As we talked about earlier, there are actually rules to war. The question is what constitutes war at this time? Can we easily define who our enemy is? This is a clip from an old(er) TV show – The West Wing. An interesting idea of who is at war, and how do we know. This…
If you remember, one of the things we discussed was how the military’s job is to save as many of their soldiers as possible. We do that by creating long range weapons (sometimes referred to as standoff weapons), better armor, stealth, maneuverability, and more. So, what if we completely remove our own soldiers, sailors, and…
We often think that bigger is what the military wants. After all, the military often holds the records for the biggest aircraft, fastest plane, highest flying plane, etc. While some of these, like the C-5 Galaxy is a transport plane, it is used by the US Military and allies. Sometimes a specialized civilian aircraft such…
One of the tech areas that the military likes to focus on is survivability. That is making sure their troops, planes, ships, tanks, and even munitions can survive encounters with the enemy. Understand that different countries take different approached based upon preferred tactics, technology know how, manufacturing capabilities, etc. Some countries are even better at…
OK, if you’re going to talk about the military and technology, you cannot not talk about War. And it’s been asked, “What is it Good for” – Now you can get philosophical about this and say it is not good for anything. Or you can be like Carl von Clausewitz in his book On War….
