Future Weapons, sometimes also written as FutureWeapons and Futureweapons, is a television series that premiered on April 19, 2006, on the Discovery Channel. Host Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL, reviews and demonstrates the latest modern weaponry and military technology. The program is currently broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel).

Future Weapons
Future Weapons intertitle
Created byWaddell Media
Developed byWaddell Media
StarringRichard Machowicz
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes29 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerDavid Cummings
ProducerJohn Macnish
Running timeapproximately 60 minutes
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel
ReleaseApril 19, 2006 (2006-04-19) –
April 24, 2008 (2008-04-24)

Episode list

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Season 1 (2006)

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# # Title Original airdate
11"No Place to Hide"April 19, 2006 (2006-04-19)
FGM-148 Javelin (US), CornerShot (Israel), PzH 2000 (Germany), JSF (US / UK)
22"Stealth"April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26)
33"Maximum Impact"May 3, 2006 (2006-05-03)
44"Future Shock"May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)
55"Smart Weapons"May 17, 2006 (2006-05-17)
66"The Power of Fear"May 26, 2006 (2006-05-26)

Season 2 (2007)

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# # Title Original airdate
71"Search and Destroy"January 19, 2007 (2007-01-19)
SMAW (US), AS50 sniper rifle (UK), MQ-8 Fire Scout (US), Vulcan EOD (UK), Aardvark MK 4 (UK)
82"The Protectors"January 22, 2007 (2007-01-22)
Dragon Skin (US), THAAD (US), "Boot Banger" (UK), M32 Multiple Grenade Launcher (South Africa)
93"No Escape"January 29, 2007 (2007-01-29)
MP7 (Germany), F-22 Raptor (US), "Gate Crasher" (UK), ATACMS (US)
104"Mission Invisible"February 5, 2007 (2007-02-05)
B-2 Spirit (US), .416 Barrett (US), Krakatoa (UK), USS Texas (US)
115"Front Line"February 12, 2007 (2007-02-12)
V-22 Osprey (US), XM307 (US), Land Warrior (US), Stryker (US)
126"First Strike"February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)
137"Predators"February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26)
148"Top Guns"March 5, 2007 (2007-03-05)
159"Smart Destroyers"March 12, 2007 (2007-03-12)
1610"Close Quarter Combat"March 17, 2007 (2007-03-17)
TDI Vector (At this point called TDI Kriss) (Switzerland / US), AT4-CS (Sweden), Grizzly APC (US), Auto Assault-12 Shotgun (US)
1711"Immediate Action"March 26, 2007 (2007-03-26)
Cougar AFV (US), CROWS (US), Dragon – incinerate anti-personnel mine in situ with fireworks-like torch, Boomerang mobile shooter detection system
1812"Future Combat"April 2, 2007 (2007-04-02)
1913"Massive Attack"April 9, 2007 (2007-04-09)

Season 3 (2007–2008)

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# # Title Original airdate
201"Firepower"November 15, 2007 (2007-11-15)
212"Non-Lethal Special"November 29, 2007 (2007-11-29)
ALS 400 Series Stun Munitions, TASER X-26TM Electronic Control Device & XREPTM, Beretta LTLX7000 Kinetic Energy Weapon, QINETIQ X-NET Vehicle Arrest Device
223"Close Protection"December 6, 2007 (2007-12-06)
Optosecurity Liquid Threat Technology (Canada), BAE Systems 57mm Mk110 Naval Gun (Sweden), LWRC M6 A2 PSD (US), Israel Military Industries Wave Remote Weapons Station (Israel)
234"Israel Special"December 13, 2007 (2007-12-13)
245"GUNS"December 20, 2007 (2007-12-20)
256"Future Warrior"March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)
LWRC SABR 0.308 Assault/Sniper Rifle (US), BAE Systems Commercial Armored Vehicle (UK), MULE Unmanned ground vehicle (US), Elbit Systems Skylark UAV (Israel)
267"Hard Target"March 12, 2008 (2008-03-12)
278"Israel Special 2"March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19)
Merkava IV Main Battle Tank (Israel), Iron Fist active protection system (Israel), SPYDER-SR Air Defense System (Israel), Delilah Cruise Missile (Israel)
289"Kill Zone"March 26, 2008 (2008-03-26)
Little Bird UAV (US), Intelligent Optical System Aimfinder, X-47B Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (US), Beowulf Assault Rifle (US)
2910"Alaska Special"April 24, 2008 (2008-04-24)
Arctic Survival Training School, Stryker Mobile Gun System, M56E1 Smoke Generator, Arctic Warfare SuperMagnum Sniper Rifle

See also

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  • Weaponology is another similar show broadcast on the Military Channel. Its first season focused on the history of weapons like the sniper rifle, submarines or tanks. Its second season dealt with elite units like the Navy SEALs, the SAS.
  • Deadliest Warrior is a similar program in which information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the "deadliest" based upon tests performed during each episode. As of Season 3, Mack is one of the show's hosts.
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