Military gadgets: how advanced technology is transforming today's battlefield-- and tomorrow's

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