A new handheld targeting system expected to hit units in late 2018 can turn a howitzer or Paladin into a \u201cgiant sniper rifle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The JETS, or Joint Effects Targeting System, is a man-portable, handheld, target observation, location and designation system built for day or night use in all weather conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The system includes a Handheld Target Location Module, a Laser Marker Module and Precision Azimuth Vertical Angle Module, which are mounted on a tripod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Army researchers expect to wrap up testing and evaluation, including inclement weather and airdrop tests, on the JETS by early 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artillery soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, conducted parachute jumps with the JETS while testing the system in both artillery and mortar call for fire missions in late 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six teams of forward observers from the 1st Stryker Brigade\u2019s 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment did field fires and testing at Fort Greeley, Alaska, in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lt. Col. Michael Frank, product manager for Soldier Precision Targeting Devices, called the device a \u201cparadigm shift\u201d in targeting, capable of turning a howitzer or Paladin weapon into a \u201cgiant sniper rifle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frank said in an Army release that the device is both more precise and allows for a more rapid response in targeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have to take anywhere from 15 to 18 to 20 minutes,\u201d Frank said. \u201cWe can get that target data to the guns and rounds out of the tube faster with JETS than without.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The device is expected to be fielded to every forward observer team beginning in July 2018, according to the Army.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Joint Effects Targeting System or JETS is scheduled for fielding to forward observers in late 2018. The system increases accuracy and speed in day, night and inclement weather conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":17190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":70,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[100,12,25,70],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3366],"class_list":["post-44904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-army"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"ZMPREQRPIBBATOUMSR22QRCPRU","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-army\/2017\/12\/30\/new-in-2018-army-to-field-new-fires-targeting-system\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n