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In today’s modern world, faster and faster are the world’s strongest nations developing new and advanced technologies for the future. Where they all start is in the government’s military field, where they search, and discover new innovations every day. To look for the world’s most modified computer technology one place to look at would be the U.S military. Every year the U.S. spends over a trillion dollars on inventing new technologies, and expanding our knowledge in science. The government has also seen new advancement in technology, from the F/A-18 Hornet, a military aircraft that flies past the sound barrier, to the infamous atomic bomb. These are just a few of the many military inventions that can be seen today. The U.S. military takes pride in their astonishing inventions, and as soon as one country tries to follow their steps, they have already invented a newer, better, installment. The U.S. military has many different aircrafts with each having their own purposes. The MQ-1B Predator for example is a very expensive, but useful aircraft. All remote operated, this plane can speed up too high speeds, has automated tactic missiles, and filled with dozens of automated cameras for enemy surveillance. A predator can speed over a small city, and can take a visual GPS automated 3D map of the surface and relay the data in an instant, to its stationed base. According to an incident, “In November 2002 in Yemen, a Predator UAV was used to drop a Hellfire missile which destroyed a civilian vehicle carrying suspected terrorists,” (Airforce-Technology.com) this not only shows how powerful, but by how easy of means a simple task like pinpointing a missile to hit a terrorist is becoming these days. Should we be scared by how dangerous an... ... middle of paper ... .... 01 July 2010. . "Predator RQ-1 / MQ-1 / MQ-9 Reaper - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)." Air Force Technology. Net Resources International. Web. 01 July 2010. . "The US Navy -- Fact File." The U.S. Navy. United States Navy, 11 May 2009. Web. 01 July 2010. . "USA Tank M1 Abrams US Army, Main Battle Tank." World Wide Military: Luchtmacht, Landmacht, Marine | 700 Internationale Wapensystemen. Web. 06 July 2010. . 1978, December. "Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missile FBM / SLBM - United States Nuclear Forces." Federation of American Scientists. 01 May 1998. Web. 01 July 2010.

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