Tribune News Service Chandigarh, May 18 Soldiers engaged in special missions or combat in urban or built-up areas would soon be able to literally see through walls, over window sills, under doorways or around corners without having to expose themselves or make their presence known to the adversary. The Army is procuring flexible surveillance devices (FSD) for its infantry battalions that would enable them to carry out discreet surveillance mission as well as give them a tactical advantage and real-time intelligence during conduct of operations. A request for information in this regard was issued by the Directorate General of Infantry at Army Headquarters earlier this month. The Army is expected to procure about 500 such devices. Rashtriya Rilfes units and infantry battalions deployed in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast as well as Special Forces outfits and Ghatak platoons in some other select infantry units would be equipped with these devices. FSDs use optical devices and miniature cameras mounted at the end of a thin flexible tube, in many cases having optical fiber cables. The free end of this cable can be pushed under doorways, through a miniature hole in a wall or held around a corner and the operator can view the scene captured by the optical devices.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 02:45:15 +0000
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