[HELP]Presentation about Mil stuff

[Smurf 12]

Hi,

I have a small presentation due next week, the subject is free and I choosed "Military Technology". Among Radars, weapons guidance, futures tech etc.. I wanted to add something about "on field" communications\infrastructure (ranging from a single soldier\squad to full FOBs\Bases overseas) but i realized that I know nothing about it.

Since this a forum filled with military enthusiasts I guess could ask if someone can point me to a reliable material about it? Technical information is welcome too. (of course Im doing some research in the interwebz, but Im really lost atm in this particular subject)

More technical stuff about UAVs and weapon guidance (in special about the Javelin, Laser Guided Munitions and Hellfire systems) are also welcome.

Thank you since now

[CameronMcDonald 146]

The term "how do you eat an elephant?" comes to mind here.

I reckon you'd be best off picking one particular country to concentrate on, as trying to blanket all the armed forces and their respective technologies would be heinous and probably shallow.

[archer-brad 10]

Hi, I'm not to good on this topic but I can tell you a few things about uavs, in Afghanistan they are actually controlled by a base in nevada in the u.s. I'm not sure why in all honesty but they are launched in Afghanistan then command is witches over to the RAF base/ u.s base they fly the missions and when they land it's swapped back over. The other thing I can tell you is that uavs can fly at very high altitudes and they generally use rotor blades instead of jet engines because they are quieter. As for the weapon guidance, I know that the missiles nose is a kind of glass dome with special mirrors that rotate inside to always keep on the laser beam to change it's course, I think it can pierce something like 5cm when 8km away Brad

[JdB 151]

and they generally use rotor blades instead of jet engines because they are quieter.

Jet engines also burn fuel faster, so with a propeller you have a longer loitering time (for civilian aircraft, loitering is usually the time they spend around the airport waiting for clearance to land, for military aircraft it also refers to the time an aircraft can be on stand-by in a specific area waiting for a target, whether to attack or observe), and you are less visible as the volume of the contrail is less.

Edited May 29, 2011 by JdB

[Smurf 12]

The term "how do you eat an elephant?" comes to mind here.

I reckon you'd be best off picking one particular country to concentrate on, as trying to blanket all the armed forces and their respective technologies would be heinous and probably shallow.

What? :confused:

I am just gathering "random" subjects to explain in my class. The infrastructure Im talking about is related to communications and data transfer, mainly between operators, vehicles and bases, which I assume its basicly the same thing for every force around there.

Hi, I'm not to good on this topic but I can tell you a few things about uavs, in Afghanistan they are actually controlled by a base in nevada in the u.s.

Thats something I didn´t know. Thanks.

[Inkompetent 0]

As for the UAVs it depends on the class of UAV. There are lots of smaller ones that are locally launched, but those huge SOBs, like the USAF's MQ-9 Reaper, they are often (but not exclusively) controlled from USA by satellite link.

[CameronMcDonald 146]

What? :confused:

I am just gathering "random" subjects to explain in my class. The infrastructure Im talking about is related to communications and data transfer, mainly between operators, vehicles and bases, which I assume its basicly the same thing for every force around there.

Problem is in bold - you assume that it is the same for every force around. I doubt it, strongly.

The fact that you are doing random subjects, however, makes it a bit easier, as I suppose there is no reason to take a holistic view and you can pick and choose as you please.