[Infanterie] Matériel d'aide au combat

[g4lly]

Je commence ici un nouveau topic générique qui rassemble les "nouveau" matériels d'aide au combat d'infanterie...

J'essaierai dans ce premier message de mettre a jour un sommaire du topic pour lié les différent  projet matériel abordé dedans.

* Détecteur de départ de coups

- QinetiQ SWATS

- BBN Boomerang Warrior

* Destruction/génie

- SIMON Door Breaching Rifle Grenade

[g4lly]

Detecteur de départ de coup et plus encore :)

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3ac52e5bdb-5e17-4848-8344-e2fba76ce6ba

 

Fire Finders

A few years ago, the Defense Advanced projects Research Agency and BBN Technologies demonstrated Boomerang, a successful vehicle-mounted system for locating the source of a sniper shot. This week, at the Association of the US Army convention in Washington DC, both BBN and QinetiQ are showing wearable systems that do the same for the dismounted soldier.

BBN Boomerang Warrior

Both systems use acoustic arrays worn on the infantryman's shoulders - QinetiQ's SWATS (soldier wearable acoustic targeting system) has one unit, BBN's Boomerang Warrior has two. Miniaturization and the use of digital signal processing (DSP) chips - the kind found in cellphones - shrinks the systems' weight and power requirement.

SWATS

The operating principle is the same as the full-size Boomerang: the microphone array determines the bearing of a shot from the muzzle blast sound, but also detects the sonic boom of the passing round - and estimates range by comparing the timing of the two events. They also incorporate accelerometers and other sensors (SWATS even has a built-in GPS) to allow for the soldier's own movements, A small graphical display and audio warning identify the source of the fire.

So far, QinetiQ seems to be in the lead. It has just landed a $9.95 million order from the US Army and expects to deliver 1500 systems by the end of the year for front-line use. Its system weighs only 6.4 oz including two lithium batteries that deliver 12 hours of running time. Meanwhile, BBN - although it claims that its two-array system has advantages - is still in the pre-production stage and working to reduce weight,

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Pour résumer en français les deux systèmes sont portables par un homme. Ils comprennent deux module, le "sonar" sur l'épaule, et le boitier de commande ou on veut.

Le sonar écoute le bruit du départ de coup ainsi que le bruit du bang supersonique de la munition passant près du soldat. Le boitier de contrôle qui dispose d'accéléromètre et d'un calculateur tel les modèle des téléphone portable, repère dans l'espace la position relative départ / soldat même quand le soldat bouge. L'analyse du bang supersonique permet lui d'évaluer la durer de vol départ / passage près du soldat donc de donner une idée de la distance en plus de l'azimut. Le tout étant quasi instantanée et indépendant des mouvement du soldat. Un petit graphique LCD point la source et une alerte sonore retentit quand un coup est identifier parmi le bruit environnant.

Le système complet QinetiQ SWATS pese 180gr et la batterie dure 12h. Le système BBN est encore en préprod et doit bénéficier d'allègement...

[Tiger]

Il existe aussi le SADS de rafael, qui existe depuis pas mal de temps sur vehicules (combat proven), et qui est désormais fixable sur un casque en version "light" :

PDF : http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/4/534.pdf

[g4lly]

Il existe aussi le SADS de rafael, qui existe depuis pas mal de temps sur vehicules (combat proven), et qui est désormais fixable sur un casque en version "light" :

PDF : http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/4/534.pdf

http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/area.aspx?FolderID=401&docID=983

Sniper Acoustic Detection System

RAFAEL offers an acoustic detection and direction finding system, which will trigger an alarm when sniper or small arms fire is detected in the protected area. SADS is a man portable or vehicular, real-time acoustic system which can be carried by a single soldier or be mounted on a patrol vehicle or tank. It detects and identifies a sniper firing signal, up to ranges of 1,000 meters (3,000 ft) with standard deviation of less than 3 degrees.

