"This emerging technology ranges from the military's workhorse remotely piloted aircraft (more generically known as "drones") to futuristic soldier-supporting exoskeletons and laser cannons. Scientific American takes a look at some of the more significant developments in military technology occurring in the wake of September 11, 2001.
SMART GRENADE LAUNCHER:
"A shoulder-fired XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System is tested at Aberdeen Test Center, Md. It features an array of sights, sensors and lasers housed in a target acquisition fire control unit on top, an oversized magazine behind the trigger mechanism, and a short barrel wrapped by a recoil dampening sleeve."
High tech is great and all, but does it not just make us that much vulnerable to being crippled by an EMP attack?