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The Pentagon is hoping to build a soldier-mounted camera, video and audio recording system to capture battlefield events. The system replaces what the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency once called Life Log, a soldier automatic memory system intended to record not just battlefield occurrences, but also what books and magazines a soldier read along with emails that were sent and received, according to Wired.com. The ASSIST program, as envisioned by DARPA, would integrate a small digital camera, a microphone, GPS, wireless network connectivity, and a digital compass onto a soldier's vest or helmet. The imagery, voice and data could be sent immediately back to headquarters or edited and downloaded later to make for more accurate after-action reports. DARPA expects to award four to eight development contracts worth up to $4 million each, for one year. It reportedly pulled development on the more intrusive LifeLog in February. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Related LinksSpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
US Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman For E-10A Battle Management Contract
Melbourne FL (SPX) Sep 13, 2004The US Air Force has selected a Northrop Grumman-led team to develop the service's E-10A aircraft's Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) subsystem, one the most important programs in the development of Joint Network Centric Warfare in this decade. |
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