Future Fighting Machines
Future Fighting Machines was a TV programme which examines the latest innovations in military hardware and military technology. It was produced by Tiger Aspect Productions. It has been broadcast on The Discovery Channel, TechTV and UKTV History. Each episode ran for 30 minutes, and the show ran for two seasons. The programme shows the ambition of weapon developers worldwide to make soldiers less vulnerable and more lethal. The program also looks at new weapons that strike more accurately and unmanned vehicles run entirely by computers. The programme made comparisons between rival weapon systems of different countries, showing advantages and disadvantages of weapons. There was also a profile of a different special forces unit in each episode.
List of episodes:
Camouflage technology
Virtual reality training for soldiers
The future of warfare
An American warship
Methods of destroying tanks
Unmanned underwater vehicles
America's latest amphibious assault vehicle
The Apache Longbow helicopter
The world's largest unmanned spy plane
Mine warfare technology
A new flying petrol station
The dangers of future urban combat
A portable missile launcher
A trimaran warship
A missile defence system
Amphibious landings and missiles
The LLP parachute
Britain's navy destroyers
The world of the sniper
An electronic bullet system
The B1B Lancer