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Photos: Tech wins big in US Army 'best inventions' awards

From high-tech videocameras to sniper detectors

By Jonathan Skillings on 30 September 2009 14:52

The second of the inventions in the Army's top 10 list for 2008 is the One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) A-kit, from the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. The kit is a modular video and data system that lets soldiers in the field receive near-real-time surveillance image and geospatial data directly from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other aircraft.

The OSRVT displays not only video from cameras aboard the UAVs that are widely used in Iraq and Afghanistan but also geospatial information about where exactly a given aircraft is located - a key factor for troops making tactical plans on the fly.

Photo credit: US Army via Flickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence

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  1. 1. pretty scary

    great Photos!

    • 8 December 2009 11:47
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