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U.S. Army Uses System To Detect IEDs
[MENL] -- The U.S. Army has achieved mixed results with an advanced system meant to detect improvised explosive devices. Officials said army units have not resolved the IED threat with the use of the Common Remotely Operated Weapons System. CROWS, which replaces the turret gunner on the Humvee combat vehicle, enables crews to engage targets viewed on a computer screen without being exposed to IEDs and small-arms fire.CROWS contains daytime and thermal sights, the latter which detects heat signature at a range of more than one kilometer. This has enabled patrols to cover wide areas in the search for IEDs. Officials said CROWS has been used to help detect IEDs at night. Most anti-IED operations take place before sunrise. Posted by: Fred 2006-12-20 |
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