A Smart Tactical Vest has been developed by Wearin’, the Swiss technology group Conextivity’s startup. A new tactical IoT solution has been developed for this connected tactical vest by Wearin’ and France’s General Directorate of the National Gendarmerie (DGGN)
The tactical IoT solution is an innovative connected tactical vest project which uses artificial intelligence (AI) for its abnormal-situation detection system. The connected tactical vest powered by AI can transmit this warning to a command center via the Internet of Things (IoT).
This innovative tactical IoT solution is projected towards an innovative connected tactical vest project which is known to have been applied to the operational needs of various law-enforcement professions.
The new tactical IoT solution, which attaches to pre-installed body armor, ensures redundant safety and connectivity through a state-of-the-art AI-enhanced warning device that is independent of current radio systems.
Called the Wearin’ Brain, this ruggedized device is triggered either manually by an SOS button, or automatically when it detects an abnormal situation such as loss of verticality, piercing of the body armor cover after a stab wound, or a bullet impact. In the event of a warning, the device also transmits the geolocation of personnel.
Smart Tactical Vest With A Connectivity Kit
It has a connectivity kit that features smart power management via a central high-performance battery guaranteeing 8 hours of autonomy, which considerably increases the running time of gendarmes’ electronic equipment.
The kit’s optimized cabling allows equipment to be recharged via a single cable, which the agent can easily connect at the end of a mission, or to his/her vehicle if required during an extended mission.
The Wearin’ Brain, the Wearin’ Battery and its quick-release system are integrated ergonomically into the vest via MOLLE fasteners and/or heavy-duty multifunctional pouches with no snagging areas. The kit also features luminous fibers integrated into the front and back of the vest offering personnel on night operations the option of enhanced visibility.
“The vest that we are co-developing with Wearin’ embeds the latest technologies in connectivity, detection, communication and visibility,” explains Lieutenant-Colonel Fabrice Blanc, director of the “connected vest” program at the DGGN. The IoT solution called Wearin’ X DGGN Smart Tactical Vest has been designed with an open, modular architecture that keeps the interoperability of current and future systems in focus. Over the course of the partnership, it will be able to evolve and adapt to meet the operational needs of law-enforcement agencies, which vary according to the different types of intervention by gendarmes, national or municipal police officers, or customs agents.
“It’s the field that commands in this type of applied innovation,” confirms Jonathan Brossard, Director of Wearin’ and CEO of Conextivity Group. ” Versatility, modularity and interoperability are at the heart of our R&D approach. The smart vest’s functionalities and performances will be tested by various units of the gendarmerie throughout 2024, with the aim of meeting their diverse needs in terms of safety, resilience and efficiency in the field. Our collaboration with the DGGN involves pooling our experience, skills and technologies to deliver a cutting-edge, open system that will evolve in line with the current and future requirements of agents’ multiple professions and missions.”
The IoT platform developed for the smart tactical vest by Wearin’ can be delivered with a dashboard integrated into the command-center system.
The smart tactical vest can provide real-time information about the situation on the ground, via data from sensors, warning devices and communication systems worn by personnel on operations.
Based on this precise intelligence of operations underway, transmitted in bidirectional streams, commanders can speed up tactical decision-making and improve the coordination of intervention units, as well as their response times.
Signed in November 2023, the innovation partnership between Wearin’ and the DGGN to develop Smart tactical Vest is supported by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces’ Defense Innovation Agency and the National Gendarmerie’s Transformation Department.
The Smart Tactical Vest at World Police Summit in Dubai
Officially unveiled at the Milipol show in Paris in November 2023, the Smart Tactical Vest from Wearin’ and the DGGN will be showcased on the international stage at the World Police Summit in Dubai, March 5-7, 2024, on Wearin’ stand no. SS2 A32. The vest has also been shortlisted by the show’s jury to compete for the prestigious World Police Summit Awards in the Innovative Police Force category.
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