CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES IN MILITARY SECTOR

USA in recent years has made scientific breakthroughs and technological

advancements in its military sector. There have been some major reasons for the
military to invent advanced weapon systems now following the terrorism threat and
tension building in North Korea and Iran. Currently, US military has been working on
multiple projects so as to take their military strength and warfare to a higher level.

Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)

US military developed the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) to support its
military operations. MOP is a gigantic bunker-buster-bomb and is used to destroy
deep installations. This bomb weighs about 15 tons (30,000 pounds). It carries
5,300 pounds of explosives inside the steel bomb casing. This is in fact the largest
non-nuclear, conventional bomb used by US. Its main purpose is to destroy deeply
buried military institutions as it is capable of penetrating concrete till 200 feet
before detonating.

Electronic Warfare
Communication between combat arms is very essential for the success of mission
on the modern battlefield. For the same, US has developed a way by which they are
able to target specific areas and disable enemy communication resources while
their electronics remain undisturbed. These weapons are small enough for a soldier
to carry on the battle ground. This technology is helpful for the allies by dominating
radio communication. It is also used to jam any signal coming from an electronic
device (mobile) which is being used to trigger roadside bombs. Electronic warfare

helped in creating electro-magnetic pulse grenades and small signal-jammers, being

used on various aircrafts.

The Vulcan Program

DARPA has worked and built an engine that propels a hypersonic jet and increase
their speeds to that of Mach 4 and faster. This project is labeled as the Vulcan
Program. Air support provides a major factor in any military warfare. With a jet that
flies at these speeds, enemy can be engaged sooner and intelligence gathered from
missions is delivered much quicker. This can result in ground troops having the
oppurtunity to launch strikes in enemys territory at an earlier date to catch them
off guard.

XOS Exoskeletons
Steve Jacobsen and his engineering team made an impressive breakthrough in
robotics technology at Sarcos. The engineers realized that in order to be successful,
the Exoskeleton would require to perfectly mimic soldiers movements. Hence,
flexible joints were created so that the Exoskeleton can adapt to movements of the
human who will be wearing it and made it so that it is capable of performing precise
tasks. The soldier who will be wearing this suit will become faster, stronger and
resistant to fatigue. The XOS Exoskeleton has been used to lift 200 pounds
repetitively for 500 times by the user.