Before everyone posts that I made a mistake here is the correct info on the M.I.L.E.S Gear.  I think we should bling it for our soldiers... LOL

The Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System or MILES is used by the United States Armed Forces and other armed forces around the world for training purposes. It uses lasers and blank cartridges to simulate actual battle.

Individual soldiers carry small laser receivers scattered over their bodies, which detect when the soldier has been shined by a firearm's laser. Each laser transmitter is set to mimic the effective range of the weapon on which it is used. When a person is "hit," a medic can use the digital readout to determine which first aid method to practice.

Different versions of MILES systems are available both within the US and internationally. The capabilities of the individual systems can vary significantly but in general all modern systems carry information about the shooter, weapon and ammunition in the laser. When this information is received by the target, the target's MILES system determines the result of the 'hit' using a random number roll and a table lookup. As a result a MILES emulating an M-16 rifle cannot destroy an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), but could still kill a commander visible in the hatch of the vehicle. Vehicles are typically outfitted with a belt of laser sensors while dismounted troops often wear a vest or harness with sensors as well as a 'halo' of sensors on their helmets. Often these MILES systems are coupled with a real-time datalink allowing position and event data to be transmitted back to a central site for data collection and display. More sophisticated systems for tanks and APCs exist that use various techniques (including scanning lasers and coupled radio systems) to allow more precise targeting of armored vehicles.

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Our army uses a system made by a Swedish company, but it is pretty much identical to the one you mentioned. Its made by Saab, but not sure if parts of the system is by MILES. One cool thing was the active ear protectors. So when e.g. someone hits you, it says like (in finnish) "Hit, Fatal, Head." Or you can "hear" the bullets hitting the ground near you.

Wow... when I did my miliitary service nearly twenty years ago, things were a bit less hitech 

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Hmmm... I wonder if they will ship abroad? 

Rander, I find your signature rather offensive...

       

That reminds me: I recently read the following on Paris in the Belgian magazine Humo:

“Paris Hilton has offered to go to Rwanda for charity. Rwanda’s reply: ‘Thanks, but we’ve already got more than enough filthy diseases as it is.’"