| Military Tech Project |
| Military Technology All military technologies used in today�s warfare and defence depend on discoveries from several fields. An effective military technology will combine these discoveries into a single device that is �more than the sum of its parts.� Assignment: � You must choose a specific military technology (for attack or defence) that is used by advanced countries in today�s warfare. � Then decide what fields of research were needed to develop the technology. � Next, describe details of the technology that made use of information from each field. � You must have a total of 10 details. � You don�t have to show details from every field In the table below, each of the fields of research needed for the development of military technologies is given, as well as examples of discoveries in each field. Field of research Example discoveries Materials mining and purifying metals, creating metal alloys, manufacture of plastics, ceramics Chemistry explosion, combustion, batteries, polymers, ceramics Physics infrared, radio waves, trajectory of missiles, flight, nuclear weapons, radiation, optics, lasers Communications computers, internet, satellites, control centers, signals Electronics circuits, switches, triggers, computers Transportation jet propulsion, rocket, underwater, on land, orbiting the earth Detection radar, thermal, sonic, radio, cameras Marks: For each detail, there are three marks available: � 1 mark: identify detail � 1 mark: name a discovery that made that detail possible � 1 mark: identify which field of research the discovery falls under |