# Soldier display depicts bearing and elevation angles

# Fire detection from all effective ranges

# Detection probability of 90-95%

# Man portable, vehicle mounted or stationary versions

# Low false alarm rate

# Full 360 degrees coverage

# Passive system

# No need for line of sight

# Flexible interface to C4I systems

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http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/area.aspx?FolderID=401&docID=1180

Artillery Location Acoustic System

ARTILOC is an acoustic system that detects and locates the exit and point of explosiion caused by a variety of sources such as: artillery, mortars, tank guns and self propelled rockets. The system detects and localizes the events, displays them in real time on a digitized map and automatically records all events.

ARTILOC is a modular system, which consists of a command post with display unit and up to 16 sensor posts. The system is easy to install operate. It can be used as a stand alone system or integrated with other C4I systems.

Main features:

    * Fully automatic detection and localization

    * High capability of detection of firing events generated by artillery, mortars, tank guns and rockets

    * Long detection ranges

    * High accuracy

    * Interface to C4I or other combat systems

    * Full coverage of 360 degrees

    * Passive system - high immunity

    * Simple operation

    * Low power consumption

    * Cost effective

    * Simulation tools for deployment optimization

La borchure PDF http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/9/629.pdf

[Akhilleus]

http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/area.aspx?FolderID=342&docID=1005

Product Name:SIMON

Title:Door Breaching Rifle Grenade

The Simon is a rifle-launched grenade, specially adapted for surprise stand-off breaching of steel or wooden doors. The grenade is launched from a rifle, using standard live ammunition, to ranges of 15 to 30 meters.

The Simon, a combat-proven weapon, which gained operational success with the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and additional armed forces,  can be used for military, counter-terrorist and homeland security applications.

The Simon is comprised of a self-contained unit with a specially designed charge in a plasitc housing, standoff rod, stabilizing tail, S&A mechanism and impact detonator. The fuze is armed only after the designated safety distance.

The Simon may be mounted on a variety of personal assault rifles, typically no special modification or adapter is required and it may be launched by firing any of several types of regular 5.56 mm ball ammunition rounds.

SIMON eliminates risk to the operator, reduces injury to personnel in the vicinity of the door and minimizes collateral damage.

Main Features:

    * Increases the element of surprise

    * Lightweight (680 gr)

    * Range: 15 - 30 meters (static SIMON, which is attached to the door is also available)

    * Fired with regular live bullets

    * Insensitive Munitions (IM)

    * Minimizes injary risk and damage to property

    * Easily adaptable to a variety of rifles

    * Simple to operate

Pdf : http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/7/927.pdf

[Tiger]

Selon moi, actuellement, les armées modernes pour lutter contre les guerillas doivent se baser sur 2 choses pour vaincre :

-la rapidité de réaction et de fixation (dont de repérage) de l'ennemi, sans quoi c'est soit même qui est fixé (ce qui c'est passé  à Surobi), d'où un besoin en matériel de localisation : détecteurs de départ de coups, caméras thermiques, etc

- la rapidité à réaction et de sortie de l'embuscade avant une contre-offensive éventuelle : d'où un besoin en armement lourd rapidement disponible : - mitraileuse 7,62, lance-grenades 40mm et 6x40mm Milkor Mlg, mortier 60mm, lance-roquettes légers (là, le M72 : 3,6kg est parfait, sinon dnas le même genre il y a le RPG26, ou en plus lourd l'AT4) et d'armes pouvant faire du tir à couvert, d'où un besoin en optioque de tir déporté.

Caméra thermique :

- AN/PAS 13 (en service en allemagne dans les sections d'infanteries :"infanterie der zukunft", et dnas l'armée US notamment sur MAG et sur vehicules :

http://www.zeiss.com/C1257088004A3F3C/EmbedTitelIntern/53_0170e_TWS/$File/53_0170e_TWS.pdf

[g4lly]

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j50atxfqbDD7xtvEq3HPI9AckeIQ

La lutte anti-guérilla du futur se prépare à Mourmelon, à 5.600 km de Kaboul

CAMP MILITAIRE DE MOURMELON (AFP) — Drones, blindés high tech, jumelles infra-rouges, mortiers de précision ou "internet sécurisé du champ de bataille": industriels et armée de terre ont "joué" pendant une dizaine de jours les scénarios de la lutte anti-guérilla du futur sur le camp de Mourmelon.

