If you’re a
soldier suspecting an ambush, you probably don’t have much time to
spare, and you definitely can’t afford to be carrying any unnecessary
weight. That’s why so much military tech involves shrinking whatever’s
portable, and why, now, a company has thrown its radar in a backpack
into the ring.
The SpotterRF M600C weighs four pounds, uses just 10 watts of energy,
and looks like the headrest on the driver’s seat of a jalopy (which is a
good thing). If ambusher or otherwise comes within 150 acres, the
system tracks it, no matter what the weather conditions are.
Besides the weight advantage, it’s also simple. There are no moving
parts on the M600C, and manufacturer SpotterRF claims a soldier can
learn to use it in 30 to 60 minutes.
If you ever end up in a “Most Dangerous Game” type situation, the
radar backpack kit would be a worthy investment. It comes with two of
the M600Cs important, since each mini-radar unit only tracks within a
90-degree angle. It can connect to Google Earth, FalconView, or RaptorX
via an Android tablet to follow the radar feed, and the kit comes with
the tablet, a battery, network hub, cables, backpack (of course), and a
tripod for setting it all up.
Total weight? Less than 20 pounds.
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