DARPA Looks To Put Eyes In Backs of Soldiers’ Heads With SCENICC System

TFTS ^ | 12/23/2010 | Steve Andersen

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Products Agency, has given us a lot of strange gadgets over the years, and they’ll carry the streak right on with their SCENICC system, which is currently up for bid to create. It’s been a while since we heard from the folks out at DARPA, so it’s good to hear that they haven’t accidentally torn open a hole in the space-time continuum that caused them to fall backward into time and emerge on the other side in a parallel universe where velociraptors evolved from men or something. This time, we’re getting a look at the Soldier Centric Imaging via Computational Cameras, which is where the mouthful of acronym SCENICC comes from. SCENICC basically connects some helmet eyepieces to a whole series of cameras, including some support from aerial drones as well, that lets soldiers see all over the battlefield.

[freedumb2003]

They are going to import them from Planet Twylo?

"Is that a spot on your tie?"

[Farmer Dean]

With DADT,eyes in the back of your head will be very helpful.

[Farmer Dean]

With repeal of DADT!

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

LOL

[I see my hands]

ErnstStavroBlofeld

HAVE A COOL YULE!

[freedumb2003]

With DADT,eyes in the back of your head will be very helpful.

Don't drop the soap!

[Dilbert56]

Eventually our soldiers will be like the alien Predator. Miniaturized reactive armor and radar-guided counter-battery fire at the bullet level. When some scum fires a bullet at our soldier, a return shot is fired before it even gets to him, where it's thwarted by reactive armor.

Hey, I can dream, OK?