SNIPOD: New Research Project Aimed at Protection Against Sniper Attacks

- Launched by European Defence Agency
- Lead by EADS Innovation Works

(Amsterdam, June 23, 2008) -- EADS Innovation Works has recently signed a contract with the European Defence Agency to launch a new research project called SNIPOD (SNIper POsitioning and Detection). This project aims at enhancing sniper detection systems.

Recent crisis management operations in urban environment have highlighted the issue of snipers attacks. Urban areas are by nature highly populated, heterogeneous and highly cluttered, offering multiple potential sniping posts. There is therefore a real need of systems that could detect snipers in such complex environments, localise and classify them with accuracy and speed, in order to deter, prevent or react without collateral damage.

The SNIPOD project is an answer to this need; it will improve the capabilities of acoustic and laser-based systems, investigate complementary promising technologies such as infrared imagery and radar and develop signature databases. By combining these different tools, SNIPOD will significantly enhance the performances of detection systems.

Source : EADS

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