Un monde et 5.600 km séparent les longues plaines de la Marne, choisies par Napoléon III pour abriter l'un des plus vastes camps militaires de France, et les vallées afghanes.

L'exercice Phoenix 2008, conduit du 1er au 10 octobre, visait cependant à mesurer l'impact des nouvelles technologies sur la protection et la force de frappe des troupes engagées "au contact" de l'ennemi dans des opérations contre-insurrectionnelles.

"Les scénarios de reconnaissance offensive, de réduction d'une résistance isolée, de sécurisation d'un village ou des troupes, que nous avons joués ici sont typiques de ce que rencontrent les soldats en Afghanistan", expliquait jeudi Patrick Curlier, un spécialiste de Sagem Défense Sécurité.

Pour le "pilote" industriel de Phoenix 2008 (associé à MBDA, EADS, Nexter, Thales, Panhard, Renault Trucks et Bohemia Interactive), il y a un "lien évident entre cet exercice et l'embuscade tendue par les talibans le 18 août" à l'est de Kaboul, qui a coûté la vie à dix soldats français.

Phoenix 2008 visait à tester la mise en réseau des "capteurs" et des armes du champ de bataille, essentielle pour recueillir et traiter rapidement les "renseignements" recueillis sur le terrain et réduire les temps de réaction.

De la lunette d'un fusil d'assaut au poste de tir d'un missile en passant par les GPS ou les caméras embarquées des drones ou des blindés, tous sont désormais susceptibles de renvoyer photos, vidéos ou positions géographiques au commandement.

Dans les PC opérationnels, ce flot d'images et de données prend des airs de jeu vidéo grandeur nature. Les écrans plats affichent la position des éléments amis et ennemis sur des cartes d'état-major numérisées ainsi que les images "live" du terrain, façon CNN.

Comptes-rendus, ordres et demandes de renforts sont pianotés sur les claviers d'ordinateur portables ou les écrans tactiles d'assistants personnels "durcis". Ils s'échangent à la manière de SMS ou de mails.

Ce flot d'informations exige cependant des réseaux de communication toujours plus puissants ainsi qu'une hiérarchisation rigoureuse afin de ne pas submerger les opérateurs, du général au fantassin.

Si certains de ces développements sont encore futuristes, d'autres sont dès à présent déployés sur le terrain. Parallèlement à Phoenix 2008, la 6ème Brigade légère blindée conduisait à Mourmelon un exercice dit de "Numérisation de l'espace de bataille (NEB)".

Quelque 3.000 hommes et plus de 600 véhicules dont 250 "numérisés" ont été mobilisés pour cet exercice de grande ampleur.

Mais certaines unités sont d'ores et déjà opérationnelles.

Ainsi, lorsque quatre soldats français d'une section d'infanterie ont été blessés dans un accrochage avec les talibans le 28 septembre en Kapisa (est), les légionnaires du 1er régiment étranger de cavalerie (1er REC) appelés en renfort s'appuyaient sur des équipements numériques.

Disposant d'une vue précise de la situation sur les ordinateurs de bord de leurs blindés, la patrouille a ouvert le feu au canon de 105mm sur les positions des talibans, disposant les véhicules d'évacuation sanitaire hors de portée de leurs tirs.

"On ne pourrait plus s'en passer", assurait vendredi à Mourmelon le colonel Jérôme Dupont, patron du 1er REC.

[mills]

Macroswiss a développé certains materiels intéressant notamment la grenade camera autorotative:

A voir en oeuvre dans ces videos un peu hollywoodienne

La valeur ajoutée semble surtout dans le fait que le soldat peut compter sur une analyse de la situation du controleur qui est lui à l'abri. Le soldat reste donc à 100% concentré sur son environnement.

[Cadia]

La valeur ajoutée semble surtout dans le fait que le soldat peut compter sur une analyse de la situation du controleur qui est lui à l'abri. Le soldat reste donc à 100% concentré sur son environnement.

