U S Army Weapons Systems 2009

Author : Department of the Army
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781602393363

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U.S. Army Weapons Systems 2009 by Department of the Army Pdf

In addition, it covers cutting-edge tech that will soon be employed by our soldiers: missiles, small arms, biological detection systems, rockets, reconnaissance systems, radios, planes, bows and arrows (believe it or not)...you name it, this book has it. Also included is a thorough discussion of Future Combat Systems (FCS), the system of systems that, when fully operational, will provide the Army and joint forces with unprecedented capability to see the enemy, engage him on our terms, and defeat him on the twenty-first century battlefield. Full-color photographs illustrate each weapon, making this the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource of its kind.

Author : United States. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : SRLF:D0002161016

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Army Weapon Systems Analysis by United States. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command Pdf

Author : Department of the Army
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781602397255

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U.S. Army Weapons Systems 2010-2011 by Department of the Army Pdf

An up-to-date and in-depth look at the weapons used today by the United States Army.

Author : Army Dept (U S ),Defense Department
Publisher : Department of the Army
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Weapons
ISBN : 0160866111

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Weapon Systems 2011 by Army Dept (U S ),Defense Department Pdf

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price Publication measures 9 x 11 in. Provides an overview of both the innovative new weapons systems which will equip the Army of the future and those systems already in the force which provide for the nation's security today. Appendices include listings of weapon systems by: contractors; contractors by system; and contractors by State. Includes an index, a glossary, Army combat organizations, and points-of-contact. Related products: Updated editions -- Year 2012-- Weapons Systems 2012 --Print Paeprback format can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-020-01612-8 2013 Weapon Systems Handbook -ePub format is available from Apple iBookstore. Please use ISBN: 9780160918605 to search for this product through their platform. "

Author : United States Government US Army
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1480282529

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2013 US Army Weapon Systems Handbook by United States Government US Army Pdf

This is the complete guide to every weapon system and piece of equipment in use by and in development for the United States Army. The 2013 US Army Weapon Systems Handbook details the Army's major weapon system programs and illustrates the ongoing efforts to empower, unburden and protect our Soldiers. The Army's Acquisition community is charged with the solemn responsibility of maintaining our Soldiers' unprecedented edge against current and future threats.With program descriptions, status and specifications, projected activities, and names and locations of large and small contractors, this book will provide you with a better understanding of our efforts to provide Soldiers with the best, most advanced and sustainable equipment possible. To this end, we are mindful of the public trust imposed by the use of taxpayer resources. We continuously seek to improve our business practices to meet the needs of our Soldiers on an efficient and timely basis.In providing our Soldiers with world-class capabilities, Army acquisition's most important asset is our people. Our skilled and dedicated professionals, working in Program Executive Offices and program offices throughout the nation, execute diverse responsibilities to enable the disciplined management of an extensive acquisition portfolio with programs that range from Soldiers systems to precision fires and from air and mission defense to ground combat systems. The responsibility of safeguarding future Army capabilities is a significant honor for the acquisition community and is one that we do not take lightly.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472833099

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Weapons of the US Special Operations Command by Chris McNab Pdf

The units and formations of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) have privileged access to the finest weaponry in the world's arsenal. Whether Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines, the SOCOM troops select weapons that match their mission requirements, but which also sit at the cutting edge of combat technology. This means that, while SOCOM troops frequently use standard-issue weaponry, they also adopt many specialist pieces of kit that are not so accessible to the broader armed services, including sniper rifles, battle rifles, and machine guns, as well as high-tech tactical accessories used to transform standard weaponry into something exceptional. Assessing the technology and capabilities of these combat weapons, as well as how they have been used in modern combat, this fully illustrated study lifts the veil on some of the most distinctive hand-held weapon systems of US special operations forces since 1987.

Author : IBP, Inc
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781438754475

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US Future Combat & Weapon Systems Handbook Volume 1 US Army Future Combat Systems Development by IBP, Inc Pdf

2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. US Future Combat & Weapon Systems Handbook

Author : Eric Heginbotham,Michael Nixon,Forrest E. Morgan,Jacob L. Heim,Jeff Hagen,Sheng Li,Jeffrey Engstrom,Martin C. Libicki,Paul DeLuca,David A. Shlapak,David R. Frelinger,Burgess Laird,Kyle Brady,Lyle J. Morris
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833082275

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The U.S.-China Military Scorecard by Eric Heginbotham,Michael Nixon,Forrest E. Morgan,Jacob L. Heim,Jeff Hagen,Sheng Li,Jeffrey Engstrom,Martin C. Libicki,Paul DeLuca,David A. Shlapak,David R. Frelinger,Burgess Laird,Kyle Brady,Lyle J. Morris Pdf

A RAND study analyzed Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) from 1996 to 2017, finding that trends in most, but not all, areas run strongly against the United States. While U.S. aggregate power remains greater than China’s, distance and geography affect outcomes. China is capable of challenging U.S. military dominance on its immediate periphery—and its reach is likely to grow in the years ahead.

