U.S. Infantrymen Have Ears For Snipers
Credit: QINETIQ
Snipers are the bane of an infantryman’s existence. But in 2009, the U.S. Army began to turn to the Ears system, a 6.4-oz. palm-sized device that pinpoints a gunshot in less than 0.1 sec., even when mounted on a Humvee moving at 50 mph. Using four microphones situated an inch apart, system software...
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