British Army Brings in Leonardo’s ‘Silent Ears’ to Track Enemy Artillery

Leonardo’s SONUS acoustic detector is heading to the British Army, giving the service a next-gen system for tracking gunfire and explosions without revealing its own position.

The system is the latest addition to the Italian firm’s Hostile Artillery Location (HALO) system, designed to pick up acoustic waves from enemy weapons and pinpoint their origin.

SONUS is 50 percent smaller and 70 percent lighter than previous HALO models, flaunting a more compact, power-efficient design that extends operational life in the field.

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