| In 2005 we saw some spectacular advances in future | | | | and more reliable non-line of sight communication |
| weapons trends and we also saw much of the Future | | | | systems. We will see further development of robotic |
| Force Roadmap get well under way. Unbelievable | | | | war fighting machines and robotic assistance to our |
| progress has been made in military robotics and | | | | forces in the battlespace. |
| unmanned vehicles in the land, sea and air. Some are | | | | We will also see new advances in using weather as a |
| even discussion robotic tunneling systems for military | | | | weapon or to serve our political will as a blockage or |
| usage. In 2005 we saw continued actual use and | | | | to slow enemy advances. In 2006 we will many |
| expanded research and development in many areas | | | | dreams realized in modern day weaponry with a |
| of UAVs, stealth, missile defense systems and | | | | greater focus on defense systems rather than |
| surveillance systems. One of the most spectacular | | | | offensive weapons, as we have run out of enemies |
| things we saw was the use of high-energy lasers for | | | | up for a fight at our level of precision and expertise. |
| missile defense and for airborne attack. | | | | Never the less we will find new ways to defeat and |
| In 2006 we will see extended use of high energy Star | | | | weed out International Terrorists and enemy |
| Wars type laser systems some small enough to fit on | | | | combatants where ever they are, with swift teams |
| a Humvee or in the bomb bay doors of Stealth | | | | and instant elimination capabilities. They cannot run and |
| Aircraft. We will also see high-energy anti-personal | | | | they cannot hide. We will see much of this in 2006. |
| weapons, both lethal and non-lethal. We will see better | | | | |