Hand on the trigger: forward operating bases (and troops) are some of the most valuable and definitely the most vulnerable assets available to any commander. Keeping the front-line forces safe, and doing so without putting innocents in danger, requires an innovative mix of planning, equipment and technology.

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Force protection

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Hand on the trigger: forward operating bases (and troops) are some of the most valuable and definitely the most vulnerable assets available to any commander. Keeping the front-line forces safe, and doing so without putting innocents in danger, requires an innovative mix of planning, equipment and technology.

A wide array of sensors and weapons are available to protect the forward-operating forces, but too often triggering some of these have caused some form of harm to innocents. Having a man in the loop who must make the final decision on unleashing a round or warhead takes the possibility of harming the wrong person out of the equation.

The selection of sensors varies from the Mkl Mod 0 human eyeball to acoustic, seismic, motion sensitive, thermal and magnetic. These can be located on or in the ground, on buildings, in trees or foliage, in the water or on a flying platform. Other force protection equipment can include stationary or active vehicle barriers, ballistic protection, active or passive surveillance and sensor arrays.

Taking Command

One remote system combines video in its surveillance loop to give the operator a positive identification o...

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