Boomerang (countermeasure)
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Boomerang is a gunfire locator developed by DARPA and BBN Technologies primarily for use against snipers. Boomerang is mounted on mobile vehicles such as the Humvee, Stryker, and MRAP combat vehicles.
"Boomerang 3" being used by British forces in Afghanistan
Land Warrior
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Land Warrior was a United States Army program, launched in 1989. It officially got its name in 1994, cancelled in 2007 but restarted in 2008. It has used a combination of commercial, off-the-shelf tec
Boomerang (countermeasure)
…against snipers. Boomerang is mounted on mobile vehicles such as the Humvee, Stryker, and MRAP combat vehicles. There were plans to integrate it into the Land Warrior system. Boomerang grew out of a program conceived by the U.S. Department of Defense in late 2003, months after the traditional combat phase of the Iraq…
Elements of the Land Warrior system, as showcased by a U.S. Army soldier in 2006.
A U.S. Army soldier displays the 21st Century, Land Warrior, Integrated Fighting System at Fort McPherson, Georgia in June 2001. The system consists of a global positioning system, within a computer/radio subsystem.
Land Warrior in use by a U.S. Army soldier from 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry in Iraq in July 2007.
A U.S. Army soldier showcases Land Warrior at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. in June 2007.