Military gadgets : how advanced technology is transforming today's battlefield-- and tomorrow's / Nicholas D. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Nicholas D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeronautics, Military.

Naval art and science.

Military art and science.

United States--Armed Forces--Weapons systems.

United States.

Armed Forces.

Weapons systems.

Military art and science--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.

Naval art and science--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.

Aeronautics, Military--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.

Physical Description:

xx, 265 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Financial Times Prentice Hall, [2004]

Summary:

Coalition soldiers in the Iraq War had access to the most extraordinary array of high-tech weapons ever created. In Military Gadgets, one of the world's leading consultants on emerging technology introduces today's most exciting and advanced military technologies... and tomorrow's.

Nicholas D. Evans offers easy-to-read descriptions of more than 75 technologies, and how they are used, all set within the broader context of military transformation. Evans covers the entire spectrum of military technologies from the present-day "heavy" forces comprised of aircraft, tanks, ships, and submarines, to the future-state light and agile forces exemplified by transformational programs such as the Army's Objective Force and the Navy's Sea Power 21.

Military Gadgets covers equipment used in every service of the military and created by an extraordinary range of top military contractors and innovators. Whether you're a military or defense professional, researcher, policymaker, or citizen, this is your complete guide to the future of warfare.

Contents:

Part I Today's Battlefield 1

1 Air Warfare 7

B-1B Lancer 10

B-2 Spirit 12

B-52 Stratofortress 15

AV-8B Harrier II Plus (Harrier "Jump Jet") 17

F-117A Nighthawk 20

Merlin HM Mk-1 Helicopter 23

AH-64D Apache Longbow 25

E-3 Sentry (AWACS) 29

E-8C Joint STARS 32

RQ-1 Predator 34

RQ-4A Global Hawk 37

Defense Satellite Communications System 39

Military Strategic and Tactical Relay System 42

Navstar Global Positioning System 44

PAVE PAWS Radar System 46

Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance 48

Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) 50

2 Ground Warfare 55

M1A1 Abrams 57

M2A3 and M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle System 60

Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank 62

Warrior Fighting Vehicle 65

Night Vision Goggles (AN/PVS-7) 67

Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology 70

M40/42 Chemical Biological Protective Masks 72

Marine Corps Combat Identification Program 74

Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below 76

Tactical Internet 79

3 Munitions 83

GBU-28/GBU-37 "Bunker Buster" 86

BLU-114/B "Blackout Bomb" 88

BLU-82/B "Daisy Cutter" 90

Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb 92

AGM-114B/K/M/N Hellfire 94

AIM-9 Sidewinder 96

Joint Direct Attack Munition 98

AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon 101

Patriot Advanced Capability-3 104

Tomahawk Cruise Missile 106

LGM-30 Minuteman III 109

LG-118A Peacekeeper 113

Trident Fleet Ballistic Missile 115

4 Naval Warfare 119

Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier 121

Aegis Weapons System 124

Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers 127

Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers 130

Attack Submarines (SSN) 134

Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN) 139

Guided-Missile Submarines (SSGN) 142

Sea Shadow (IX 529) 144

Part II Tomorrow's Battlefield 147

5 Air Warfare 153

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter 155

F-22 Raptor 158

RAH-66 Comanche 161

V-22 Osprey 164

X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle 167

Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft 170

Organic Air Vehicle 172

Hummingbird Warrior 175

Micro Air Vehicle 176

X-43A Hypersonic Flight 179

6 Ground Warfare 183

Future Combat Systems 186

Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle 188

Objective Force Warrior 191

Future Warrior 194

Terrorism Information Awareness 197

Human Identification at a Distance 200

Evidence Extraction and Link Discovery 202

Babylon 204

Brain Machine Interfaces 207

7 Munitions 211

Affordable Moving Surface Target Engagement 213

Self-Healing Minefield 215

Airborne Laser 218

Electromagnetic Pulse 221

8 Naval Warfare 225

CVN 21 Future Aircraft Carrier 227

DD(X) Land Attack Destroyer 229

CG(X) Cruiser 232

Littoral Combat Ship 234

Virginia-Class Submarine 237

Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System 240.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.

ISBN:

0131440217

OCLC:

53037331