Washington: Department of the Army, 2013. — 388 p. Weapon Systems 120M Motor Grader 2.75 Inch Rocket Systems (Hydra-70) Abrams Tank Upgrade Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) and Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) Programs and Pre-MDAP Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) Air Soldier System (Air SS) Air...
Palladium Books . — 1984 . — 52 p . — ISBN: 0916211061 A compilation of weapons ranging from one and two handed weapons to ranged weapons. For use with any game system.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. — 420 p. The intense and polemical debate over the legality and morality of weapons systems to which human cognitive functions are delegated (up to and including the capacity to select targets and release weapons without further human intervention) addresses a phenomena which does not yet exist but which is widely claimed to be...
Notion Press, 2017. — 554 p. The Modern Weaponry of the Worlds Armed Forces is a treatise of military weaponry. It depicts about forty present-day weapon systems possessed by various nations, describing three to four weapons of each category with images, specifications, origin, development and design briefly. The weapon systems presented are almost all from the twenty-first...
Notion Press, 2017. — 554 p. The Modern Weaponry of the Worlds Armed Forces is a treatise of military weaponry. It depicts about forty present-day weapon systems possessed by various nations, describing three to four weapons of each category with images, specifications, origin, development and design briefly. The weapon systems presented are almost all from the twenty-first...
Henry Regnery, 1976. — 256 p. — ISBN: 0809279983. Did you know that Sweden has developed a turret-less tank with a bulldozer attachment that can dig itself into the ground, making it more difficult to destroy? Or, which is the most manoeuvrable jet fighter in the world and why? Read this book and find out about these and thousand of other exciting facts which will tell you all...
Nova Science Publishers, 2019. — 331 p. — ISBN: 978-1-536155-95-0. DOD acquires new weapons for its warfighters through a management process known as the Defense Acquisition System. Chapter 1 contains GAO's 16th annual assessment of the Department of Defense's (DOD) $1.66 trillion portfolio of 86 major weapon systems acquisition programs. It examines changes in the portfolio...
University of Nebraska Press, 2017. — 264 p. Nanoweapons just might render humanity extinct in the near future — a notion that is frightening and shocking but potentially true. In Nanoweapons Louis A. Del Monte describes the most deadly generation of military weapons the world has ever encountered. With dimensions one-thousandth the diameter of a single strand of human hair,...
University of Nebraska Press, 2017. — 264 p. Nanoweapons just might render humanity extinct in the near future — a notion that is frightening and shocking but potentially true. In Nanoweapons Louis A. Del Monte describes the most deadly generation of military weapons the world has ever encountered. With dimensions one-thousandth the diameter of a single strand of human hair,...
Arms & Armour Press, 1988. —240 p. — ISBN: 0-85368-841-9 The war against terrorism is an ongoing battle fought around the world. Hundreds of photographs, all with descriptive text, offer a detailed look at international security vehicles, helicopters, bomb disposal and detection equipment, anti-riot material, body armor, surveillance tools, communication and data processing...
Amber Books, 2024. ― 132 p. The War in Ukraine is being fought using tanks, aircraft, and artillery dating from the Cold War deployed alongside state-of-the-art weapons systems supplied by Western powers. Arranged chronologically by type, the book offers a complete survey of the weapons deployed, from the venerable Ilyushin Il-76 strategic airlifter and T-64 medium tank to the...
Research report No.3. Armament Research Services, 2014. — 103 p. About Armament Research Services. Safety information. Disclaimer. List of photos. List of boxes and tables. Introduction. Unrest in Ukraine. Incursion in Crimea. Ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine . Box 1: Arms and munitions of a typical separatist fighting unit (July, 2014). Small arms. Self-loading rifles....
NY.: Janes Information Group., 2002. — 905 p. (print edition; this is website copy in PDF which stands for 8016 p.) Chris Foss is the Editor of Jane's Armour and Artillery and Co-editor of Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades, Jane's Land-Based Air Defence and Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics; he acts as the Land Forces Editor of Jane's Defence Weekly. His achievements...
Boston: The MIT Press, 2009. — 296 p. Sound can be deployed to produce discomfort, express a threat, or create an ambience of fear or dread--to produce a bad vibe. Sonic weapons of this sort include the "psychoacoustic correction" aimed at Panama strongman Manuel Noriega by the U.S. Army and at the Branch Davidians in Waco by the FBI, sonic booms (or "sound bombs") over the...
Chicago Review Press, 2004. — 194 p. Whether playing at defending their own castle or simply chucking pumpkins over a fence, wannabe marauders and tinkerers will become fast acquainted with Ludgar, the War Wolf, Ill Neighbor, Cabulus, and the Wild Donkey — ancient artillery devices known commonly as catapults. Building these simple yet sophisticated machines introduces...
