ARMY AL&T
To meet this warfighter requirement, the Army, as the lead service, was tasked to integrate a mission package that includes advanced nonlethal and lethal systems, kinetic and nonkinetic systems, and active protection capa- bility aboard a light-armored vehicle. Through an incremental, rapid devel- opment approach across a range of DOD organizations, Soldiers now have a weapons system that enables them to engage an enemy force with multiple nonlethal and direct-fire lethal effects simultaneously.
The FSEP is a combined series of surveillance and detection systems and nonlethal and lethal engagement technologies mounted on an armored vehicle, currently the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV). Flexible, imme- diate, and precise, FSEP provides a scalable response—from warning to dis- comfort to lethal attack—appropriate to the situation. Components include the Long Range Acoustic Hailing Device (AHD), Projectile Detection and Cueing (PDCue), infrared (IR) and visible sensors, and various optical dis- tractor devices, including high-power white lights and laser light sources. The nonlethal weapons suite features the recently added 12-gauge shotgun and 66mm articulated launcher. Lethal force is provided by the .50-caliber machine gun that is standard on the Stryker ICV.
Determination of Intent When fighting a war in which the enemy does not wear a uniform, it is difficult for Soldiers to differentiate between noncombatants and combat- ants. Threat determination is one of the major concerns for Soldiers engaged in current combat operations
Soldiers of the 3rd Platoon, 66th MP Co., learn to calibrate the .50-caliber machine gun on the new FSEP Stryker. (U.S. Army photo.)
characterized by counterinsurgency. While traditional rules of engagement tell Soldiers who they can use force against, they do not specify what those individuals look like.
Using escalation of force (EOF) tactics, Soldiers can better understand intent based on the conduct of potential adversaries. The use of EOF tactics for determination of intent works primarily because it uses nonlethal measures to put potential threats into situations where they must either comply with or disobey the Soldiers’ commands. FSEP is the first integrated package
FSEP gives U.S. forces the ability to conduct raids and provide route reconnaissance, crowd control, point defense, and convoy and force protection from a single vehicle.
of nonlethal and lethal capabilities to support EOF on the Stryker ICV.
The system’s effectiveness is centered in its ability to distinguish between noncombatants and combatants, dis- cern intent, and delay or deter hostile behavior in a variety of missions, while avoiding injury to noncombatants and mitigating collateral damage. FSEP gives U.S. forces the ability to conduct raids and provide route reconnaissance, crowd control, point defense, and convoy and force protection from a single vehicle.
CPT Paul Rothlisberger, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, LA, was the first platoon leader to use these assets in a combat environment. “FSEP allows coalition forces to communicate their purpose or intent to the public. This level of mutual awareness can prevent
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