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Revolution of Weaponry SystemGhita Yoshanti0706291281Riris Dwi Adianti0706291382Tangguh0706291426
 
Hi-tech gadgetary
Professional military
Lack of institutionalizationof RMA
U.S.
Badly trained soldier
Advanced militarytechnology, still not better
than the U.S.’s
Miscalculation towards theU.S.
Iraq
Battles won by the U.S.,managing to drive out Iraqfrom Kuwait
Saddam Husseinhad yet tobe defeated
Result
 
GBU-31: Mk84 bomb fitted with JDAMRQ-1 / MQ-1 PredatorRQ-4 Global Hawk
Al Qaeda waged
netwar 
U.S. response to al Qaeda’s rise was weak and ineffectual:
World had changed
and U.S. had not yet changed sufficiently
Most important advance in U.S. capabilities:
JDAM
UAVs (RQ-1A Predator & RQ-4 Global Hawk)
Siprnet
In the past, civilian casualties were regarded as routine;now those were a major scandal
Growth of precision-guided munitions
Most important offer from U.S.: air power
Victory still required close cooperation of air & ground action
Heavy air strikes defeated Taliban
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