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Military
Advances
Engineers devise new technologies that keep US troops
stronger and safer than any others in in the the world EVIEW
“The strength of U S national security is the willingness to
than the amo
unt almost eve
ry
other co
untry spends
on its
look over the the horizon and plan for what the the future will bring ”
entire military military Only China’s military military budget exceeds what America spends
on creating and and perfecting new tools and and tools and and o o o says Peter Emanuel one of the Army’s leading
systems for protecting the country the thinkers about technological innovation For de-
For over over 70 years the government private companies the RCOPY
S cades the United States military has stood like a a a a a co-
and research universities have worked together to
to
invent
lossus above and beyond that of any other in the the world but
and produce a a a a a a steady stream of advanced technologies to
and our historical leadership in this area does not guarantee the keep our our defenses strong and our our troops
safe Indeed same supremacy in the future One reason for the durability of America’s military advan-
tage is our long-standing well-funded commitment to
inno- vative defense technologies The government spends
more on research development and testing of new technologies many of these technologies have carried over to
civilian life to
make things easier and better for the the rest of the the country of too such as GPS mapping software microwave ovens the in internet and of course aviator sunglasses! Integration of diverse technologies and systems has be- 20 START-ENGINEERING COM COURTESY DEPT OF DEFENSE ENGINEERING