October 29, 2020
The U.S. Army Wants to Know Where Enemy Bullets Are Coming From
They are testing a new high-tech sound direction-detection system.
by Kris Osborn
Imagine a small recon unit of Army soldiers was advancing through hostile terrain on a high-risk scouting mission to find points of entry for a major follow-on armored ground assault. What if it was suddenly hit, even overwhelmed, with a massive array of enemy small arms fire? The soldiers take casualties, run for cover and immediately engage the enemy, yet the attackers are obscured from view. Where exactly is the enemy fire coming from? What if soldiers could immediately know the source of incoming fire?
Perhaps a sniper is, by design, hidden in leaves, brush or other kinds of camouflage? Wouldn’t it be useful to destroy the attacker before more soldiers were hit? If a small area of attacking fire were precisely identified, perhaps the recon unit could call for immediate air support to blanket the enemies with suppressive fire from above?
These prospects are now a reality.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-army-wants-know-where-enemy-bullets-are-coming-171567
