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Word of caution to our enemies: you may want to think twice about shooting a gun at a U.S. military helicopter as it flies overhead. According to DARPA Director Dr. Regina Dugan, DARPA is developing the technology that “would make it very dangerous to shoot at U.S. forces — because the first shot may very well be the adversary’s last.” What is this technology? DARPA is developing a new system called HALTT (Helicopter Alert and Threat Termination), which is a hostile-fire indicator that would warn the pilot of the gun fire attack. More importantly, it will determine the actual point of origin of the shot. Basically, HALTT will be able to detect the acoustic “crack” of a bullet as it passes through the air. It would then indicate the shooter’s position. From there, it is up to the pilot to neutralize the enemy. As always, DARPA is on the cutting edge. Read more about HALTT here.

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