Sep 17 2010
Sensis Corporation, a global provider of information technology, sensors and simulation for defense purposes, has successfully accomplished the second generation testing of their condensed, small-scale counter-fire radar system, which can be deployed in vehicles.
During complicated real-time fire scenarios tested at the U.S. Army Camp Atterbury, the entire functionality of the radar was proven by precisely identifying real-time bullets that are fired from various weapons, from different positions and in different ranges. The radar furnished the same function in detecting the sub-sonic and sonic rounds, whereas the recent sensor technologies are not capable of tracking the sub-sonic rounds or their operation is restricted by opponent firing in loud urban areas or extreme weather situations. The radar is adaptable to be positioned on various platforms.
The highly condensed radar and the user display by Sensis facilitates 3600 identification of numerous projectiles, greater than 150 continuous tracks, which can enter the shielded Radio Frequency (RF) bubble developed by the radar around the vehicle. The radar consumes very less power and has high resolution capability and it precisely detects the incoming particles from the hostile fire as well as its path. The flexible nature of the radar permits its utility in various areas.
Ken Kaminski, vice president of Advanced Development at Sensis stated that the radio frequency technology of the Sensis is user-friendly, has its utility in various fields and shows high-quality operation during different weapon fire detection in harsh conditions.
Source: http://saab.com/region/north-america/saab-sensis/