Military Gadgets: How Advanced Technology Is Transforming Today’s Battlefield…and Tomorrow’s

Military Gadgets: How Advanced Technology Is Transforming Today’s Battlefield…and Tomorrow’s

by Nicholas D. Evans
Released November 2003
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 9780131440210

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Book description

Coalition soldiers in the war in Iraq 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 more than 100 of today's most exciting and advanced military technologies--and tomorrow's. Gadgets expert Nicholas D. Evans offers easy-to-read descriptions of what each technology does, how it's used in combat and why it's better than traditional methods. Evans covers the entire spectrum of military hardware: electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and laser technologies; "tactical Internet" and "digital soldier" systems; autonomous underwater, aerial and mine-hunting vehicles; stealth technologies; smart bombs and global positioning systems; the MOAB; and more. Evans also describes advanced technological countermeasures used to detect and respond to WMD threats--including the JSLIST (Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology) protective suits, defensive missile systems and state-of-the-art monitoring stations. This book is a follow-up to Evans' recent bestseller, Consumer Gadgets, focusing on revolutionary products and technologies for consumer use.

The book covers 100+ state-of-the-art military technologies (those used in Operation Iraqi Freedom and some still in development) and includes a 16-page, 4-color insert featuring detailed photos of the equipment.

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
    1. Dedication
  2. Praise for Military Gadgets
  3. FINANCIAL TIMES Prentice Hall
  4. Preface
    1. Today’s Battlefield
    2. Tomorrow’s Battlefield
    3. Aim of This Book
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Color Insert
  7. I. Today’s Battlefield
    1. 1. Air Warfare
      1. B-1B Lancer
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      2. B-2 Spirit
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      3. B-52 Stratofortress
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      4. AV-8B Harrier II Plus (Harrier “Jump Jet”)
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      5. F-117A Nighthawk
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      6. Merlin HM Mk-1 Helicopter
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      7. AH-64D Apache Longbow
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      8. E-3 Sentry (AWACS)
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      9. E-8C Joint STARS
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      10. RQ-1 Predator
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      11. RQ-4A Global Hawk
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      12. Defense Satellite Communications System
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      13. Military Strategic and Tactical Relay System
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      14. Navstar Global Positioning System
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      15. PAVE PAWS Radar System
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      16. Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      17. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
    2. 2. Ground Warfare
      1. M1A1 Abrams
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      2. M2A3 and M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle System
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      3. Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      4. Warrior Fighting Vehicle
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      5. Night Vision Goggles (AN/PVS-7)
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      6. Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      7. M40/42 Chemical Biological Protective Masks
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      8. Marine Corps Combat Identification Program
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      9. Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      10. Tactical Internet
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
    3. 3. Munitions
      1. GBU-28/GBU-37 “Bunker Buster”
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      2. BLU-114/B “Blackout Bomb”
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      3. BLU-82/B “Daisy Cutter”
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      4. Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      5. AGM-114B/K/M/N Hellfire
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      6. AIM-9 Sidewinder
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      7. Joint Direct Attack Munition
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      8. AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      9. Patriot Advanced Capability-3
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      10. Tomahawk Cruise Missile
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      11. LGM-30 Minuteman III
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      12. LG-118A Peacekeeper
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      13. Trident Fleet Ballistic Missile
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
    4. 4. Naval Warfare
      1. Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      2. Aegis Weapons System
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      3. Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      4. Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      5. Attack Submarines (SSN)
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      6. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN)
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      7. Guided-Missile Submarines (SSGN)
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      8. Sea Shadow (IX 529)
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
  8. II. Tomorrow’s Battlefield
    1. 5. Air Warfare
      1. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      2. F-22 Raptor
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      3. RAH-66 Comanche
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      4. V-22 Osprey
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      5. X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      6. Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      7. Organic Air Vehicle
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      8. Hummingbird Warrior
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      9. Micro Air Vehicle
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      10. X-43A Hypersonic Flight
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
    2. 6. Ground Warfare
      1. Future Combat Systems
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      2. Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      3. Objective Force Warrior
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      4. Future Warrior
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      5. Terrorism Information Awareness
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      6. Human Identification at a Distance
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      7. Evidence Extraction and Link Discovery
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      8. Babylon
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      9. Brain Machine Interfaces
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
    3. 7. Munitions
      1. Affordable Moving Surface Target Engagement
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      2. Self-Healing Minefield
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      3. Airborne Laser
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      4. Electromagnetic Pulse
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
    4. 8. Naval Warfare
      1. CVN 21 Future Aircraft Carrier
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      2. DD(X) Land Attack Destroyer
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      3. CG(X) Cruiser
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      4. Littoral Combat Ship
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      5. Virginia-Class Submarine
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
      6. Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System
        1. Features
        2. Background
        3. Facts
    5. Glossary
    6. References and Web Sites

Product information

  • Title: Military Gadgets: How Advanced Technology Is Transforming Today’s Battlefield…and Tomorrow’s
  • Author(s): Nicholas D. Evans
  • Release date: November 2003
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780131440210