Chicago Review Press, 2017. — 224 p. — ISBN: 1613739079. This new edition includes three new projects along with diagrams, photographs, and fascinating science information. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting and describes each machine’s historical origins as well as the science behind it. Workshop warriors and tinkerers at any skill...
Chicago Review Press, 2017. — 224 p. — ISBN: 1613739079. This new edition includes three new projects along with diagrams, photographs, and fascinating science information. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting and describes each machine’s historical origins as well as the science behind it. Workshop warriors and tinkerers at any skill...
Imagine Publishing Ltd., 2016. — 180 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78546-328-0. Since the outbreack of the First World War more then 100 years ago, the technology powering the world s military forsrs has evolved at an unprecendented pace. The Introduction the first tanks during the Great War marked the start of an arms race that has continued to his day, and as we get our first glimpse at...
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND, 2003. - 581 p. This handbook is a handy pocket reference for subjects in which you must maintain proficiency. It condenses information from field manuals, training circulars, Army regulations, and other sources. You will need this handbook in initial-entry training (IET). Carry it with you at all times. Use it to...
United State Army, 2000. - 347 p. This book describes how we are accomplishing our mission. It is designed to promote greater understanding of our major acquisition programs. It describes what each is designed to achieve; summarizes program schedules; and offers information regarding contractors, teaming arrangements, technical maturity, international sales, and critical...
London: Routledge, 2016. — 281 p. Krishnan describes military applications of neuroscience research and emerging neurotechnology with relevance to the conduct of armed conflict and law enforcement. This work builds upon literature by scholars such as Moreno and Giordano and fills an existing gap, not only in terms of reviewing available and future neurotechnologies and relevant...
Asser Press, 2024. — 413 p. — eBook ISBN: 978-94-6265-631-4. Explores the technical aspects of AI, for an actual understanding of what AI is capable of, and what its weaknesses are. Focuses specifically on the operational level and the particular challenges that come for commanders employing AWS. Offers practical recommendations for commanders that can be readily implemented,...
Publisher: Defense Dept. , Army, Center of Military History, 2008. - 165 p. CMH Pub 51-2-1. Examines the policies, procedures, and institutional environment that guided the development and procurement of major weapon systems such as tanks, artillery, strategic and tactical aircraft, ballistic missiles, surface ships, and nuclear submarines. Focuses on laboratory research in the...
Annual report to Congress. Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2006. — 58 p. Key Developments Understanding China’s Strategy China’s Uncertain Future Strategy with Chinese Characteristics Military Modernization...Beyond Taiwan China’s Military Strategy and Doctrine Deception in Chinese Military Strategy The Strategic Direction of PLA Modernization Resources for Force...
3rd edition. — New York: Artech House, 2018. — 603 p. Over the past decade, new cutting-edge technologies have drastically changed the way radar and electronic warfare systems are implemented. This extensively revised and expanded edition of an Artech House bestseller delivers the most up-to-date overview of electronic defense systems. Bringing practitioners up-to-speed with...
E-edition. Nielsen, Philip E., 1994. – 366 p. - ISBN 0–945274–24–6. This book is on the effects of directed energy weapons. That is, how they propagate to and interact with targets. Propagation and target interaction are the key elements in an analysis of a weapon’s utility to accomplish a given mission. For example, the effectiveness of a nuclear missile is determined by the...
Salamander Books, 1984. — 164 p. — ISBN: 0861011686. Modern US Army: All the Major Weapons Used By the World's Most Technologically Advanced Ground Forces. Colour and B&W photographs and illustructions.
Verlinden Publications, 1992. — 36 p. — (Military Photofile, No. 736). This special edition in the WARMACHINES series takes a rare look at some of the military vehicles operated by U.S. forces during WWII. All of the vehicles documented have been painstakingly restored to the utmost accuracy. Beautiful color photography captures the details of such vehicles as the omnipresent...
Oxford University Press, 2018. — 297 p. Underground warfare, a tactic of yesteryear, has re-emerged as a global and rapidly diffusing threat. This book is the first of its kind to examine tunnel warfare systematically and comprehensively, addressing the legal issues while keeping in mind operational and strategic challenges. Like many other aspects of contemporary warfare, the...
New York: Routledge, 2017. — 309 p. This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the future of US warfare, including its military practices and the domestic and global challenges it faces. The need to undertake a comprehensive analysis about the future of warfare for the US is more pressing today than ever before. New technologies and adversaries, both old and new, have...
Osprey Publishing, 2017. — 64 p. — ISBN: 978-1-47281-907-9. During the years of the Vietnam War, U.S. forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipment was also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops. Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments offers a comprehensive...
