Israel tests drone armed with machine gun & 200 rounds

Viewers, this next development comes in from Israel. It has tested a drone that doesn't just track enemy targets, it can fire bullets without destroying itself into the target. Israel Aerospace Industries and Sig Sauer have completed firing trials of a machine gun armed drone called Firestorm 250. Here's what makes this weapon different. It's a drone, but it's armed with a machine gun, and it is capable of staying airborne for three hours. The unmanned aircraft carries an M250 machine gun with 200 rounds of ammunition. The complete weapon system, including the gun, ammunition and remote weapon station, weighs approximately 24 kilograms. And during firing trials, the drone identified targets and even fired from different altitudes and distances. The decision to open fire, it remained with the human operator. It has a vertical takeoff and landing capability and a multi-fuel engine. Unlike a kamikaze drone, which destroys itself into the target, Firestorm 250, the one you see on the screen, is designed to carry out multiple engagements during a single mission. And Israel Aerospace Industries has also unveiled HawkGuard. Now, this is a new counter drone system that uses interceptor drones to destroy hostile UAVs through direct impact without explosives. With a reported engagement range of up to one kilometer, the system is designed to protect military installations and moving armored formations.