Better situational awareness has become paramount for the soldier in the field, whether he is dismounted or on board a vehicle. Acoustic sensors capable of telling the soldier where enemy fire is coming from have thus become a common sight on the battlefield. Soldier-worn systems performances are necessarily limited by their dimensions/ although new technologies are coming to the rescue in this department, while vehicle-borne systems have become the "ears" of the vehicle itself. Base protection is another major area of application for acoustic shotgun detection systems.
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