The U.S. Army is deploying an all-in-one package of nonlethal devices that covers everything from checkpoint control to riot control. "The first of the Brigade Non-Lethal Capability Sets (NLCS) is now fielded to the Army's 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team," reports Defense Daily, an industry newsletter (sorry, subscription only).
The kits are put into large, weatherproof containers, and include everything from high-intensity lights to loud speakers. The checkpoint tools, for example, includes "equipment to establish and operate hasty and deliberate checkpoints." That means tire spikes and capture nets.
Other nonlethal sets have been fielded in the past, but the NLCS "includes items not found in the previous sets, such as tasers, Phraselators, Vehicle Lightweight Arresting Devices and Ex-Spray, which allows soldiers to detect explosive residue."
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