Emerging Military Technologies: Directed-Energy Weapons, Hypersonic Weapons and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
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Emerging Military Technologies: Directed-Energy Weapons, Hypersonic Weapons and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

$170.00

Jerry Shields (Editor)

Series: Military and Veteran Issues
BISAC: TEC025000

The U.S. military has long relied upon technological superiority to ensure its dominance in conflict and to underwrite U.S. national security. In recent years, however, technology has both rapidly evolved and rapidly proliferated—largely as a result of advances in the commercial sector. This development has threatened to erode the United States’ traditional sources of military advantage. The Department of Defense (DOD) has undertaken a number of initiatives to arrest this trend. This book provides an overview of selected emerging military technologies including: directed energy weapons; hypersonic weapons and lethal autonomous weapons.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress
Kelley M. Sayler

Chapter 2. Defense Primer: Emerging Technologies
Kelley M. Sayler

Chapter 3. Defense Primer: Directed-Energy Weapons
Kelley M. Sayler

Chapter 4. Department of Defense Directed Energy Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress
Kelley M. Sayler, Jennifer DiMascio, Andrew Feickert and Ronald O’Rourke

Chapter 5. Directed Energy Weapons: Science and Tech Spotlight
United States Government Accountability Office

Chapter 6. Directed Energy Weapons: DOD Should Focus on Transition Planning
United States Government Accountability Office

Chapter 7. Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress
Kelley M. Sayler

Chapter 8. U.S. Hypersonic Weapons and Alternatives
Congressional Budget Office

Chapter 9. Hypersonic Weapons: DOD Could Reduce Cost and Schedule Risks by Following Leading Practices
United States Government Accountability Office

Chapter 10. Defense Primer: Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
Kelley M. Sayler

Chapter 11. Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for Congress
Jennifer DiMascio and Kelley M. Sayler

Chapter 12. The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): Dark Eagle
Andrew Feickert

Chapter 13. Defense Primer: U.S. Policy on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
Kelley M. Sayler

Chapter 14. International Discussions Concerning Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
Kelley M. Sayler

Chapter 15. Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress
Ronald O’Rourke

Chapter 16. The U.S. Army’s Typhon Strategic Mid-Range Fires (SMRF) System
Andrew Feickert

Chapter 17. U.S. Army’s Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) System
Andrew Feickert

Index

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