Je verrais surtout l'utilisation de ces appareils pour des groupes d'intervention plutôt que pour des soldats. La balle caméra est vraiment pas mal, simple à utiliser et discrète. La voiture télécommandée fait trop jouet, il faudrait un engin capable de passer des escaliers du genre un semi-chenillé avec les roues avant qui se soulèvent.

Sinon le type à la splinter cell sur le bateau  :lol:

[P4]

Sagem fait une avancée cruciale dans l'optique de défense

Le groupe vient de mettre au point un détecteur d’optique pointée issu de travaux menés par EADS.

 

Sagem vient de mettre au point un détecteur d’optique pointée (DOP) qui permet, grâce au balayage d’un rayon laser, de repérer par l’effet "œil de chat", toute optique (lunette de tir d’un sniper, téléobjectif d’un paparazzi) dans un rayon de 2.000 mètres, même camouflé sous un filet. Ce DOP, destinée aux militaires, est issu d’études menées par EADS, dont les activités avaient été rachetées par Sagem, son grand rival en matière d’électronique, il y a deux ans.

par Jean-Marc Tanguy, pour Challenges, lundi 13 octobre.

[Clairon]

Sagem fait une avancée cruciale dans l'optique de défense

Le groupe vient de mettre au point un détecteur d’optique pointée issu de travaux menés par EADS.

   

Sagem vient de mettre au point un détecteur d’optique pointée (DOP) qui permet, grâce au balayage d’un rayon laser, de repérer par l’effet "œil de chat", toute optique (lunette de tir d’un sniper, téléobjectif d’un paparazzi) dans un rayon de 2.000 mètres, même camouflé sous un filet. Ce DOP, destinée aux militaires, est issu d’études menées par EADS, dont les activités avaient été rachetées par Sagem, son grand rival en matière d’électronique, il y a deux ans.

par Jean-Marc Tanguy, pour Challenges, lundi 13 octobre.

Les russes n'avaient-ils pas déjà un système semblable sur leurs T90 depuis un certain temps ?

Clairon

[P4]

Je crois qu'un système Français éxiste déja mais aprés il faut voir les spécifications, on a loupé le créneau des tourellau téléopére ne ratons celui-là.

[Akhilleus]

Les russes n'avaient-ils pas déjà un système semblable sur leurs T90 depuis un certain temps ?

Clairon

Les chinois aussi depuis un bail

[g4lly]

Elta's New Unattended Ground Sensor Network

IAI/Elta has recently displayed a new range of unattended ground sensors and Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) based sensors based on the EL/L-8293 Transient Event Detector (TED) developed by a new subsidiary called OptigO. TED operates as a persistent, day and night, multi-wave infra-red electro-optical (E/O) surveillance system designed to effectively detect IR transients over a wide field of view. The new device is capable of automatically detecting enemy gunshot by azimuth and elevation, covering a large area within a wide field of regard (FOR), enabling fast and effective response toward the gunshot source. Configured as a lightweight soldier portable or vehicle mounted device, it can operate effectively in open areas, urban environment, quiet or noisy locations, stationary or on-the-move.

The unattended ground sensor network (UGSN) is a modular network of autonomous distributed sensors including seismic, acoustic, electro-optical sensors and miniature ground surveillance radars. Each sensor includes a sensitive microphone, for acoustic detection, a geophone picking up seismic vibration from any nearby movement, a GPS receiver, communications transceiver and low-power controller and signal processor. Electro-optical sensors such as TED-based passive, uncooled thermal sensors, can be added.

A high capacity power module for extended use offers up to four weeks operation. The sensor can pick up moving heavy vehicles (such as tanks) from a distance of 500 meters and walking humans from 50 meters.

Surveillance data is transmitted wirelessly, through self-forming networks to the ground command and control center for immediate reaction operations.

Sagem fait une avancée cruciale dans l'optique de défense

Le groupe vient de mettre au point un détecteur d’optique pointée issu de travaux menés par EADS.

