Precision-guided munition

CAS was an important mission during WWII. The synergistic effect of the tactical German aviation as part of the blitzkrieg was one of the main innovations in war. However, this was the result of the experimentation and training, much of which occurred during the Spanish Civil War. In the same way, Russian Tactical Aviation developed ground support capabilities that were important to stop the German invasion. On the American side, as a result of the performance of the Tactical Air Command (TAC), the

A/5-20 IN fired over 15 GMLRs (Guided Multiple Launch Rockets), dropped ten JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munition) from fixed wing close air support, utilized Apache attack helicopters to both screen for friendly forces and to engage and destroy enemy targets, and employed 155mm artillery smoke and high explosive rounds. Attack Company also distinguished itself by being the first company in 3-2 SBCT to fire the 155mm High Explosive Excalibur Precision Guided Munition (PGM). On the first day of Arrowhead

Sun Tzu on the Nature and Character of 21st Century Warfare Sun Tzu understood the nature of war as “the province of life or death,” and a “matter of vital importance to the state.”1 I agree. In my own experience, war awakens your primordial instincts and strips you of your self-rationalizations. Sun Tzu defined the character of war when he wrote, “water has no constant form, there are in war no constant conditions.”2 Accordingly, Sun Tzu’s principals of war offer a framework adequate to explain

as hydrographic, geographic and meteorological features of a location are utilized in predicting the activities of terrorists. Another operational technique used by the TAG unit is Precision Strike. This operation utilizes sophisticated technology, mines, precision guided munitions, standoff weapons and other munitions to capture or kill a target such as a criminal, hostage taker or terrorist. The operation is usually accompanied with tactics such as raids or ambushes and are usually small in scale

Tactical and Technological Changes created by Operation Noble Anvil/Allied Force “The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia is the military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. It was the first time that NATO used military force without the approval of the UN Security Council.” The air strikes lasted from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999. The NATO operation code name was Operation Allied Force; the United States called it Operation Noble Anvil. “The 1999 bombings led to

As it approaches its second decade of employment, the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules has secured its place as an integral part of aviation units around the globe. With a diverse range of variants, each serving a specialized role, the C-130J Super Hercules’s presence in the United States Marine Corps flies in the form of the KC-130J Super Hercules tanker modification. The specifications of the KC-130J tanker and its participation in the missions of the United States Marine Corps will be primary

The United States should focus primarily on the pursuit of technological advantages in order to preserve a decisive edge in warfare. Technology alone will not win wars, but without employing current technology the United States will find itself at a significant disadvantage in warfare. Throughout history, several technological advances have given an edge to nations engaged in conflict, leaving their adversaries to adjust or risk a significant disadvantage. Over the last three centuries, technology

assist the autopilot functions. Bombing missions are automatically organised by a digital planning system that can carry out all functions, including release of the weapons themselves. Laser-guided bombs are used such as a pair of GBU-10, GBU-12, or BLU-109 penetration bombs, or Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs). Because of the high level of automation, and the decreasing cost and size of electronic equipment, it is

Throughout its 80-year evolution, politicians, strategist, and military leaders have continually assessed airpower’s dominating capability and how it relates to strategy, morality, ethics, international laws and norms, and the justified use of force. The ideas and theories of jus ad bellum and jus in bello are especially relevant to an air campaign because of airpower’s aforementioned crippling potential. However, many scholars also agree that jus post bellum is a subject worthy of further exploration

to find targets out in the open that were valid targets. Much of the limitations operationally were seen in the case that the targeting area being targeted by NATO and US forces were heavily populated civilian areas. Which needed the use of PGM munitions in order to strike without collateral damage. (Cordesman, 129-30)In the case of the NATO air strategy, the cognitive dissonance was strong with the ability to find and differentiate the real from the fake, especially with the use of technology. The