Australian Police to Trial Metal Storm MAULBrisbane, Australia –...

Australian Police to Trial Metal Storm MAUL

Brisbane, Australia – 8 November 2011: Metal Storm Limited.

Metal Storm is pleased to announce that two Australian Police Forces have formally requested an
opportunity to trial the Metal Storm MAUL™ 12-gauge weapon system.
BREON Defence, the Asia Pacific TASER distributor and Metal Storm’s exclusive distributor for law
enforcement in Australia & New Zealand, has delivered the formal requests on police letterhead to the
Company.
Metal Storm CEO, Dr Lee Finniear said that MAUL™ was creating a great deal of enquiry and
requests for trials from around the world, however as an Australian Company getting the interest of the
Australian Police is a very important step forward.
“Internationally MAUL™ continues to gather momentum even before we enter production”, he said. “At
present we have formal enquiries and/or requests for trial from 46 US domestic law enforcement
agencies, 6 US Federal law enforcement agencies and 11 other international law enforcement
agencies.” he said. “However, as Australians we attach great importance to assisting our own police
forces to obtain the benefit of our developments”.
Director of BREON Defence, Mr George Hateley said he could see a very clear future for MAUL™ in
Police operations.
“As a Director of BREON and a former member of the Victoria Police Special Operations Group (Anti-
Terrorist Unit) I have a great deal of experience knowing what Tactical Special Operations and law
enforcement officers need in their respective roles in 'High Risk' entries under warrant, and in the
arrests of potential violent and or armed offenders,” he said.
“When I saw MAUL™ I recognised it as an incredibly flexible non-lethal/lethal weapon when compared
to what is currently available. We are 100% confident in our initial enquiries with specialist law
enforcement units around Australia that the weapon will easily fit into the holistic weapons package
and minimise what needs to be carried in the future in ‘High Risk’ tasks”.
The Company recently announced it is collaborating with TASER International to integrate TASER
capabilities into MAUL™ using the TASER XREP projectile and increase its capability for law
enforcement operations.
The Company is currently undertaking a Rights Issue to raise capital. Part of the raising will be used
to progress MAUL™ toward full production to satisfy the growing demand for the weapon.
Dr Finniear said, “Recent published market research states that the global non-lethal weapons market
is expected to grow three-fold by 2020. Demand for MAUL™ is undeniable and getting this weapon
into production is a top priority for the Company” he said. “In the short term we are focusing our
resources onto MAUL™ to meet this growing demand for trials and the potential for near term
deployments.”
MAUL™ is a small, lightweight, semi-automatic launcher that has been designed for both law
enforcement and military use. It can be used with non-lethal, door breaching or lethal projectiles and
can be configured with a shoulder stock, as a pistol or as an under-barrel attachment to another
weapon. Its diminutive size and weight make it ideal for urban situations where officers have to
operate in confined spaces, and need a weapon that can fulfil a variety of mission critical functions.