  

Sagem vient de mettre au point un détecteur d’optique pointée (DOP) qui permet, grâce au balayage d’un rayon laser, de repérer par l’effet "œil de chat", toute optique (lunette de tir d’un sniper, téléobjectif d’un paparazzi) dans un rayon de 2.000 mètres, même camouflé sous un filet. Ce DOP, destinée aux militaires, est issu d’études menées par EADS, dont les activités avaient été rachetées par Sagem, son grand rival en matière d’électronique, il y a deux ans.

par Jean-Marc Tanguy, pour Challenges, lundi 13 octobre.

Une petite boite francaise porduit ca depuis des années ... ca a été utilsé en yougo des le debut des année 90 ... c'est utilisé aussi pour protéger les manifestation avec des officiel de haut rang.

http://www.cilas.com/defense-produit-detecteurs-optiques-sld500.html

[P4]

Les futures jumelles de vision nocturne des fantassins

La jumelle de vision nocturne « Minie Display » de Thalès, lancée lors du Salon Eurosatory 2008, a été sélectionnée par Sagem Défense Sécurité, maître d’œuvre du programme « Felin » (Fantassin à équipements et liaisons intégrées) . Elle devrait compléter rapidement l’équipement de tête des soldats de l’armée de terre française.

La sélection de ce nouveau matériel a été conjointement annoncée ce vendredi 17 octobre 2008 par les sociétés Sagem et Thales en présence du ministre de la défense Hervé Morin lors de la visite de d’Angénieux, une société du groupe Thales. A cette occasion, le ministre a précisé, que les « contrats sont en cours de discussion » et portent sur la fourniture de 14 000 jumelles.

Hervé Morin a également souligné que l’établissement d’Angénieux, spécialisée dans l’optronique - association de l’optique et de l’électronique -, « pointe de diamant de l’industrie française […], est un modèle original de « PME » adossée au grand groupe Thales. [il a su] allier les atouts d’une PME, innovation et réactivité, et ceux d’un grand groupe, en particulier l’assise financière et l’accès aux grands programmes. »

Version miniaturisée et allégée (330 gr.) de sa grande sœur Lucie (40 000 jumelles vendues dans quinze pays), la « Minie Display » intègre un écran de visualisation sur lequel s’affichent des informations externes (le viseur d’une arme ou des données cartographiques). Cette jumelle de nouvelle génération se connecte également aux systèmes du fantassin, permettant notamment, via un système vidéo installé sur l’arme, le « tir déporté » de nuit, c’est-à-dire la concrétisation du concept de l’arme qui « tire dans les coins ».

Aude Le Calvé


sur le stand Thales ou DGA à Eurosatory

[g4lly]

C'est Angénieux pas Thales! V'la que tous les produit angénieux sont markété Thales maintenant?! juste qu'ils ont pas changé l'emballage :lol:

[snikt59]

pour retrouver son p'tit matériel... 8)

http://www.clubic.com/actualite-93462-insolite-loc8tor-lite.html

je sors ->[]

[g4lly]

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/02/army-seeks-stin.html

Army Seeks New 'Stinger' Grenade

The Army is in the market for an improved stun grenade grenade that would subdue targets by blasting them with a shower of high-velocity rubber pellets.

The new grenade -- called the XM104 Non-Lethal Bursting Grenade -- looks like the re-branded version of the "Non Lethal Blunt Trauma Hand Grenade," a concept that was solicited last year by the Army's Picatinny Arsenal late last year, but then withdrawn. The stinger grenade would be an alternative to the "flash bang," pictured here, which incapacitates with a blinding flash and noise.

According to an announcement released Friday by the Joint Munitions and Lethality Contracting Center at Picatinny, the Army plans to award a five-year contract for delivery of up to 210,000 of the new grenades per year. This will be bid under "Other Than Full and Open Competition procedures," meaning the Army has already picked a short list of possible vendors.

The Marines already have something like this in their inventory: a less-than-lethal rubber ball cartridge for the M203 40mm grenade launcher. Marine Corps budget documents describe the cartridge as "intended for use in scenarios where the use of lethal incapacitating force is not warranted"; each round packs 22 rubber balls inside the cartridge case.

