The military learned to identify a suicide belt from 100 meters

In the USA, a new version of the device was developed, which allows detecting a person with a suicide belt (with explosive hidden under clothes) at a distance of up to 100 meters. Reports the edition about it Defense One.

A set of sensors called "The system for detecting suicide bombers without entering the affected area" was developed by the Joint Agency for the Suppression of Imported Explosives of the US Department of Defense and was tested for the first time in 2012 in Afghanistan.

The system consists of radiation sensors in the mid- and long-wave infrared region of the spectrum, as well as radiation in the terahertz range. The complex also has a camera that is sensitive to visible light.

A review of the new version of the device was held at the military base of Fort Belvoir. When the device is aimed at a person, the system displays images of three types. The belt of a suicide bomber gives himself dark spots or stripes. The trained eye of the operator will immediately draw attention to these anomalies, say the developers.

The complex is massive: each set of sensors reaches up to a meter in height, which currently makes it impossible to create a portable version of the device. However, the system is proposed to be installed at airports, stadiums, concert halls and other public buildings.

Initially the complex was designed to protect military bases, but terrorist attacks in Paris raised the question of its use in metropolitan areas. While the cost of the system is approaching a million dollars. However, in the case of launching into mass production, the price will fall, as the sensors are made from mass-produced components.

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