<HTML>Das Pentagon ist besorgt, dass die Nachfrage nach der anti-personen Mikrowellenwaffe Active Denial System so stark ansteigen könnte, dass Engpässe bei der Lieferfirma Raytheon entstehen. Insbesondere wird erwartet, dass nicht-militärische Käufer wie Polizei, Heimatschutz und andere Sicherheitskräfte eine solche Nachfragewelle auslösen, dass ein zweiter Lieferant benötigt wird, um die Nachfrage überhaupt befriedigen zu können!
Active Denial System May Need Second Supplier, DOD Report Says
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, 6.1.2005
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“The U.S. Defense Department's industrial policy (IP) office is urging DOD leaders to consider adding a second supplier for its Active Denial System (ADS) on the grounds that demand for the nonlethal, directed energy weapon could eventually surge.
ADS, which is designed to repel adversaries, uses an energy beam to heat water under the skin, causing pain but no damage. It is being developed for warfighters but could ultimately be useful for military peacekeepers and law enforcement agencies as well, the IP office wrote in a new report.
‘Future applications ... may not be adequately served by only one source,’ the report says. ‘Indeed, the demand for this technology for nonmilitary applications could encroach on the supply available to the department if not remedied early’…"</HTML>
