Section 2. Problem Statement
Stealth technology is the use of advanced and specially designed material to make an aircraft difficult or even impossible to detect from radars. The goal of stealth technology is to make the aircrafts invisible from radar. A stealth aircrafts are made up of totally flat surface and sharp edges which reflects away all the radar signals at an angle. It also absorbs radar energy. Stealth technology aircrafts are important because it can make strikes without having fear of shot down.
For the last decade the U.S government has been engaged in fighting terrorists with basic infantry weapons so the US department of defense can use this to shield their defensive vehicles and equipment. It will effect military departments because they will use this technology to make more advance defense equipment to protect themselves from enemy.
If my research proves to be true, then the stealth aircrafts and weapons become less exposed to enemy defensive system, which mean fewer aircrafts and missiles will be shot down before reaching their targets. This gives great advantage during war to attack and hurt the moral of the enemy.
Therefore, what are the benefits of advancements made in stealth technology in today’s society? If evidence suggests that our society benefits from aircrafts being shielded from radar and submarines remaining submerged for 90 days, then the United States government should fully fund this technology. How has the United States government funded these types of projects in the past, and should it continue to fund in the future?
Section 3. Historical background
Stealth technology is the use of specially designed material to make an aircrafts or submarines difficult or impossible to detect from radar. T...
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...ts and submarines. The US made specially designed stealth aircrafts and submarines which are equipped with all the latest technologies and are completely invisible to radars. Which means that the United States government should fully fund this technology because society is getting benefit from it by getting protected from enemies.
The goal of my study is to discover the benefits of advancements made in stealth technology in today’s society because the stealthy aircrafts or submarines are designed in such a way that it reflects away all the radar signals which makes it harder or even impossible for radars to detect them. Which means stealthy aircrafts and submarines can go anywhere around the world without getting detected. However my study is limited by the following areas: date limitation, less research over Stealth Technology. Future Research on my study suggest
For as long as most of the world can remember aviation has played a major factor in how wars are fought. Starting in World War I the worlds fighting forces began using aircraft to conduct surveillance missions over enemy territory. While these aircraft were not the masters of stealth that todays aircraft are there was no technology to take down these planes at the time. Air-to-air combat was an event that rarely happened and was almost never effective.
In today’s world, the use of airplanes in wars or in everyday life has become a part of how we live as human beings. Removing the air forces of the world is like taking a step back in time when wars were only fought on land or sea. WWI began only eleven short years after the Wright brothers achieved powered flight in 19031 and yet aircrafts were being used for surveillance and eventually combat purposes. It is understood that these aircrafts were primitive, but they laid down the foundation for what we know today as fighter jets. The Fokker Eindecker “revolutionized air combat by successfully employing a synchronized forward -firing machine gun mounted on the engine cowling”2. Because this airplane became the first to successfully use a synchronized machine gun, it allowed its pilots to become the first aerial combat tactitions3.
Throughout the years submarine technology has advanced throughout the years from the original military submarine the turtle to the German u boats during WWII modern nuclear power submarines that we have today. These developments have required a lot of technological improvements. To make the u boats work the Germans need better battery and electrical motor technologies and the nuclear submarine obviously needed nuclear technology. Submarines have always been an innovative way to win the navel war.
...ferent aircraft in teams. Together, it is very hard to detect, deny, and destroy these fighters. Maybe there should be an equal investment across multiple platforms so that the threat the U.S. possess is less likely to be contested when conducting operations.
The Pros of FISA and Electronic Surveillance. The pros of electronic surveillance are extensive. The ability for agents of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) to intercept and process communications and information from foreign powers, agents of foreign powers, international terrorist organizations, and others who seek to engage in activities with such groups, provides the IC with a method to obtain some of the most private and important information these groups seek to safeguard. FISA gave the IC the ability to conduct surveillance on these groups within the borders of the United States as well as outside of the United States. This new policy greatly increased the capabilities of the IC to look at information that was originating within the borders and ensure that these groups were not operating freely under the protection of United States civil liberties and rights laws.... ...
Germany developed a 'night fighter' force to counteract the bomber fleet. They were equipped with an on board radar, which enabled them to locate the bombers in the darkness. The German industry was sub-divided in an attempt to minimise the effectiveness of bombing raids.
Turner, T. P. (2010, January 11). Non-radar IFR: once you're off the beaten path, ATC
The development of the B-2 Spirit has become one of the giant leaps in aviation history. Developed by Northrop Grumman, the aircraft became known as one of the best-kept secrets in history. The B-2 Spirit has stealth capabilities that help it become invisible to enemy radar. The Bomber was also the first aircraft to use JDAM capabilities. It became successful in the war in Kosovo. Using its potential and proving itself as an advanced strategic bomber. The Spirit is a very expensive aircraft, one that has stirred controversy amongst politicians and the general public. This aircraft is the grandfather of technologically advanced aircraft that will soon fill the sky above us.
World War Warfare was one of the greatest examples of technological advancement and strategic challenge, with the introduction of inventions such as the aircraft and the tank the battlefield transformed from attrition as scene in the early years of the war to decisive by the end of the war.
This paper will briefly discuss or attempt to discuss the evolution of Aerial Reconnaissance. I will talk about what reconnaissance is exactly and why it is important to every aspect of conflicts; before, during and after. Early methods of reconnaissance will be discussed and then lead to how aerial reconnaissance came about. I will talk about what platforms were used for aerial reconnaissance and what their missions were in the beginning. World War I forces aircraft technology to start advancing out of necessity, reconnaissance starts moving further and further out front as capabilities improve. During World War II cameras are being used on aircraft as that technology improves. During World War II we see aerial reconnaissance mainly
Similarly, it can not be proved that the top secret programs and policies have ever served their intended purpose – to protect the United States against international threats both foreign and domestic and against terrorist attacks. The government protects itself by claiming that because information was collected on everyone, no one person was discriminated against so they can not be charged for invasion of privacy.
"Radar during World War II." - GHN: IEEE Global History Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. .
Just like a homeowner takes out an insurance policy and has a security system installed, they hope that these will never have to be utilized, but are available if needed to protect the family. Similarly, the United States has equipped itself with air, naval, ground bases as well as a stockpile of weaponry in the event that we find ourselves offensively or defensively fighting. Basically, home defense measures amount to over eighty-percent of the nation’s defense budget. With these astronomical figures, one may question whether or not these types of expenditures are excessive when considering the infrequency of attacks on U.S. soil. To further break down this nearly $500 billion base budget, roughly $200 billion is allotted for operations/maintenance, $135 billion for military personnel, $90 billion for procurement, and $65 billion for research/development (Gould & Bender, 2015).
Hackmann, Willem Dirk. “SONAR.” Encyclopedia of World War II. Vol. 2. New York: Facts on File, 2007. Modern World History Online. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. .
The art of Counter Intelligence is a framework of a spy network whose purpose of existence is to obtain intelligence data for analysis pertaining to national security . This structure and purpose of this paper is to conduit two contrasting objectives to the Counter Intelligence framework. Counter Intelligence of national government against national government and counter intelligence of citizenry against government are the objectives to be examined. The purpose of the examining these two contrasting objectives is to render whether counter intelligence measures are inherently damaging to either the citizenry of a national government or damaging to the national government(s).