Thursday, January 3, 2008

Army helmets to gather data on blast impact

Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, writes "The Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier has outfitted the helmets of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division with sensors to gauge the violent shaking that occurs when improvised explosive devices (IEDs) blow up near them, said Brig. Gen. Mark Brown ...

So far, 1,145 soldiers have received helmet sensors, according to Debi Dawson, a spokeswoman for PEO Soldier, which is charged with rapidly developing and fielding equipment needed for combat. Soldiers received the sensors last month and will deploy to Afghanistan in the spring."

Source: USA Today

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