This video is probably one of the coolest ones I’ve seen yet. Of course there will always be more for me to show you, but let me take a second to analyze just how bad ass this particular video is. The first thing to note is the obvious fact that the attack takes place at nightime, and was filmed by a nightvision camera. One advantage of the US military, we rule the night. Second, the enemy is being targeted by a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) on the ground, whose laser couldn’t be seen unless filmed…

This video depicts the final moments of around 30 insurgents during the battle of Fallujah. In Fallujah, US troops saw some of the most intense urban combat of the Iraq War. During intense fighting, small groups of soldiers would be out-manned by the insurgents, but it usually didn’t matter. As seen here, it takes only 2 people and the technology of the American military to neutralize a roughly 20 person threat. The voice that says “take ‘em out” is that of a US soldier on the ground who called in airstrikes, and he directs the F-16 to the insurgents approaching…

Manufacturer: Boeing [NYSE: BA]

The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter embodies myriad modern manifestations of fighting units founded from even far back as ancient times. Think of it as a piece that can make any move that it wants on a chess board. With a standoff of modern armor, artillery, or infantry; the apache’s speed and firepower can allow the US to flank and then wreak havoc on dug-in enemy forces; just like armies from ancient times used horse-mounted calvary to flank and mount surprise attacks. Scores of apache helicopters can mount all out assaults, break through enemy lines, and allow…

The Hellfire Missile

Mfg: Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]

The Hellfire missile is the main armament of the American AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. The apache is not the only war machine to utilize the Hellfire, and the history of the Hellfire’s development attests to the business acumen of the US defence industry. After WWII, the DOD began to research with employing laser technology for military applications. Once laser technology and missile design had been perfected, large defense contractors incorporated textbook marketing principles such as modular design to increase versatility and ease of manufacturing. For example, the warhead of…