Video: Engineering at War
Video: Engineering at War
On the battlefield, the art of war meets the practice of engineering. Find out how new technology is changing warfare.
Engineering and the military have always been strongly linked. Today’s military uses high-tech weaponry that are marvels of engineering, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, precision-guided munitions, and robots that may soon be taking the battlefield. Discover some ways that technology is changing the odds of combat.
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