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Season 1 – Tactical to Practical

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This series explores innovations developed for combat that have evolved into useful tools for civilian life. From GPS systems and hybrid vehicles to crash survival and secret codes, episodes expose and explain how things like spy gear or night vision have transformed from their military use to our daily lives. Hosted by Hunter Ellis.
Tactical to Practical — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 9, 2003 Humvee; Night Vision; GPS Four-wheel drive; night-vision technology; Global Positioning System. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 16, 2003 Submarines; Miracle Materials; Radar Technology leads from the submarine to hand-held sonar devices to help tourists catch big fish; carbon-fiber technology; radar now helps to locate people trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 23, 2003 Attack Planes; Animals at War; Inflatables The best in 21st-century fighter-jets; the F-22 Raptor; F-18; animals used in combat and by civilian authorities; surplus World War II pontoons become white-water rafts. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 7, 2003 Navy SEALS Dive Gear; Food Tech; Robots Checking out the latest Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle and equipment available to civilian divers. Host: Hunter Ellis. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 14, 2003 Light Off-Road Vehicles; Battlefield ER; Drones An automobile that can withstand harsh desert conditions; advances in battlefield and emergency medicine. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 28, 2003 Specialty Boats; MedEvac Helicopters; Spy Gear Watercraft; MedEvac helicopters; spy gear from the past; new gumshoe technologies; CIA masters of disguise. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 4, 2003 Hot Choppers; Lasers; Firefighting Helicopters; lasers; fire-fighting methods and equipment. Host: Hunter Ellis. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 11, 2003 Tanks; Satellites; Parachutes Born in the military, tanks, satellites and parachutes find useful and exciting applications in civilian life. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 25, 2003 Survival Training; People in Space; Explosives Life rafts; high-tech camping gear; spacesuits; explosives. Host: Hunter Ellis. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 2, 2003 Boys' Toys Remote-controlled gyro-stabilized helicopter; customized choppers, jet-skis and hang-gliders; wearable communications gear; armored clothing; special gear for extreme sports. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 23, 2003 Specialty Planes; Military Police; War Games Seaplanes; Vertical Take-Off Landing Craft; origins, history and mission of military police; simulators; video games; paintball war games. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 30, 2003 Non-Lethal Weapons; Wired War; Need for Speed Non-lethal weapons; hypersonic sound; digital technology; portable information technology; biometric and software security; wireless communications; video teleconferencing; the wireless network; fastest craft on land and in the water. Details

Season Info

Network
History
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Documentary, History, War, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 9, 2003