Posted on 07/22/2005 7:05:46 AM PDT by DTAD
WASHINGTON: The Army has developed a new device to thwart terrorist activities while saving service members’ lives.
The Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Countermeasure Equipment, otherwise known as ICE, was developed by a team of engineers, scientists and Soldiers at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to defeat IEDs, which are the most prominent threat to deployed service members in Iraq.
The ICE device , which is roughly the size of a bread box uses commercial and military technology to thwart enemy IEDs said Maj. Raymond D. Pickering, who helped lead the ICE design team at White Sands during its development. Thousands of ICE systems are being utilized by all of the military services, and thousands of more are on order according to Pickering.
He said that the design process involved thinking like a terrorist and acting like one too – fast.
“In the old days, we fought wars by buying a tank and then the enemy would buy a tank and try to defeat ours – that whole process took years,” he said. “Nowadays, terrorists use mortar and artillery shells as weapons and trigger them with devices like a garage door opener.” Pickering said explaining that they can purchase parts on the commercial market and design new weapons very quickly.
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So what does ICE do? I am half asleep so maybe I missed it. The article mostly talks about team work.
What a great story.
You are right. The article takes 400 words to say nothing!
I guess it depends on whether or not you read William Gibson or not. Neuromancer defines the acronym as "Intruder Countermeasure Electronics." Of course, in Gibson's world, it's a firewall that can kill (re: Black ICE).
I'm guessing it's a jammer. It probably prevents the signal from the garage door opener, cellphone, whatever, from reaching the detonator. Just a guess.
I believe details of ICE performance have been intentionally omitted for obvious reasons.
From the article to thwart enemy IEDs
(It's a RF jammer.)
If they tell you guys what it does, they tell al qaeda. Do you realy have a need to know??
It's expandable, too.
Anyone want to bet that this thing can be made to cause premature detonations? :)
There has much way too much information published already.
Bless you. A lucid post dealing with the war on terrorism is a rare gem.
Sure, lets tell them how it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DUH
It's not important that you know, it IS important that the device work.
I get lots of spam telling me their product will prevent that.
Well, the details about the specifics of the device are not there. They don't need to be there, obviously.
Some related info:
http://www.natick.army.mil/soldier/media/fact/individual/IED_Protection.htm
On preventing terrorism... we can use that or use yoda? Anyone?
Preventing Terrorism: Paving the Way to Peace With Invincible Defense Technology
http://defencetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3446
What I took from the article was that the ICE could be reprogrammed and upgraded very fast and cheaply in the field. Thus keeping one step ahead of the terrorist's countermeasures.
It's probably a programmable jamming device.
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