Canadian OICW concept?

[Hot Breath]

I also note that while the Australian IWS is listed on Wikipedia but there appears to be no mention of it on the Metalstorm website. Without Metalstorm's grenade launcher there doesn't appear to be much hope for the original AIWS.

There was never an "original AIWS" and it was never a Metalstorm project. It was just a demonstrator with the objective to show how a rifle can be integrated with a digital fire control system. The grenade launcher element was provided by Metalstorm but even then DSTO did some work on it including providing it with a recoil absorbing spring. Which actually worked very well in reducing the recoil of the 40mm (which had a slightly higher velocity than 40x46mm). Since it was just a demonstrator the sub elements of the weapon weren't required to meet in service standards. There was not any funding or objective within the AICW CTD program to provide monies to Metalstorm to develop their 40mm, three shot grenade launcher. When the EF88 program came to select a grenade launcher element a side loading, single shot unit was selected.

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Don't know why you've got your knickers in a knot mate. I didn't claim it was a Metalstorm project. I claimed the grenade launcher part of the AIWS was a Metalstorm project. As for the "original AIWS" I was referring to the original concept of an integrated grenade launcher and assault rifle, with the associated sights, etc., which I am quite willing to acknowledge was a DSTO project.

 

[Abraham Gubler]

Don't know why you've got your knickers in a knot mate. I didn't claim it was a Metalstorm project. I claimed the grenade launcher part of the AIWS was a Metalstorm project. As for the "original AIWS" I was referring to the original concept of an integrated grenade launcher and assault rifle, with the associated sights, etc., which I am quite willing to acknowledge was a DSTO project.

Facts matter. Including the fact that I don't wear 'knickers'. Just briefs and they are never knotted.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Metal Storm Australia went into administration in 2012 and was liquidated in 2013. Metal Storm USA filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation) in October 2014. The US website still seems to be live, presumably because the hosting was prepaid.

Some recent related news: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/11/13/metal-storm-collapse-leads-to-millions-dollar-lawsuit/

 

[Tony Williams]

The Metal Storm company may be dead but the technology continues:

In late 2015 DefendTex, an Australian-based Defence R&D company acquired the intellectual property, trademarks and other assets of Metal Storm with a view to the continued development and commercialisation of the technology.

See: http://www.defendtex.com/press-releases-1.html

 

[Tony Williams]

Incidentally, the XM25 grenade round isn't much bigger than the XM29's 20mm. The grenade weights are 108 g and 100 g respectively.

 

[Abraham Gubler]

The Metal Storm company may be dead but the technology continues:

The two might be related: the technology and the death.