Full description: A British Army Officer cadet from the Royal Military Academy- Sandhurst defends a position during Dynamic Victory 33 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) near Hohenfels, Germany, July 19, 2024. Dynamic Victory is the final exercise that officer cadets undergo at the Royal Military Academy- Sandhurst. JMRC provides facilities, a training environment, and an opposing force to ensure the cadets are fit to commission and lead soldiers in the British Army. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicko Bryant Jr.)
What are the little blue and purple buttons on his helmet & vest? Laser tag sensors?
Yes, I believe this particular system is one of SAAB’s based on the design of the laser emitter (I’m not an expert on UK training gear though), but all the laser training designs essentially work the same. A strip with receivers is tied to the helmet, vest with receivers is worn over over the normal gear. Laser emitter box attached to the rifle which fires a laser when a blank is fired. If a person is “killed” their vest beeps and their laser doesn’t fire anymore.
Here’s a picture of US MILES gear which is the same idea.
Some of the newer systems can do things like integrate with GPS to give observers a map view of where everyone is, and allow them to playback how a simulation went for training purposes.
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