BRITISH Paras are trialling a device that pinpoints Taliban snipers up to almost a mile away - by the sound of their bullets.
Our Boys in Afghanistan are fitting rifles with a "gunfire locator" pod which uses sonar to calculate an enemy's position within 1.3 seconds.And to field test the technology, The Sun can reveal that members of 3 Para offered themselves as "targets" last weekend to draw out sniper fire.
Pod ... cross-hairs on the screen show where sniper is
www.ultra-gunfirelocator.com Deadly ... the SAS and front line troops will be the first to receive the device
www.ultra-gunfirelocator.com Maker ... the firm's Colin Howard
The firm's Colin Howard said: "It enables you to run away in the right direction or take cover. You can also return fire accurately. We need to save lives, and you do that by knowing where the enemy is."
He said: "The idea came from watching the news and seeing soldiers in Afghanistan trouble-spots being shot at and not knowing which way to look. We thought, we're used to detecting things underwater, why not air?"
The Ministry of Defence said: "We are committed to giving our frontline troops the most advanced equipment."