Resurrection
03-14-2006, 09:02 AM
The latest military technology was on display on Salisbury Plain as part of a MoD study into new and emerging infantry technology.
The study is designed to give Britain's military an insight into the new innovations in urban defence technology that is being produced – ensuring our front line troops maintain the edge in urban close combat.
John Reid, Defence Secretary said:
"Today's infantryman needs much more than just weaponry to achieve his objectives. Technology for urban warfighting moves forward at a rapid pace. From basic, but vital, kit like protective clothing to the most recent software developments mean our troops remain on the cutting edge.
"On Salisbury Plain we have been able to trial all sorts of equipment in the right setting, quickly dismissing some items and proving the worth of others."
The event, which recently concluded, was a three-week trial for new equipment, which could potentially be brought rapidly into service as "quick win" items should it prove useful and compatible with existing equipment.
This year's event was held at the Copehill Down training village on Salisbury Plain and looked at battlefield robots (Unmanned Ground Vehicles), improving methods of entry into buildings and battlefield tracking and identification.
Equipment on display included:
--guns that can fire around corners;
--hand held sensors that could be hurled into buildings with high resolution images of the insides being relayed back in real time to soldiers waiting outside
--battlefield robots equipped with an array of systems – from weapons to 'mousehole' charges designed to blow access points in to buildings so infantry can gain access.
--lightweight thermal imagers
--new improved lightweight ladders so troops can get into high buildings
Full story - click here (http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.18475729.1142344669.RBbL3cOa9dUAACKa6C8&manuel_call_cat=3&manuel_call_prod=67341&manuel_call_mod=release&modele=jdc_inter).
The study is designed to give Britain's military an insight into the new innovations in urban defence technology that is being produced – ensuring our front line troops maintain the edge in urban close combat.
John Reid, Defence Secretary said:
"Today's infantryman needs much more than just weaponry to achieve his objectives. Technology for urban warfighting moves forward at a rapid pace. From basic, but vital, kit like protective clothing to the most recent software developments mean our troops remain on the cutting edge.
"On Salisbury Plain we have been able to trial all sorts of equipment in the right setting, quickly dismissing some items and proving the worth of others."
The event, which recently concluded, was a three-week trial for new equipment, which could potentially be brought rapidly into service as "quick win" items should it prove useful and compatible with existing equipment.
This year's event was held at the Copehill Down training village on Salisbury Plain and looked at battlefield robots (Unmanned Ground Vehicles), improving methods of entry into buildings and battlefield tracking and identification.
Equipment on display included:
--guns that can fire around corners;
--hand held sensors that could be hurled into buildings with high resolution images of the insides being relayed back in real time to soldiers waiting outside
--battlefield robots equipped with an array of systems – from weapons to 'mousehole' charges designed to blow access points in to buildings so infantry can gain access.
--lightweight thermal imagers
--new improved lightweight ladders so troops can get into high buildings
Full story - click here (http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.18475729.1142344669.RBbL3cOa9dUAACKa6C8&manuel_call_cat=3&manuel_call_prod=67341&manuel_call_mod=release&modele=jdc_inter).