''Future Weapons'', sometimes also written as ''FutureWeapons'' and ''Futureweapons'', is a
television series
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that premiered on April 19, 2006, on the
Discovery Channel
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. Host
Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former
Navy SEAL
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, reviews and demonstrates the latest modern
weapon
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ry and military technology. The program is currently broadcast on the
Discovery Channel
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and Military Channel (now
American Heroes Channel
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).
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Episode list
Season 1 (2006)
Season 2 (2007)
Season 3 (2007–2008)
See also
* ''
Weaponology
''Weaponology'' is a documentary television series that premiered on November 6, 2007 on the Discovery Channel. The program also airs on the Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel). The documentary series was narrated by John Schwab.
Ep ...
'' is another similar show broadcast on the
Military Channel
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. Its first season focused on the history of weapons like the
sniper rifle
A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. Requirements include accuracy, reliability, mobility, concealment and optics for anti-personnel, anti-materiel and surveillance uses of the military sniper. The modern sniper rifle is a por ...
,
submarines
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or
tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engin ...
s. Its second season dealt with elite units like the
Navy SEALs
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, the
SAS
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''SAS'' (novel series), a French book series by Gérard de Villiers
* ''Shimmer and Shine'', an American animated children's television series
* Southern All Stars, a Japanese rock ba ...
.
* ''
Deadliest Warrior
''Deadliest Warrior'' is an American television 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. The show was c ...
'' 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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