This page deals with the theme of the influence of computer development by the military.

The development of the first World War - to provide industrial and scientific base of the war - continued in the second world war. In the first world war scientific and industrial innovations were used to defeat the enemy. There were used for the first time combat aircraft, poison gas and flamethrowers. At the time of the second world war benefited in the USA, for example the companies who completed business with the military. They received government subsidies, generous budget and a crisis-proof market.

Modern Infantry

The equipment and tactics of the modern infanty vary from country to country. This section shows the modern infantry at the example of the U.S., British and German army.

Digital weapons systems

The research and development conclude that the research of new weapons systems going in the direction of non-lethal weapons. Especially in the microwave and EMP (electromagnetic pulse)-weapons is this observed.

With the explosion of the first atomic bomb tested above ground the researchers noticed that the electromagnetic pulse of the thermonuclear explosion caused such a strong over voltage in electrical devices within range that they were destroyed.

Over time, it has now managed to trigger these electromagnetic pulses without a nuclear explosion. In the near future, airplanes should be equipped with these weapons.

To destroy enemy radar stations a strong signal in the natural frequency of the radar system is triggered from airplanes.

To defend against such attacks, the radars are to be screened and be accessible only with fiber-optic cable from the outside.

UAV (unmanned aircraft vehicle) / drone

Is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. There are four kinds of drones, UAS (Unmanned Air System), UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), RPAS (Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems) and Model Aircraft. Its flight is controlled either by the remote control of a pilot on the ground or autonomously by onboard computers.

UAVs are usually deployed for military and special operation applications, but also used in a small but growing number of civil applications, such as policing and firefighting.

Uses in Military

Military drones are used for different purposes. Firstly, to education purposes for fighter pilots, therefor warplanes are rebuilt that they can be remotely controlled and used as a target drone. Further they are used for reconnaissance, for example to explore the region and to make enemy camp identify possible before your own troops move. Or foresee a ambush of enemy troops and to take countermeasures. They are also used to clarify IEDs and to gain an overview of the situation from the air to the troops on the ground.

History

-The first large-scale production, purpose-built drone was the product of Reginald Denny. He served with the British Royal Flying Corps during World War I, and after the war, in 1919

-1931 the British Royal Air Force equipped three machines of the type Fairey IIIF under the name Fairey Queen with radio control and uses them as target drones and exercise goals for fighter pilots.

-The US Navy began experimenting with radio-controlled aircraft during the 1930s as well, resulting in the Curtiss "N2C-2" drone in 1937. The N2C-2 was remotely controlled from another aircraft.

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