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HALO was first used by the British Army in Bosnia in 1994.
Proven continuous 7 year deployment.
HALO deployments
- Bosnia
- Kosovo and Yugoslavia
- Gulf Wars
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HALO® - Hostile Artillery Locator
The world's leading acoustic locator of guns and mortars on the battlefield.
Developed in conjunction with Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems, HALO®, is a flexible, adaptive system for determining the position of guns, mortars and shell bursts on the battlefield.
As a passive system, HALO® listens for sounds made by opposing forces without giving away its position - a significant benefit over radar based systems. This also means the opposing forces cannot detect that they are being monitored, which is advantageous in politically sensitive situations. HALO® also has benefits over conventional Gun Sound Ranging (GSR) systems:
| HALO® system advantages | |
|---|---|
| Continuous, all-weather monitoring | 360° coverage |
| Passive sensing | Fast deployment |
| Expandable | High accuracy system with 30km range |
"... a contract (was) placed, and the system deployed within a matter of months. It made its first successful detection almost immediately."
UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Mr. James Arbuthnot, speaking in 1996.
Although HALO® was originally developed for computing the position of guns, mortars and shell bursts, it can also be used as a battlefield-wide system for collecting acoustic signals from many sources to generate a valuable picture of the battlefield in the acoustic domain.
Enquiries
Any enquiries relating to direct purchase of HALO systems should be directed to Stephen Young of SELEX.
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