Civil War Technology

Civil War Technology

Grade 11 · Social Studies · 45 min

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Learning Objective

I can analyze how new technologies impacted military strategies during the Civil War.

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    The Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University (JCU) trains about 1,000 troops a year to counter the threat of drones.

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    The Smart Shooter is a smart optic placed on the M4 weapon system to help soldiers engage small UAS threats, while the Dronebuster is an electronic attack system that uses jamming means.

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    The Pentagon emphasizes a layered approach to counter UAS, as there is no single weapon system that is most effective against the rapidly developing drone technology and the use of drone swarms.