Defense Advance Research Projects Agency officials have kicked off a program aimed at improving communication among small-unit members fighting in cities, according to a recent DARPA solicitation. The goal of the Urban Leader Tactical Response, Awareness and Visualization (ULTRA-Vis) program is to replace the hand gesturing, shouted commands or radio calls small unit leaders now use to direct their teams during urban firefights. Those methods of communication, an April 30 broad agency announcement argues, can be misunderstood or go unheard...
