Radiance Technologies engineers Frederick Gant, left, and Tim Patterson operate the WeaponWatch system mounted on the front and rear of a Humvee, from a tablet PC, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005, in Huntsville, Ala. Perhaps the most lethal combat method Iraqi insurgents have against American troops is the sneak attack by a sniper. So Radiance Technologies, an Alabama company, set out to invent a device that neutralizes that advantage. (AP Photo/Patricia Miklik Doyle)
AP - A sniper fires on American troops in Iraq. In the milliseconds before the bullet hits — in fact, before the shot is even heard — a computer screen reveals the gun's model and exact location. |