Experimental Weaponry

SynTech PERWS Program

SynTech is a Canadian company founded in 2019 as part of a government program to expand its domestic weapons development capabilities and to establish dedicated research of weapons technology. SynTechs first and only weapons program is the Portable Extended Range Weapon System program. The purpose of this program was to extend the range and lethality of a rifle platoon similar to the American NGSW program. However, early on in the program a decision was made to look into greande and rocket technology rather than ballistic small arms. The program has resulted in two weapon systems so far, one of which is ready for testing dubbed the D(irect)F(ire)G(renade)S(ystem)-65MM/DFGS-65. Designed with a similar goal in mind to the XM25 but rather than using finicky and complex sighting systems and lasers to hit targets, it relies on the propulsion of the grenade allowing for direct fire point aiming at targets