Acoustic threat detection systems
Acoustic threat detection systems include technology to help soldiers in combat zones pinpoint the location of incoming fire, from automatic weapons to rocket-propelled grenades.[1] Early acoustic threat detection systems included Boomerang. Developed by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and BBN Technologies, the technology was created in response to a 2004 U.S. Department of Defense request for an affordable acoustic sniper detector. Boomerang, which was mounted on vehicles, came into wide use by 2006 and cost about $5,000 each.[2]
Manufacturers modified these systems to reduce false alarms, improve user interface, and increase accuracy.[3]
Prices have declined rapidly as the technology matured.[4]
Recent developments of acoustic threat detection systems performed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) include the Unattended Transient Acoustic MASINT Sensor (UTAMS), an aerostat-mounted acoustic-sensor system.[5] UTAMS technology detects, locates, and cues a collocated imager to transient sounds, such as enemy mortar, rocket launches, and IED attacks, and calculates the ground location of the threat source.[6] Other acoustic threat detection systems developed by ARL, Army Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) and other partners include Serenity Payload and FireFly.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Army Tests New Acoustic Threat Detection System". i360GovDefense. i360Gov. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "Electronic Weapons: Serenity To Silence Snipers". Strategy Page. Strategy Page. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "Electronic Weapons: Serenity To Silence Snipers". Strategy Page. Strategy Page. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "Electronic Weapons: Serenity To Silence Snipers". Strategy Page. Strategy Page. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "History of U.S. Army Research Laboratory". Google Books. U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "History of U.S. Army Research Laboratory". Google Books. U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "Serenity payload detects hostile fire". Army.mil. U.S. Army. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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