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US Army's new toy... The Smartruck!
The Army is preparing to unveil a new concept truckââ¬âsmarTruckââ¬âthat is touted as having "James Bond-like" capabilities.
The light tactical vehicle, a production model Ford F-350, is designed to provide the Army with an electronic platform to test, integrate and showcase cutting-edge technologies entering the market from the automotive industry.
The initiative allows the Army to insert the latest wireless communication, situational awareness and soldier safety technologies into its tactical wheeled vehicles. The objective is to demonstrate these technologies through the integration of commercially available intelligent subsystems using a standard data link.
The truck is capable of disorienting the enemy with its headlights, fending off attackers with electrified door handles, and emitting smoke screens to obscure a pursuerââ¬â¢s line of vision, among other things.
Here's some pictures of the beast.
http://www.arsenalofdemocracy.org/pages/arsnl_part.htm
The Army is preparing to unveil a new concept truckââ¬âsmarTruckââ¬âthat is touted as having "James Bond-like" capabilities.
The light tactical vehicle, a production model Ford F-350, is designed to provide the Army with an electronic platform to test, integrate and showcase cutting-edge technologies entering the market from the automotive industry.
The initiative allows the Army to insert the latest wireless communication, situational awareness and soldier safety technologies into its tactical wheeled vehicles. The objective is to demonstrate these technologies through the integration of commercially available intelligent subsystems using a standard data link.
The truck is capable of disorienting the enemy with its headlights, fending off attackers with electrified door handles, and emitting smoke screens to obscure a pursuerââ¬â¢s line of vision, among other things.
Here's some pictures of the beast.
http://www.arsenalofdemocracy.org/pages/arsnl_part.htm