[g4lly]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/31/AR2009013101717.html

Weight of Combat Gear Is Taking Toll

The Loads Are Contributing to Injuries That Are Keeping Some Troops on the Sidelines

Carrying heavy combat loads is taking a quiet but serious toll on troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, contributing to injuries that are sidelining them in growing numbers, according to senior military and defense officials.

Rising concern over the muscle and bone injuries -- as well as the hindrance caused by the cumbersome gear as troops maneuver in Afghanistan's mountains -- prompted Army and Marine Corps leaders and commanders to launch initiatives last month that will introduce lighter equipment for some U.S. troops.

As the military prepares to significantly increase the number of troops in Afghanistan -- including sending as many as 20,000 more Marines -- fielding a new, lighter vest and helmet is a top priority, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway said recently. "We are going to have to lighten our load," he said, after inspecting possible designs during a visit to the Quantico Marine base.

Army leaders and experts say the injuries -- linked to the stress of bearing heavy loads during repeated 12- or 15-month combat tours -- have increased the number of soldiers categorized as "non-deployable." Army personnel reported 257,000 acute orthopedic injuries in 2007, up from 247,000 the previous year.

As injuries force more soldiers to stay home, the Army is having a harder time filling units for upcoming deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, said Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, the service's vice chief of staff.

"There is no doubt that [in] our non-deployable rates, we're seeing increase," he said. "I don't want to see it grow any more."

The number of total non-deployables has risen by an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 since 2006, putting the current figure at about 20,000, according to Chiarelli. "That occurs when you run the force at the level we're running it now," he said.

"You can't hump a rucksack at 8,000 to 11,000 feet for 15 months, even at a young age, and not have that have an impact on your body, and we are seeing an increase in muscular-skeletal issues," Chiarelli told reporters last month.

The top U.S. commander for eastern Afghanistan, where the bulk of U.S. troops in the country operate, has issued a formal request, known as an operational needs statement, for lighter body armor for troops there. The new equipment, called a "plate carrier," would protect vital organs and weigh less than 20 pounds. It would not include additional pieces that troops currently use to shield sides, shoulders, arms, the groin and other areas -- pieces that, with a helmet, weigh about 35 pounds.

Commanders would determine in what circumstances troops could wear the lighter gear, which would make it easier to maneuver when pursuing insurgents over rugged terrain at high altitudes.

"Our dismounted operations are occurring at very high elevations, 10,000 feet and higher, where the air is thinner and it is difficult already to maneuver. You add to that body armor, ammunition and the full load that soldiers carry -- it is difficult," said a military official familiar with the request. "You are operating against an enemy that is very agile -- running around in tennis shoes, if that -- and they are fleet of foot and can move faster and elude us," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the request had not yet been approved.

Pietro Tonino, chief of sports medicine at Loyola University Health System in suburban Chicago, agreed that the loads troops carry would "absolutely" predispose them to muscular-skeletal injuries over time. "They will get stress fractures or overuse injuries of the back, the legs, the foot," Tonino said. "Recruits get these stress fractures in their feet all the time just from walking."

The military has added to its protective gear in recent years to guard against improvised bombs and other threats common in Iraq and Afghanistan, but that has come with a trade-off, as soldiers and Marines routinely carry more than half their body weight into combat.

Individual Marine combat loads -- including protective gear, weapons, ammunition, water, food and communications gear -- range from 97 to 135 pounds, well over the recommended 50 pounds, a 2007 Navy study found.

In Afghanistan, soldiers routinely carry loads of 130 to 150 pounds for three-day missions, said Jim Stone, acting director of the soldier requirements division at the Army Infantry Center at Fort Benning, Ga. In Iraq, where patrols are more likely to use vehicles, loads range from 60 to nearly 100 pounds, he said.

"It's like a horse: We can load you down, and you just don't last as long," Stone said.

Injuries -- the bulk of them muscular-skeletal -- are the main cause of hospitalizations and outpatient visits for active-duty Army soldiers, leading to about 880,000 visits per year, according to Army data. The injuries include sprains, stress fractures, inflammation and pain from repetitive use, and they are most common in the lower back, knees, ankles, shoulders and spine. They are one of the leading reasons that soldiers miss duty, said Col. Barbara Springer, director of rehabilitation under the Army surgeon general.

