Cloze1Inthe21stcentury,cloudsandstormyweathernolongerautomaticallybringoperationstoahaltorforceachangeintargets(目标)
TechnologiessuchastheGlobalPositioningSystemnowallowcruisemissiles(巡航导弹)andothersmartweaponstohomeinon(瞄准并飞速接近)theirtargets
Buttheweatherstillisafactorthatmustbereckonedwith,especiallywithprecision-guidedweaponsthatmustbehighlyaccurate(高度精确)tobeeffective
Fortunately,theabilitytoobtainweatherforecastswillgetbetter
Inthenextfewyears,remoteweathersensors(传感器)willgrowrapidlyonunmanned(无人的)vehicles
Thiswillcreateanetworkofobservingplatformsthatwillgivecommandersaninstantoverviewofweatherinthebattlezone(战场)
Insomeareasyou’llhavedirectdeliveryofweatherinformationstraightfromthecomputestoblackboxesinaircraftandothervehicles
Thatwillbeespeciallyimportantfortarget-boundaircraft(瞄准目标的飞行