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METAL STORM COMPLETES FIRST
SHOULDER FIRING OF MAUL SHOTGUN
Brisbane, Australia – Thursday, 30 April 2009: Metal Storm Limited (ASX trading code: MST,
OTC Symbol: MTSXY).
Defence technology specialist Metal Storm today announced it has successfully completed
design verification testing for its Multi-shot Accessory Underbarrel Launcher (MAUL). The testing
culminated in a series of shoulder firings at Metal Storm’s test facilities in Chantilly, Virginia USA
on Friday, 24 April 2009.
The MAUL is an ultra-light shotgun attachment that fits under the barrel of an individual combat
weapon including the M-4 and M-16 rifles.
Metal Storm Incorporated (MSI) General Manager, Peter D. Faulkner said the company had
completed the test series in advance of its original scheduled completion date. The weapon was
integrated onto an M4 rifle and shoulder fired using 12 gauge Blunt Impact rounds which are one
of several rounds to be offered by Metal Storm for the MAUL.
Mr. Faulkner said “We are pleased to have achieved all of our design objectives for the MAUL,
especially the weight, which at 1.8 lbs is ten percent less than our original expectations”. A
weapon of this size and weight would not have been possible without Metal Storm’s unique
Electronic Ballistics Technology.
Mr Faulkner said MSI will be making a formal product introduction at the National Defense
Industrial Association (NDIA) Joint Service and Small Arms Symposium and Exhibition in Las
Vegas next month. Public live firings of the MAUL will be conducted in conjunction with the
symposium to demonstrate the effectiveness of the MAUL.
Metal Storm CEO, Dr Lee Finniear, said the MAUL joins the company’s 3GL grenade launcher
product which was certified earlier this year for safe shoulder-firing.
“The MAUL is capable of firing munitions across the lethality spectrum and is attracting
considerable interest within the international military and law enforcement communities. We are
looking forward to the NDIA public demonstration where the public and defence industry
representatives will see the considerable progress made with the weapon on its path toward
commercialization,” he said.
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