Photos: Army touts top tech inventions

Also from the Army Research Laboratory is the Blow Torch Counter IED System. The vehicle-mounted gear is designed to detonate explosives from a safe, stand-off distance. "It's fairly easy to operate, and it gives a sense of security to the soldiers when they're on convoy duty," Maj. Brian Hackenberg, who helped develop the system, said in a statement.

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