A new targeting system will enable forward observers to achieve "timely effects" by eliminating a lengthy process ill-suited to the immediacy of the battlefield, according to the Army's assistant product manager for soldier precision targeting devices. Maj. Robert Heatherly told reporters Sept. 28 the Joint Effects Targeting System "addresses the Fires Center of Excellence's No. 1 capability gap" by providing users with the ability to "obtain an accurate target location" within a 10-meter area. It offers the Army a "handheld...
