More than one way to foil IEDs, EFPs

The St. Petersburg Times my have kept the technological advances in MRAP armoring technology a secret, but here's at least some evidence that the picture they paint isn't entirely gloom and doom for Iraq:

Marines patrolling for roadside bombs in Iraq will soon have a new detection device, developed by a company in Sarasota.

In late May, Gyrocam Systems LLC won a $43-million contract to provide the military's Counter-IED improvised explosive device project with 67 of its triple-sensor cameras. Twenty-seven of the units will be in Iraq by the end of summer.

Gyrocam's cameras will be mounted on telescoping masts on armored vehicles. The cameras have 360-degree coverage and transmit images in high-resolution color, heat-sensitive infrared and night-vision.

(St. Petersburg Times)

I'll keep looking for a story that reflects the existence of composite armor technology that diffuses the slug of an EFP.

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