Rifle Sight lets soldiers shoot around corners.
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Parascope Urban Combat Sight incorporates 5-sided prism that permits direct and indirect firing through use of rear and side viewing ports. This allows soldier to place laser dot on target and fire around corners, over or under barriers, and into buildings using off angle firing positions with only hands and forearms exposed. Mounted on any weapon that has Picatinny 1913 Rail mount, sight requires no zeroing, calibration, or external power source.
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MTC's New Rifle Sight Allows Soldiers to Shoot Around Corners
DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 22 -- MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (NASDAQ:MTCT), a significant provider of engineering, technical, and management services to the Department of Defense and national security agencies, announces the development of the Parascope Urban Combat Sight.
Scientists from MTC Technologies, Inc. (MTC) Land Forces Group have developed a new rifle sighting capability that permits both direct or indirect firing, and can be mounted on any weapon that has a Picatinny 1913 Rail weapon mount. It allows the soldier to place a laser dot on target and fire around corners, over or under barriers, and into buildings using a variety of off angle firing positions, with only the hands and forearms exposed.
While need for such technology has been documented back to WWI and several countries, including the United States, have used similar devices through the years, the Parascope [sic: trade name] is unique because it requires no zeroing, calibration or external power source. The device contains a five-sided prism and has viewing ports from the rear for normal firing, and from the side for indirect firing. The lightweight Parascope can be left on the weapon or carried in a pouch for quick mounting. It does not interfere with normal operation when left on the weapon.
"The Parascope is currently undergoing field testing to obtain soldier feedback, and may be available in late 2005," stated John Longhouser, MTC's President and head of its Land Forces Group. "This innovative solution is an example of MTC's ability to match its technical solutions to warfighter's needs with an unrelenting commitment to optimize the U.S. soldier's lethality and survivability in urban warfare environments."
Funding for the development of the Parascope came from the Army's Communication-Electronics Command (CECOM) and the Department of Defense's central research and development organization, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
MTC, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, provides systems engineering, information technology, intelligence, and program management solutions to the Federal Government. Named by BusinessWeek as the 11th fastest growing small company in the United States, by Forbes as 23rd of the 200 best small businesses in America, and by Washington Technology as 2nd in revenue growth among the "Top 100" of IT Federal Prime Contractors, MTC employs nearly 2,000 people in more than 30 locations. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio.
For further information on MTCT, visit the website at www.mtctechnologies.com/ .