Author : Nehal Bhuta,Susanne Beck,Robin Geiβ
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107153561

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Autonomous Weapons Systems by Nehal Bhuta,Susanne Beck,Robin Geiβ Pdf

This examination of the implications and regulation of autonomous weapons systems combines contributions from law, robotics and philosophy.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Preacquisition Technology Development
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309162753

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Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Preacquisition Technology Development by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Preacquisition Technology Development Pdf

From the days of biplanes and open cockpits, the air forces of the United States have relied on the mastery of technology. From design to operation, a project can stretch to 20 years and more, with continuous increases in cost. Much of the delay and cost growth afflicting modern United States Air Force (USAF) programs is rooted in the incorporation of advanced technology into major systems acquisition. Leaders in the Air Force responsible for science and technology and acquisition are trying to determine the optimal way to utilize existing policies, processes, and resources to properly document and execute pre-program of record technology development efforts, including opportunities to facilitate the rapid acquisition of revolutionary capabilities and the more deliberate acquisition of evolutionary capabilities. Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Preacquisition Technology Development responds to this need with an examination of the current state of Air Force technology development and the environment in which technology is acquired. The book considers best practices from both government and industry to distill appropriate recommendations that can be implemented within the USAF.

Author : IBP, Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781433061806

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Malaysia Army Weapon Systems Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Weapon Systems by IBP, Inc. Pdf

Author : Austin Wyatt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000469028

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The Disruptive Impact of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems Diffusion by Austin Wyatt Pdf

Challenging the focus on great powers in the international debate, this book explores how rising middle power states are engaging with emerging major military innovations and analyses how this will affect the stability and security of the Indo Pacific. Presenting a data-based analysis of how middle power actors in the Indo-Pacific are responding to the emergence of military Artificial Intelligence and Killer Robots, the book asserts that continuing to exclude non-great power actors from our thinking in this field enables the dangerous diffusion of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) to smaller states and terrorist groups, and demonstrates the disruptive effects of these military innovations on the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. Offering a detailed analysis of the resource capacities of China, United States, Singapore and Indonesia, it shows how major military innovation acts as a circuit breaker between competitor states disrupting the conventional superiority of the dominant hegemonic state and giving a successful adopter a distinct advantage over their opponent. This book will appeal to researchers, end-users in the military and law enforcement communities, and policymakers. It will also be a valuable resource for researchers interested in strategic stability for the broader Asia-Pacific and the role of middle power states in hegemonic power transition and conflict.

Author : Paul Scharre
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393608991

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Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War by Paul Scharre Pdf

"The book I had been waiting for. I can't recommend it highly enough." —Bill Gates The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems—from Israel’s Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship Sea Hunter—and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. “A smart primer to what’s to come in warfare” (Bruce Schneier), Army of None engages military history, global policy, and cutting-edge science to explore the implications of giving weapons the freedom to make life and death decisions. A former soldier himself, Scharre argues that we must embrace technology where it can make war more precise and humane, but when the choice is life or death, there is no replacement for the human heart.

Author : Major Thomas P. Ehrhart
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786253927

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Increasing Small Arms Lethality In Afghanistan: Taking Back The Infantry Half-Kilometer by Major Thomas P. Ehrhart Pdf

Operations in Afghanistan frequently require United States ground forces to engage and destroy the enemy at ranges beyond 300 meters. These operations occur in rugged terrain and in situations where traditional supporting fires are limited due to range or risk of collateral damage. With these limitations, the infantry in Afghanistan require a precise, lethal fire capability that exists only in a properly trained and equipped infantryman. While the infantryman is ideally suited for combat in Afghanistan, his current weapons, doctrine, and marksmanship training do not provide a precise, lethal fire capability to 500 meters and are therefore inappropriate. Comments from returning non-commissioned officers and officers reveal that about fifty percent of engagements occur past 300 meters. The enemy tactics are to engage United States forces from high ground with medium and heavy weapons, often including mortars, knowing that we are restricted by our equipment limitations and the inability of our overburdened soldiers to maneuver at elevations exceeding 6000 feet. Current equipment, training, and doctrine are optimized for engagements under 300 meters and on level terrain There are several ways to extend the lethality of the infantry. A more effective 5.56-mm bullet can be designed which provides enhanced terminal performance out to 500 meters. A better option to increase incapacitation is to adopt a larger caliber cartridge, which will function using components of the M16/M4. The 2006 study by the Joint Service Wound Ballistics-Integrated Product Team discovered that the ideal caliber seems to be between 6.5 and 7-mm. This was also the general conclusion of all military ballistics studies since the end of World War I.

Author : Charles H. Briscoe,Richard L. Kiper,James A. Schroder
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1907521879

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Weapon of Choice by Charles H. Briscoe,Richard L. Kiper,James A. Schroder Pdf

First published in 2003, this is the first unclassified official history authored by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command relating to Operation Enduring Freedom. Contains extensive maps and illustrations. Previously difficult to obtain, this extensive study shows what Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) accomplished to drive the Taliban from power and to destroy al-Quaeda and Taliban strongholds as part of the global war on terrorism during Operation Enduring Freedom.