Create a remote control GPS targeting pod to determine the GPS location of foreign targets. The tank will be outfitted with a GPS module, magnetometer, and laser rangefinder to take measurements of distant targets and thus calculate the target’s GPS location. This has military application in that it can be used in place of a scout soldier. Thus, keeping troops as far away from danger as possible.

To advance a position in a tactical situation requires overcoming a defended area with lots of enemy equipment/barricaded position (trenches) or high value targets like tanks/artillery. Normally, the offensive requires an artillery barrage, which is costly, risks civilian lives and is not accurate enough for a high value target. By using GPS or laser guided munitions, the offensive can be done with a high degree of accuracy. The problem with this is that it requires scout personnel to scout the area to acquire intelligence about the target.

In an effort to keep our troops as far from danger as possible, there needs to be a means by which they can acquire the GPS location of a target while staying in a safe position. American soldier lives are extremely important and must be protected at all costs. The primary benefactors in the creation of this product are the American people as a whole, in an effort to preserve the American way of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Northrop Grumman is currently in the process of developing a system where a soldier uses a laser rangefinder to procure these calculations. However, our method will be even more valuable, because now that soldier can be even further away from danger.