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Australia is developing a ‘fight recorder’

By Michael Peck

Sep 21, 2017

An Australian soldier with Delta Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Army, Australian Defence Force, provides security at the Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Victoria, Northern Territory, Australia. (Cpl. Reba James/U.S. Marine Corps)

Australia is developing a data recorder that can be worn by soldiers on the battlefield.

“The ‘Fight Recorder’ — akin to the so-called black box used on aircraft — would act as an emergency beacon to reduce the time taken to reach and treat battlefield casualties,” said an Australian Ministry of Defense news release.

Australian companies Myriota and IMeasureU will receive government funding for the project. “In addition to serving as a location beacon, the data captured by the Fight Recorder could be used to inform the design and performance of soldier equipment and protective wear,” said Minister for Defense Industry Christopher Pyne.

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