With all the dilution that has occured and with more still to...

With all the dilution that has occured and with more still to come I don't know what this will mean for metalstorm and it's cordial?


http://www.army-guide.com/eng/AGM.php?issue=80

Brisbane, Australia -- Defence technology specialist
Metal Storm Limited has announced that Metal
Storm Incorporated (MSI) has completed all of the
requirements under the Mission Payload Module
Non-Lethal Weapon System (MPM-NLWS)
Technology Development Phase contract. The US
Government has provided written confirmation that
all Contract Data Deliverables have been received
and accepted.

Metal Storm has been a participant in the program
since 2005 when the Marine Corps began evaluating
alternative solutions for the MPM program. This latest
phase of the Procurement Process required the
development of a non-lethal payload with suppressive
effects. This was subjected to exhaustive testing by the
U.S. Marine Corps. Additionally, a representative system
was developed and fitted to the Marine Corps
Transparent Armoured Gun Shield (MCTAGS) to
facilitate evaluation of human systems integration.
Metal Storm, Inc. President, Peter D. Faulkner stated,
"Our participation in the Technology Development phase
of the program allowed Metal Storm and its team
members to better understand the unique requirements of
the MPM program. We were able to solve many of the
difficult challenges in developing a system that
maximizes the incapacitating effects while at the same
time, minimizing the risk of significant injury to the
targeted personnel."
Metal Storm developed a version of its FireStorm that
can deliver a large volume of non-lethal munitions at
ranges up to 150 meters. The munition was co-developed
with Safariland, (a division of BAE) which was
demonstrated in a series of tests witnessed by the U.S.
Marine Corps.
John Kapeles, Safariland Site Director, Operations and
Engineering said "Safariland, a BAE Systems Company,
is proud to partner with Metal Storm, Inc., on the
MPM-NLWS development and demonstration program.
Safariland's primary area of focus was development and
characterization of an explosive payload design to meet
the system requirements for light and sound stimuli,
personnel incapacitation, and non-lethal effects. The
successful payload characterization tests conducted as
part of this effort demonstrated a significant
improvement in the ability to meet operational
requirements requiring a robust, reliable and quantifiable
non-lethal human effect. The non-lethal human effects,
combined with the high-volume payload delivery made
possible by the Metal Storm launcher system, will
provide the warfighter an increased capability to project
non-lethal force accurately at extended ranges."
Mr. Faulkner said "The next step in the Marine Corps
acquisition process will be the Engineering &
Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. Under EMD,
the selected system will be more fully developed to a
production ready state. We are anticipating the source
selection process for EMD to begin in Q4 of this year."