417 mm (16.4 in) barrel and a Picatinny rail on the upper receiver in place of the integral optic Steyr AUG A3-CQC prototype with a Leupold CQ/T optic and Surefire M900 weapon light foregrip. The Steyr AUG can also be fitted with either an M203 or AG-C grenade launcher.