“Survival of the fittest”, meaning that the strong will succeed but the fearful will not, this is the case when it comes to military technology. If investment in military technology stops, we risk endangering the security of citizens. What advances have been made in military technology and what is still under development? Military technology has significantly increased strength, improved ranking among world powers, and enabled the development of new military weapons. Technology is a very important part of modern warfare, so what advances have been made in our military's technology and what is still being developed? The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War gave rise to some of the greatest technical achievements in history, for example the U-2 spy plane was developed from the result of space travel. Today's military relies almost entirely on computers. From the high-tech displays of the FA-18 to the windowless cockpits of the M1A2 Abrams tank, the military has improved its technology at a record pace. On August 2, 1990, the Gulf War began following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and was declared the world's first war. the 21st century. The United States used an aircraft known as the B2 stealth bomber that was never brought down by enemy fire because it was capable of flying hundreds of stories above the battlefield. People couldn't imagine what else we had that was just destructive. Today we took the B2 and upgraded it to the MQ-9 Reaper, an unmanned aircraft with lots of firepower but only one shot. The Reaper is currently used by the US Army to assist troops on the ground. They are capable of flying at high altitudes, as the B2 bomber did, making it difficult...... middle of paper ......etter.com/media/storage/paper932/news /2003/04/04/Science/War-Technology.Advances-2246806.shtml>.Kerley, David. "Drone planes: the end of fighter pilots? - ABC News." ABCNews.com: Breaking News, Politics, World News, Good Morning America, Exclusive Interviews - ABC News. July 24, 2009. the web. April 28, 2011. .Muir, David. “Inside Predator Drones – Game-Changing Technology for the War in Afghanistan and Iraq – ABC News.” ABCNews.com: Breaking News, Politics, World News, Good Morning America, Exclusive Interviews - ABC News. January 12, 2010. The web. April 28, 2011. “United States Military Weapons of War.” United States Military Information. Internet. April 28. 2011. .