Precision Guided Munitions During the Persian Gulf War of 1991 a new class of weapons made its debut and presaged a revolution in military affairs. Although precision-guided munitions (PGMs), ranging from laser-guided bombs to Tomahawk cruise missiles, represented only a fraction of the total ordinance used in Iraq, the effect they had was electric. The television footage of a bomb dropped from more than 6 miles above descending onto its target and hitting with absolute precision was at once
A Look at Modern Defense Technologies and their Impact on Society As a veteran of the Air Force I’ve had a chance to both witness and work with some of these technologies that I will be discussing throughout this paper. I had a chance to be trained for using a CMOS based program for planning loads on aircraft. The program was very user friendly and fast. This program handled the mathematical part of loading planes such as weight, size, and balance capacities. It also served as logistical database
Many people everyday get in their car, look at their navigation system and try to figure out how to get home. While they are driving, a voice will direct them in the correct direction, all they have to do is follow the directions. Once they are home they put some food in the microwave. While waiting for the food to cook, they might call someone on the their cell phone or check their e-mail. All of the technology mentioned above has either come directly from the military or researched with the help
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Weapons such as the laser-guided bombs and drones have the potential to reduce civilian casualties. Technology does not define the ethical nature of a war. It is the user of such technology who has control on what is ethical or what is not during war conflict. Technological advances does not necessarily improve the battlefield conditions but increases our capacity to kill easier than before. AK-47 is defintely a whole lot better than bows and arrows. A battle tank is more superb than a ballista
During May of 1990 a war loomed in the Middle East when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein declared that Kuwait’s overproduction of oil was “economic warfare”. Hussein accused Kuwait of stealing from an Iraq oil field, and threatened military action. On August 2nd Hussein made good of his promise, and 100,000 Iraqi troops invaded, initiating the Gulf War. The United States’s involvement came only five days after the Iraqi invasion, with Operation Desert Shield. Following calls for help from Arab powers
History of Rockets Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard invented the rocket and is considered the Father of rockets. Robert Goddard created and launched the first modern rocket. "The Chinese began experimenting with the gunpowder-filled tubes. At some point, they attached bamboo tubes to arrows and launched them with bows. Soon they discovered that these gunpowder tubes could launch themselves just by the power produced from the escaping gas. The true rocket was born" (Brief History of Rockets). The earliest
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The F-22 was designed to deny the enemy information on its location and what its doing. Thirdly, The F-22 was designed to bring overwhelming lethality to a fight. The US hinted at this during Operation Desert Storm where fewer aircraft using precision munitions, accomplished greater destruction of military targets in a shorter period than in previous American wars. To build an aircraft that would embody all three of these guidelines the engineers turned to computers. One of the design characteristics
Introduction The United States presently is facing many situations that can be paralleled to the days of the Cold War, when U.S military leaders were met with new and frightening challenges from the Soviet Union. The U.S step up its effort to meet this national strategy issue. Due to the fall of the Soviet Union, America had enter into a peaceful stage were their power was unmatched and threats to its national security had not come into reality. Unfortunately in the 21st century the U.S has been
A hundred years ago, on 6 April 1917, the United States joined in World War I and General Pershing led American soldiers into the European battlefields. This war also revealed initial airpower capabilities and a few years later General “Billy” Mitchell wrote, “with us air people, the future of our nation is indissolubly bound up in the development of air power.” With the introduction of airpower into military operations in the beginning of the 20th century, a new era of warfighting emerged in conquered
(U) In order to discuss the actions and behaviors of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), one must first recognize its origins and its association or disassociation with other terrorist groups. The building of terrorist organizations does not occur overnight, and they take years of careful socialization to occur. To conceptualize the creation of a terrorist organization like ISIS, we have to look at the structural, systemic and motivational factors that comprise the group and its ideologies
From the first fire mission tactics and techniques, with the emphasis relying heavily on volume of fires over accuracy, to today's emphasis that relies mainly on accuracy and safety with the implementation usage of precision guided munitions. Identifying lessons learned from a complete in-depth synopsis within the Battle of the Bulge, played a key role in developmentally reshaping the field artillery branch as a whole going forward. The field artillery branch continues to
Have you ever thought about how different the world would be if we were freed from the handcuffs of this technological prison? It seems like almost everything today is powered by technology, whether it’s your car, phone, or even your home; in some shape or form technology is a part of it. There 's no escaping. In 1984, the reality of our technological prison is emphasized upon. Wherever Winston turned, there was something watching him. In his home, a telescreen was set up that could watch him if