2006 Advanced Weapons Trends

In 2005 we saw some spectacular advances in futureand more reliable non-line of sight communication
weapons trends and we also saw much of the Futuresystems. We will see further development of robotic
Force Roadmap get well under way. Unbelievablewar fighting machines and robotic assistance to our
progress has been made in military robotics andforces in the battlespace.
unmanned vehicles in the land, sea and air. Some areWe will also see new advances in using weather as a
even discussion robotic tunneling systems for militaryweapon or to serve our political will as a blockage or
usage. In 2005 we saw continued actual use andto slow enemy advances. In 2006 we will many
expanded research and development in many areasdreams realized in modern day weaponry with a
of UAVs, stealth, missile defense systems andgreater focus on defense systems rather than
surveillance systems. One of the most spectacularoffensive weapons, as we have run out of enemies
things we saw was the use of high-energy lasers forup 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 Starweed out International Terrorists and enemy
Wars type laser systems some small enough to fit oncombatants where ever they are, with swift teams
a Humvee or in the bomb bay doors of Stealthand instant elimination capabilities. They cannot run and
Aircraft. We will also see high-energy anti-personalthey cannot hide. We will see much of this in 2006.
weapons, both lethal and non-lethal. We will see better