Springer, 2018. — 190 p. — (STEAM-H: Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Mathematics & Health). — ISBN: 3319951165. This multidisciplinary volume features invited contributions on mathematical applications in naval engineering. Seeking a more holistic approach that transcends current scientific boundaries, leading experts present interdisciplinary instruments and...
Publication details not specified. — Washington: Asymmetric Warfare Group, 2017. — 68 p. As the American Army fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, it became the best tactical level counter insurgency force of the modern era. America’s enemies, however, did not rest. Russia observed the transformation of the American Army and began a transformation of their. This new military barely...
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. — 272 p. Treating Weapons Proliferation is a chilling exploration of the dynamics of weapons proliferation and nonproliferation. Through an analogy with the disease of cancer, the book walks the reader through the history of the phenomenon, its growing complexities and changing dimensions, its causes and consequences, and the various policy responses...
Airlife, 1998. — 95 p. Enormous Possibilities. The Longest Single Step. A Curious Suggestion. No Longer Could Any Capital Ship Be Considered Safe. We Looked Again and There Was Nothing. Something Special Was Brewing. A Powerful Factor. The Threat to Shipping Will Remain. The Result Was Catastrophic. We Are Going to Be Hit.
New York: Praeger, 2018. — 280 p. Military robots are already being used in conflicts around the globe and are affecting both the decision to go to war and the means by which wars are conducted. This book covers the history of military robotics, analyzes their current employment, and examines the ramifications of their future utilization. Clearly identifies the links between...
Otto Harrassowitz, 1970. — 299 p. Language: German. History of the Czech volunteer force in Russia from it's formation to the evacuation from the far east.
Pen & Sword Aviation, 2015. — 160 p. In this companion volume to his photographic history of Soviet tanks and armoured vehicles, Anthony Tucker-Jones provides a visual guide to the vast array of aircraft, warships and missiles the Soviet armed forces deployed at the height of the Cold War. Although the superpowers never came to blows, the so-called 'Cold War' was far from cold,...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2010. — 368 p. From the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures to the XM320 grenade launcher, this comprehensive guide profiles nearly every weapon currently in use by the U.S. Army. In addition, it covers cutting-edge technology that will soon be employed by soldiers around the world. Missiles, small arms, biological detection systems, rockets,...
Paladin Press, 1992. — 173 p. — ISBN: 0873640217. This is a legendary work by the famed Swiss expert on guerrilla warfare, Major H. von Dach. Survivalists have rediscovered this important study on resistance and underground operations, some making it the keystone of their libraries. Well-written and illustrated with easy-to-understand drawings, Total Resistance analyzes and...
Salamander Books, 1984. — 164 p. — ISBN: 0861011732. Describes the organization, weapons, equipment, uniforms, and representative missions of special forces units around the world.
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1908. - 117 pgs. This book is the bible by which the U.S. National Guard organized, supplied, trained, funded, equipped, and inspected its units before entering World War I. Right down to the two rounds of field artillery ammunition (supplied by the United States) to be fired when a unit was inspected by Regular Army officers. All...
Washington: Department of the Army, 1999. — 336 p. Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). Air/Missile Defense Planning and Control System (AMDPCS) (WRAP Candidate) Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) All Source Analysis System (ASAS) Analysis and Control Team (ACT) Enclave (WRAP Candidate) Army Airborne Command and Control System Army Battle Command System (ABCS)...
Washington: Department of the Army, 2005. — 165 p. Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). Air/Missile Defense Planning and Control System (AMDPCS) (WRAP Candidate) Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) All Source Analysis System (ASAS) Analysis and Control Team (ACT) Enclave (WRAP Candidate) Army Airborne Command and Control System Army Battle Command System (ABCS)...
Washington: Department of the Army, 2010. — 371 p. Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). Air/Missile Defense Planning and Control System (AMDPCS) (WRAP Candidate) Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) All Source Analysis System (ASAS) Analysis and Control Team (ACT) Enclave (WRAP Candidate) Army Airborne Command and Control System Army Battle Command System (ABCS)...
New York: Scholastic, 2006. — 56 p. High-low title to appeal to kids fascinated by all things military. Series features include photos, diagrams, glossary, and resources Describes vividly - but does not glorify - a sophisticated and lethal weapon of destruction. High interest in communities near military bases. Easy-to-read text for low-level readers. Curriculum standards:...
New York: Springer, 2019. — 444 p. This book introduces modern directed-energy beam weaponry and emerging technical concepts based on unclassified and declassified information. The book covers laser systems, analyzing the interaction between high-power laser beams and matter, and examines penetration of high power beams such as microwave and scalar wave. It also covers the use...
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