GPS powered target locator
Dec 16, 2009 gps navigation
British BAE Systems just received about $42 million to supply the U.S. Army with a lightweight, handheld laser target locator systems powered with GPS. The all weather device will allow soldiers to accurately identify target locations in day time or night, and even in fog and smoke.
The device is actually called a Laser Target Locator Module (LTLM) and can determine target coordinates utilizing direct-view optic system, a night-vision camera, a laser range finder, a digital compass, and a GPS receiver while still weighing less than 5.5 pounds.
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December 16th, 2009 at 6:43 am
there’s an app for that!
December 16th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Assuming they don’t run out of batteries :) Funny how batteries in Iraq are almost as important as bullets it seems.
December 18th, 2009 at 1:05 am
[...] [NaviGadge] GPS powered target locator British BAE Systems just received about $42 million to supply the U.S. Army with a lightweight, handheld laser target locator systems powered with GPS. The all weather device will allow soldiers to accurately identify target locations in day time or night, and even in fog and smoke. The device is actually called a Laser Target Locator Module (LTLM) and can determine target coordinates utilizing direct-view optic system, a night-vision camera, a laser range finder, a digital compass, and a GPS receiver while still weighing less than 5.5 pounds. Source; http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/…target-locator [...]
December 18th, 2009 at 1:07 am
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December 25th, 2009 at 5:42 am
Nothing new, they’ve just put NVG tech in it. Leica Vector rangefinder binos with a PLGR GPS module can give 10 figure grid references to a target. That capability has been around at least 8 years.
December 26th, 2009 at 2:05 am
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