Serenity Payload
The Serenity Payload is an acoustic threat detection system deployed in the Middle East. Jointly developed by U.S. Army Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), research on the technology began in 2013. The system provides 360-degree hemispherical surveillance coverage, has self-contained power and is mounted on Lockheed Martin’s Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS). Other features include the FireFly acoustic sensor coupled with an array of cameras, which detect rocket and mortar flash-boom events at launch and detonation.[1] Serenity Payload’s predecessors have undergone development since the Department of Defense’s request for an acoustic threat detection system in 2004.[2][3] A typical configuration for the Serenity system costs around $400,000.[4]
Typically mounted on a blimp-like aerostat, Serenity Payload’s flash-detection system pinpoints the origin of heavy weapons fire and explosive detonations from up to 10 kilometers away in any direction. This enables a friendly response force to rapidly react to, and potentially deter, further enemy attack. Serenity Payload is also integrated with an RWS (Remote Weapons System) turret that is linked to the sensors and uses special software to quickly locate the source of the fire (rifle, machine-gun, mortar, rocket) and point the cameras and RWS weapon (usually a 12.7mm machine-gun) at the source of the fire, enabling the human operator to immediately open fire before the enemy (especially a sniper) escapes.[2]
Weighing under 70 lbs., Serenity can be mounted on both masts and aerostats. On an aerostat, it can be coupled with the Kestrel and Simera wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) systems, providing operators with additional near real-time and archived imagery. Serenity can also be employed as a stand-alone unit. The Serenity system has a 98 percent accuracy rate, generating fewer false positives than standard single-sensor hostile fire-detection (HFD) systems.[5] Building upon technology developed for the FireFly ground system, the Serenity Payload features a six-microphone array and eight-sensor camera pod. The product is designed to be installed around the perimeter of a contingency operating base (COB), or forward operating base (FOB), where troops have limited situational awareness.[4]
References
- ↑ AMRDEC Public Affairs. "Serenity payload detects hostile fire". Army.mil. U.S. Army. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Electronic Weapons: Serenity To Silence Snipers". StrategyPage. StrategyWorld. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ Pomerleau, Mark. "Combined sensor system detects, locates enemy fire at bases". Defense Systems. Public Sector Media Group. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 McGarry, Brendan. "Army Tests New Acoustic Threat Detection System". DefenseTech. Military.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ "Dual-Sensor Flash-Detection System for Aerostats and Masts". Logos Technologies. Logos Technologies. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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