U.S. Army Test-Fires New 30mm Anti-Drone Weapon System for the First Time

Back in the open. Clear the area. Drone airborne. Bearing 2-9-0. Acquired. Engage that target. Sir, this is it. Alright. Too many in that we can't put the lid back on it. Yep, just gotta. Status report. Radar alignment secure? Green, Sergeant. All systems, check out. Ammunition loaded and ready, sir. Rounds accounted for, Sergeant. Engaging feed system. Locking down. Drone is active. Radar synchronization confirmed. Kinetic tracking is green. Initiating firing sequence. Status report on the interceptor module. Are we clear for deployment? Affirmative, Sergeant. All systems nominal. Move out. Roger that. Pushing north. Got the weight. Feeding now. Keep it steady. Seated. Locking it in. Secure the feed. Move to position. Let's go. Alignment check. Feed clear. Solid. Locked in. All units, target acquired. Tracking hostile drone. Maintain airspace denial. Clear to engage. Commence firing. Units, cease fire. Cease fire. All units, maintain speed. Watch the ridgeline. Over. Roger. Sergeant, sector 4 is clear. Echo 4, confirm position. Maintain interval through the choke point. Element, increase distance by 50 meters. Over. Feel the fire. Sector Charlie. Watch the ridgeline. Roger that. Scanning now. 2, Victor 1, moving to waypoint 3. 360, situational awareness is maintained. Over. All units, move to rally point Gamma. 2, Victor 1, status report. Gunner, stabilize. Moving clear of the smoke. Push the pace. Secure the high ground. Move. 9 or 0. Wait for the engage order. All units, push the pace. We have simulated hostiles approaching. Gunner, scan right. Send it. Keep firing until clear. Roger. Engaging target. Target neutralized. All teams, advance and confirm. Over. Break contact. Accelerate now. Get us out of the kill zone. Maintain speed. Watch for the next checkpoint at grid reference 4-Tango. It was 5-star for a completely different. Alright squad, focus up. This is the XM914. Compact design, but highly lethal downrange. Keep an eye on that feed system during sustained fire. Was the other setup a freaking 5-star hotel? It was not 5-star, but... This is pretty legit. Yeah, yeah. Look at the stabilization on that turret. Impressive integration, Sergeant. Ready for deployment. Glare interference is significant. Adjusting parameters now. Calibration sequence initiated. Standby for lens alignment. Aligning green spectrum now, Sergeant. Mechanical tolerances are nominal. Data log synced. Prepare for system activation. Alright squad, weapons hot. Move to the next waypoint. Status report 5. Secure that load, soldier. Weapons free on the fire target. Move, move, move. Send it down. Steady now. Roger that. Coming through. Ensure that slack is correct on the feed tray. Yes, Sergeant. Clear and ready. Run the diagnostics again. Alignment is good. We are ready to fire. Position at the firing point. Requesting clearance to proceed with the live fire exercise. The automated system awaits the electronic command. It's sensors silently scanning the airspace. Target acquired. Firing to 30. Mike, Mike. Clear the range. Contact front. Moving up, moving up, moving up. As you transition, the proper carry form for the Karl Gustav is vital. Secure it here on the shoulder, keeping the muzzle forward. As you can see on the schematic, this is the barrel, the Venturi right here, the face pad, and don't forget the backup reflex sight. Handle checks. Confirm clear. Next, we prep the high explosive dual purpose rounds. Move out. Six Marines, and they're going to walk up here, alright? Those six Marines in those first stages will be SOI East Marines, alright? You're always looking back. Is that tight setting? Yeah. Insert it. Yeah, always check your back. Close. Now, from the sitting position, protocol is confirmed. You are clear. Copy. Engaging target. Tap it back. Move yourself into position and hover right here and say, clear! I think when it's like flush with the lip, that looks good. Good. We'll work it. Yeah, we'll work it. Whatever you do, not lean on the weapon. Alright? Set a bunch of chairs out. They were like, oh, it's so cool that you get to have their wives out. Firing. Back blast. Solid impact. The capability is impressive. Target coordinates received. Preparing launcher elevation. Stand by for fire mission. Mobility complete. Proceed to next waypoint. Confirmed. Keep coming straight back. Hold the line. Slow down now. Slow down. Signal acknowledged. Moving to position. Keep that pace up. We're on the clock. Boys, slow and steady. Roger that, Sergeant. Moving to position three. Alright, easy on the hoist. Keep that line steady. We're clear on the left side, Sergeant. Push it forward. Lock it in. Secured, Sergeant. Ready for fire mission. Reload complete. Confirmed. Locked. Inspection complete, Sergeant. Blast zone is clear. Roger that. Initiate elevation sequence. Maintain current position. Gunner, keep scanning Sector Charlie. Roger. Scanning Sector Charlie. Maintain alignment on the canopy break. All stations report green for launch. Back left. Steady now. Watch that berm. Copy that. Moving five meters back. Hold when clear of the foliage. Keep coming back, driver. Five more meters. Watch the embankment on the right. Alright, hold it there. Set the stabilization jacks. All units, hold position. HIMARS is active. Target acquired at my mark. Launcher pod locked. Awaiting fire command. Over. Targeting acquired. Pre-fire sequence initiated. We are ready to engage. Over. FCS confirms target locked. Launcher aligned and ready. Launcher locked. Blast zone clear. Ready to fire. Over. Target acquired at two. Launch successful. Preparing to reposition. Over. Launcher stowed. Evasion right. Go, go, go. Lock the breach now. Breach secure. Ready to fire. Set the trails now. Lock them in. Trails locked, Sergeant. Elevation set to three-five. Hold it steady. Steady at three-five, Sergeant. Lock it down. Fire. Push harder on the left trail. Traverse right. Steady, steady. Crank it in now. Secure the spade. Fuse is set to delay, Sergeant. Confirmed. Prepare the next volley. Charge coming through. Send it. Set. Charge is set, Sergeant. Confirmed. Stand clear. Brace for impact. Lever down. Clear the breach. Primer extracted. Shout. Send it. Elevation set. Send the ram. Ramming. Breach locked. Ready to fire, Sergeant. Mission destroyed. Mission complete. Over.