Solid-State Active Denial Technology: Non-Lethal Weapon System
The Solid State Active Denial Technology (SS-ADT) is a non-lethal weapon system which disrupts hostile activities without causing permanent physical harm or collateral damage. The U.S. Army Armaments Research Development and Engineering Center is leveraging Joint Service investments to develop the technology. SS-ADT is a directed energy weapon that uses radio frequency millimeter waves at 95 GHz traveling at the speed of light to create a brief intolerable heating sensation on the person's skin at tactically useful ranges. The heating sensation propels individuals to instinctively move to escape the energy.
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00:00:07 dod's active denial technology and future solid state active denial technology system will produce a focused beam of directed energy to provide our troops a non-lethal option to stop deter and turn back suspicious individuals with minimal risk of injury active denial technology is designed to protect the innocent minimize space fatalities and limit collateral damage across the
00:00:33 range of military operations active denial technology uses radio frequency millimeter waves at a frequency of 95 GHz traveling at the speed of light the millimet wave directed energy engages the subject penetrating the skin to a depth of only about 164 of an inch the beam produces an intolerable heating sensation compelling the targeted individual to
00:00:59 instinctive move for the military active denial technology can be used for both Force application and force protection missions applications include crowd control perimeter security patrol and Convoy protection and other defensive and offensive operations from both fixed site or mobile platforms while the active denial system Advanced concept technology
00:01:27 demonstration succeeded in demonstrating a large scale version of active denial technology a smaller scale more mobile version is being developed by the US Army and the dod's non-lethal weapons program utilizing Solid State Technology this system will demonstrate and prove out the critical Technologies for a follow-on tactical system which will be an adjunct system that can be
00:01:53 installed on a range of tactical or support Vehicles it will have an azimeth drive for full 300 60° coverage e steering and azimeth for fine steering control and full e steering and elevation with an invisible being speed of light targeting and Silent operation it can be used in a wide range of operations such as enhanced combat mobility in dense urban areas where it
00:02:20 quickly and safely moves civilians obstructing vehicle Mobility or it can be used to safely deter unarmed but suspicious civilians observing us forces at entry control points it provides an additional layer of response for dealing with potentially threatening targets and potential crowd violence it can be quickly de-escalated by targeting the leader or if necessary by panning across
00:02:46 the entire crowd while armed individuals mixed in a crowd can be engaged without risk to surrounding civilians since the beam can penetrate window glass it can also be used for non-lethal engagement of suspicious Vehicles potentially threatening US forces the ss8 will be a lightweight non-tic non-lethal anti-personnel system providing an alternative to lethal
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