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The Use Of Tactical Augmented Reality In The US Army

By Anthony Phillips


With technology being able to somehow simulate real life conditions in machines through what is known as augmented reality or AR, the US army has been making much advancements to their regular performance, giving the cadets a clearer overview of their battlefield in order to know where they are and where their enemies are. This type of technology makes use of tactical augmented reality or TAR, and has harvested much results.

The TAR is a very useful system that was designed to make moving in the battlefield easier for the soldiers. It was created by the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Commands Communications Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center and was made to replace traditional tools. It is now being used by soldiers while the research and development department has been making further advancements.

Now, one of the main features of TAR, is that it has so many functions rolled into just one piece of equipment. One of those functions is a very strong GPS system that can accurately pinpoint coordinates to show the people in the battlefield. This enables the soldiers to know where their teammates are and the estimated locations of their enemies.

Another cool function that the TAR system has would be a night fighting system complete with the comprehensive GPS and a pair of night vision goggles that will allow the soldiers to somehow see the terrain even at night. As night fighting is really hard because it impairs vision, being able to see in the dark would definitely give one an edge over the enemy. This is especially useful for those who want to locate the enemy while they are hiding.

Just to give an idea, the GPS is so advanced that it is already integrated into the machinery and can auto geo register location. Back in the day, soldiers still had to make use of hand held devices to register their location and share it with their comrades. Now, the wireless GPS can do all of that automatically without any delay.

Now, it may be a bit hard to imagine what the TAR looks like so here is an idea of the whole setup. It is actually an eyepiece and headset that is connected to a tablet without any wire. The TAR system is also connected to a thermal sight attached to a rifle. So without the need for any wires, a soldier has a complete battle set ready for any action.

With the wireless capabilities, the soldiers can even share data with each other. Other than location and coordinates, soldiers can also share visuals and images with each other. This will allow the soldiers to have better coordination with each other, allowing all of them to work smoother when in the battlefield.

With this type of invention, the US Army is expected to do so much better when they go out into the battlefield. Because of a lighter load, they will now be more agile in the battlefield. With a better locator system, they will also now have smoother teamwork and will be able to locate the enemies much easier.




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