The overall injury rate for active-duty soldiers has increased slightly to 2.2 injuries per soldier each year, according to Bruce Jones, director of injury prevention at the Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Jones confirmed that soldiers "are now carrying heavier loads on our back, so there is a greater opportunity for overuse injuries." And with the rapid pace of deployments, he said, "you get a chronic back injury, then you don't recover before the next cycle. . . . You have to go back to theater 100 percent fit," able to wear the life-saving armor every day.

Sgt. Waarith Abdullah, 34, is struggling to recover at Fort Stewart, Ga., from a lower-back injury that he says was caused by the strain of wearing body armor for long hours each day during three deployments to Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Abdullah's injury flared up painfully during his most recent 15-month deployment to Balad, Iraq, where he had to maneuver to search vehicles and stand for 12-hour shifts in guard towers.

"That takes a toll on you, because you have to maintain your center of gravity wearing all that stuff and doing your job," said Abdullah, of Miami. He wore a Kevlar helmet, body armor with four plates, a throat and groin protector, and shoulder pads, while carrying 10 pounds of ammunition, a rifle, a flashlight and other gear.

"At times, I did think the equipment we were wearing was heavier than usual, but I'm a soldier and I still do my job," he said. "I think it could be lighter and stronger at the same time."

During the deployment, Abdullah was allowed to go without armor for 30 days, but the pain returned when he started wearing it again. He returned last July to Fort Stewart, where he is in physical therapy. He is still unable to wear armor but hopes to recover in time for his next deployment.

Maj. Neil Vining, an orthopedic surgeon at Winn Army Community Hospital at Fort Stewart, said many of those sidelined have debilitating lower-back pain. "If their condition makes them a danger to themselves or others, if they couldn't wear their armor or extricate themselves or others from danger, then they are non-deployable," he said.

After two tours in Iraq, Staff Sgt. James Otto, an Army mechanic, has undergone nine months of physical therapy, traction and medication for back pain. He hopes that in three to four months he will be able to wear his vest again and switch to a different job so he can stay in the Army. In November, an Army board gave him a six-month probationary period in which he has to prove he can "wear the vest and shoot a weapon again," he said.

Further evidence of the frequency of the injuries, which have forced some to leave the military, has come up in studies of veterans.

Carroll W. McInroe, a former VA primary-care case manager in Washington state, said he has seen such injuries in hundreds of veterans from today's wars. "Our infantry should not be going into battle carrying 90 to 100 pounds on their backs," he said. "The human muscular-skeletal system is simply not designed for that much weight, and it will break down over time."

Army experts say some units are adopting more strenuous exercise routines to prepare soldiers for the strain.

At Fort Drum, N.Y., the 10th Mountain Division readies its troops for Afghanistan using aggressive strength training. Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Montour said the training, which involves pull-ups and other drills while wearing full body armor, helped reduce injuries by 45 percent.

Also, the Army is now deploying a physical therapist with most active-duty combat brigades, said Lt. Col Nikki Butler, a senior rehabilitation specialist. And the Army recently held its first two-day summit devoted to tackling the issue.

"We refer to soldiers as tactical athletes," Butler said. "You want to help take care of them early so they can get back in the game."

Staff researcher Julie Tate contributed to this report.

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GDM – Gunshot Detection Module                  Enabling precise sensor to shooter capability Main characteristics - Detects & locates gunshot muzzle-flash - Reports azimuth & elevation with respect to mechanical interface axis - Specifications: - Field of View: 360°/6×24° - Accuracy: <0.3° - Urban and open field - Day/night - Stationary or on the move - Weight: <1Kg (<0.4kg without enclosure) - Power consumption: <9Watts Applications - With RCWS - Situation awareness for vehicles - On tripod - In stationary posts - With vision systems

