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2011-01-02 Afghanistan

The four inch gadget that helps British soldiers to pinpoint Taliban snipers

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Posted by Delphi 2011-01-02 09:39|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Anything that helps, is good to go.

Posted by Dave UK 2011-01-02 11:18|| 2011-01-02 11:18|| Front Page Top

#2 The city of Boston uses similar technology to identify gun shots being fired. But it is a much larger unit. It is able to use acoustics to identify the location so that the local police know where to start looking. See Shot Spotter http://tinyurl.com/2aqguj2

Posted by Delphi 2011-01-02 12:54|| 2011-01-02 12:54|| Front Page Top

#3 I remember how, in Iraq, typically enemy snipers didn't know what they were doing, so were readily eliminated. But then they got just a few who had some training, so our side put a lot of extra effort into insuring that they were taken care of ASAP. We did not want them developing that knowledge base.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-01-02 13:40|| 2011-01-02 13:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Lets wait for field trials' results before we cheer.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-01-02 15:18|| 2011-01-02 15:18|| Front Page Top

#5 The Boomerang acoustic sniper detection system has been used for several years and to great effect. Note I am referring to earlier versions. It was developed by a company named BBN, which is based in the Boston area. I think they've been purchased by someone, perhaps BAE given the Wiltshire connection on this version.

The only weakness on an acoustic sniper detection system is that the sniper has to fire first to be detected. Regardless, it is a significant improvement to compact this to a soldier-wearable size. Bravo.

Posted by remoteman 2011-01-02 22:51|| 2011-01-02 22:51|| Front Page Top

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