A System for the Prevention of Friendly Fire Accidents and Improving Situational Awareness
The System
- Immediate and automatic alert
- No line of sight is needed
- Not influenced by weather conditions or visibility
- Simple and intuitive use
- Designed for the combined battlefield
- An autonomous system – Non managed distributed system
Friendly Fire Challenge
- Major challenge for Military, Law Enforcement and HLS Forces
- More than 20% of Combat Casualties Result from Friendly Fire
- Decreased Confidence and Trust at All Levels
- Increase Headquarters Workload & Communication Needs
The Technology
- A New, Patented Technology
- MEMS sensor (IMU)
- Non-managed RF network
- Automatic Local Sensor fusion
- No Line of Sight Required
- Immediate Shooter Alert
How It Works
- System acquires participant position, weapon & ammo type, Aim point and Target
- Data exchanged between users via secure RF data channel
- Local Sensor data fusion
- Automatic and Autonomous alert to the shooter if a potential problem exists
- No line of sight needed
New Device Helps Prevent Friendly Fire Accidents
I got the chance to spend some time with the guys at SafeShoot at this spring’s NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits and their product is something worth talking about.
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Fish and Game Gear
ISRAELI MILITARY PROFESSIONALS created SafeShoot to eliminate friendly fire accidents. During his years of service (ret) Brigadier General Amir Nadin was disturbed by the high number of casualties due to friendly fire. When he learned of the genesis of SafeShoot he decided to take the helm as CEO and devote his time to fixing the problem of friendly fire.