Army wants soldiers to see through walls
The technology would detect tripwires, explosives and traps
The Army’s latest bid for innovative technologies seeks to give soldiers X-ray vision.
The Army is seeking information from companies as it seeks to potentially develop what it is calling a “sense through the wall system,” according to a request for information, which is typically distributed before a more formal request for proposals and allows the military to determine the capability and interest of potential suppliers. That system would allow soldiers to detect and monitor objects, people and other items on the other side of the wall.
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“The intent of this Market Survey is to identify potential man-portable systems that give the soldier the ability to detect, identify, and monitor persons, animals, and materials behind multi-leveled obstruction(s) from a long standoff range,” the request reads. The military seeks "a system that will be able to track, locate, isolate, range, and count personnel and animals in a building or structure. This includes rapidly discriminating between friend and foe, classification of activities such as sitting, standing, walking, or lying down, and Positive Identification of personnel (PID) via biometric data.”
Further, the technology would allow soldiers to detect and classify things like tripwires, explosives, weapons, and other traps. It would be required to be operable through dense foliage and vegetation.
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Nextgov was the first to report on the request for information.
Meanwhile, President Trump used his State of the Union address on Tuesday to tout the might of the U.S. military, which he said is “completely rebuilt” and has power that is “unmatched anywhere in the world.”
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“To safeguard American liberty, we have invested a record-breaking $2.2 trillion in the United States military,” Trump said on Capitol Hill. “We have purchased the finest planes, missiles, rockets, ships and every other form of military equipment, and it’s all made right here in the USA.”
Congress approved a $738 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2020 at the end of last year.