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New System Would Guide Troops toward Source of Fire

(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - Imagine a battlefield where every soldier can automatically detect the source of gunshots fired in his direction and immediately turn his weapon and engage the enemy. Israel Aerospace Industries has the "Soldier Alert and Response System," which employs infrared and electro-optical technology to detect the location of enemy gunfire, enabling a fast and effective response. The detection unit on the soldier's helmet detects the muzzle flash of gunfire within .01 seconds and then takes a snapshot of the gunshot sources and its surroundings within .20 seconds. The unit installed on the rifle displays the picture as well as arrows that guide the soldier to point the weapon toward the source of gunfire.
2011-05-27 00:00:00
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