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U.S. Army Weapons Systems 2010-2011 2010-2011 ed. Edition
Author(s): U.S. Department of the Army (Author)
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Publication Date: 28 April 2010
- Edition: 2010-2011 ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 368 pages
- ISBN-10: 1602397252
- ISBN-13: 9781602397255
Book Description
From the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures to the XM320 grenade launcher, this comprehensive guide profiles nearly every weapon currently in use by the U.S. Army. In addition, it covers cutting-edge technology that will soon be employed by soldiers around the world. Missiles, small arms, biological detection systems, rockets, reconnaissance systems, radios, planes, bows and arrows (believe it or not)you name it, this book has it. Also included is a thorough discussion of Future Combat Systems (FCS), the system of systems that, when fully operational, will provide the army and the joint force with an unprecedented capability to see the enemy, engage him on their terms, and defeat him on the twenty-first-century battlefield.
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About the Author
The Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. Its mission is to fight and win our Nation’ s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders.
