Defense Engineering Training – A Bootcamp Course

The prevalence of defense engineering in the United States dates back to the American Revolutionary War when engineers would carry out tasks in the U.S. Army.

During the war, they would map terrain to and build fortifications to protect troops from opposing forces.

The first military engineering organization in the United States was the Army Corps of Engineers. Engineers were responsible for protecting military troops whether using fortifications or designing new technology and weaponry throughout the United States’ history of warfare.

The Army originally claimed engineers exclusively, but as the U.S. military branches expanded to the sea and sky, the need for defense engineering sects in all branches increased. As each branch of the United States military expanded, technology adapted to fit their respective needs.

Today, defense engineering focuses on the development and production of technology that is used to ensure national security and maintain the stability of governments and nations throughout the world. In short, countries require arms to act as a deterrent to other nations that might seek to provoke them.

The Thrust of most defense engineers falls into three realms:

1.     Combat engineering - engineering on the battlefield.

2.     Strategic support - providing service in communication zones such as the construction of airfields and the improvement and upgrade of ports, roads and railways communication.

3.     Ancillary support - provision and distribution of maps as well as the disposal of unexploded warheads.

As an occupation, defense engineering usually includes a large assortment of responsibilities.

That’s because defense engineering is art, science, and practice of designing and building military works and maintaining lines of military transport and military communications.

Defense engineers are also responsible for logistics behind military tactics. Consequently, modern defense engineering requires more than civil engineering techniques. In the 21st Century, defense engineering also includes other engineering disciplines such as mechanical and electrical engineering techniques.

Want to learn more? Tonex offers Defense Engineering Training Bootcamp, a 5-day course that provides practicing defense engineers, product managers and other personnel, with leading edge specialized knowledge in defense technologies, systems and standards for advancement in career and productivity.

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