COMBAT SAR AID OR OBSTACLE TO SAFE RECOVERY?
A COMPARISON OF COMBAT & PEACETIME SAR TECHNOLOGY
Prepared by Barry Thrower
Business Development Manager
H R Smith Group of Companies
The proliferation of Combat Search & Rescue (CSAR) systems over recent years has created a view, specially among military operators, that overt, non- CSAR technology is somehow inferior and unsuitable for the demands of military rescue operations. Clearly, in some military scenarios, the use of covert detection and recovery is necessary, indeed, essential; however, in less extreme military and law enforcement scenarios, the use of non-covert civil SAR technology and procedures might not only be appropriate but may also positively enhance a survivor's prospects of early detection and safe recovery.
AIM
The aim of this paper is to examine the benefits of civil SAR
technology and to compare its operational merits with the
capabilities of typical Combat SAR systems.
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