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Army Uses New Technology Against Insurgent Transmissions

April 18 2012

USA

The U.S. Army says it has developed new technology to jam and intercept insurgent transmissions in Afghanistan, reports the Stars & Stripes.

The Communications Electronic Attack with Surveillance and Reconnaissance (CEASAR) system is encased in a rectangular metal box attached to a twin propeller Beechcraft King Air plane, said Army officials.

The system can intercept and jam transmissions from insurgent cell phones and radios with enough precision to allow friendly soldiers...

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