Personnel Detection Device

The Personnel Detection Device (PDD), produced by Saab, is a type of vest which the soldier wears during exercise.

The vest contains detectors that record hits and misses from laser operated weapons.

This information is then presented on a computer screen that the supervisor of the exercise can read.

[4] The system also enables the exercise to be accompanied by audio effects, for example the sound of a bullet swooshing by.

The soldier is also told what type of wound the hit inflicted as well as how much time they have to get medical care.