Indian Army to Use Dazzlers
DELHI, India, Aug. 17, 2007 -- India's army plans to add to its aresenal portable nonlethal laser "dazzlers" that could stun and temporarily blind opponents, the Press Trust of India (PTI) and other Indian news sources reported today.
The Laser Science and Technology Centre, part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, has developed two typs of the dazzlers -- weapon-mounted and handheld -- suitable for counterinsurgency operations, PTI said, quoting a defense source. The dazzlers for use on existing...