High Speed Counter-Sniper Optics

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This was emailed to me by Trident 86, a SEAL officer and friend of mine.

A new laser sensor can detect shooters before they pull the trigger, and can provide information on the shooter’s location.

The Mirage, a hand-held binocular device provided by the San Diego-based company Torrey Pines Logic Inc., sends out a defocused, eye-safe laser up to 1.2 kilometers. The laser bounces off all objects in view, but when it hits the layered optics of a gun scope or other similar devices, it sends back an image in real-time that highlights the exact location of the shooter or observer.

“If you pick up an optic, it literally blooms in this view. It looks like a light shining back at you, even though it’s not a light. It’s really the reflection of the diffused laser,”

“Sometimes a camera can be worse than a gun scope,” says Konrad. For example, when insurgents place roadside bombs, they must watch or record the subsequent explosion so they can take credit for it.

Used carefully to avoid fratricide, this technology could really come in handy.

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High Speed Counter-Sniper Optics

This was emailed to me by Trident 86, a SEAL officer and friend of mine.

A new laser sensor can detect shooters before they pull the trigger, and can provide information on the shooter’s location.

The Mirage, a hand-held binocular device provided by the San Diego-based company Torrey Pines Logic Inc., sends out a defocused, eye-safe laser up to 1.2 kilometers. The laser bounces off all objects in view, but when it hits the layered optics of a gun scope or other similar devices, it sends back an image in real-time that highlights the exact location of the shooter or observer.

“If you pick up an optic, it literally blooms in this view. It looks like a light shining back at you, even though it’s not a light. It’s really the reflection of the diffused laser,”

“Sometimes a camera can be worse than a gun scope,” says Konrad. For example, when insurgents place roadside bombs, they must watch or record the subsequent explosion so they can take credit for it.

Used carefully to avoid fratricide, this technology could really come in handy.

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