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Coalition soldiers in the Iraq War had access to the mostextraordinary array of high-tech weapons ever created. In MilitaryGadgets, one of the world's leading consultants on emerging technologyintroduces today's most exciting and advanced military technologies . .. and tomorrow's.
Nicholas D. Evans offers easy-to-read descriptions of more than 75technologies, and how they are used, all set within the broader contextof military transformation. Evans covers the entire spectrum of militarytechnologies from the present-day "heavy" forces comprised of aircraft,tanks, ships, and submarines, to the future-state light and agile forcesexemplified by transformational programs such as the Army's ObjectiveForce and the Navy's Sea Power 21. Each technology is accompanied by aphoto illustration.
Military Gadgets covers equipment used in every service ofthe military and created by an extraordinary range of top militarycontractors and innovators. Whether you're a military or defenseprofessional, researcher, policymaker, or citizen, this is your completeguide to the future of warfare.
Military Gadgets is the first approachable andeasy-to-understand guide to the technologies that are transformingwarfare and helping the U.S. military dominate any conflict, anywhere,anytime. Nicholas D. Evans presents simple, clear explanations of thetechnical breakthroughs that helped defeat the Iraqi regime . . . andthe even more amazing innovations that are on the way.
It's all here: stealth technologies, precision guided munitions,electronic sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles, and new solider systems,all connected for network-centric warfare to increase lethality,survivability, and force readiness against the unexpected. For eachweapons system, you'll discover how it works, what it's for, and how itenables the United States to project power in ways others can't touch.
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