Optigo's GDM is the most cost effective Gunshot Detection product with sensor-to-shooter capability, offered in the market today 17:05 GMT, February 27, 2009 Lod, Israel -- December 2008 -- Optigo Systems Ltd., leading developer and manufacturer of electro-optical technologies and products, launched its main gunshot detection module (GDM) and conducted a successful live demonstration of the system’s capabilities in front of potential customers from various armies and defense organizations from around the world. GDM is an electro-optical device with sensor-to shooter capability (i.e shooting back at the shooter) provided through accuracy of the bearing towards the muzzle flash. Optigo’s GDM is priced at a fraction of the price of other optical gunshot detection systems, and is the only optical gunshot detection product offered at the price range of acoustic gunshot detection products. The GDM adds precise gunshot detection and locating capabilities to a variety of systems, such as hand-held night vision devices, vehicle-mounted RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon Station) and helicopters. The GDM detects gunshot muzzle-flashes within a nominal field of view of about 60? x 24?, transmitting the azimuth and elevation (with respect to its mechanical interface) and time-tag of the detected gunshot events back to the system. The accuracy of the azimuth and elevation is higher than 0.3 degrees, enabling precise sensor-to-shooter capability. The detection range of the GDM is approximately the effective range of respective light-arms, 0.5” and 20mm projectiles. The GDM can detect RPG launches as well. GDM works equally well in open and urban battlefields, with no miss-distance limitations. GDM performance was demonstrated to potential customers through a GDM-based demonstration concept of gunshot detection for the dismounted soldier (TED). TED was demonstrated against widely spread assault rifles. The TED live fire demonstration showed a quick response, closing the circle of fire within 4-5 seconds. “TED is capable of automatically detecting the enemy's gunshot location within a wide field of view, enabling fast and accurate response directly at the gunshot source.” Said Ori Aphek, CEO of Optigo Systems. “The live demonstration confirmed TED’s high potential in enhancing the mission effectiveness of combat soldiers or security officers, both in urban and in open battlefield environments.” Applications for Optigo’s Gunshot Detection System are mainly land-based ones, including: dismounted soldier (either helmet-mounted, included in hand-held night vision devices, or tripod-mounted) and light vehicles, especially if equipped with RCWS, which the GDM can automatically feed targets to. Nevertheless, Optigo pointed out the possibility of using the technology as a Hostile Fire Indicator (HFI) for helicopters. Six GDMs can cover 360? around the platform and alert the pilot that it is being shot at. The company indicated that it can cover even a wider vertical field of view, if needed. Although the demonstration of the GDM was stationary, the company claims that the system works equally well when in motion.

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Un peu de médical ...

Plaies Vasculaires, peut on bénéficier de l’expérience américaine en Irak ??

Un résumé des divers techniques et matériels actuels de soin d'urgence au combat, essentiellement sur le plan hémorragique.

http://smurbmpm.fr/upload/FMC/2006-2007/Vasculaire/Plaies%20Vasculaires.pdf

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Un peu de médical ...

Plaies Vasculaires, peut on bénéficier de l’expérience américaine en Irak ??

Un résumé des divers techniques et matériels actuels de soin d'urgence au combat, essentiellement sur le plan hémorragique.

http://smurbmpm.fr/upload/FMC/2006-2007/Vasculaire/Plaies%20Vasculaires.pdf

A noter que les militaires français du GITA Kapisa avaient reçu durant leur formation de spécialisation en France des enseignements visant à les rendre capable de gérer les hémorragies au combat, à se poser des garrot seul… etc

D'après les témoignages, tout ça semble avoir permit de sauver des vies le 18 Aout…

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d'ailleur ,une nouvelle trousse médicale individuelle a été fourni aux personnels en kapissa (celle-ci n'a d'ailleur plus rien à voir avec l'ancienne trousse qui n'avait rien de fonctionnelle !)  Un nouveau brancard souple de type TAC-MED (de fabrication américaine)pesant moin d'un kilo et testé au 2 °REG , mais apparemment les tests effectués ont  été trés concluant ,les cadres participant au test ayant connu le feu en bosnie ,au congo ainsi qu'en afghanistan au sein d'une OMLT ,avec situation de blessé au combat . Reste à voir si la france passera une commande ferme .