Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System
The Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System ( English for "holistic multi- laser combat system") or MILES for short is the weapons training system used by the US armed forces .
The training system was developed in the 1970s and 1980s and has been technically expanded and improved over the years. In 1993, the MILES 2000 system was introduced, which brought a number of technical improvements. It was created on the basis of the old MILES system and was expanded to include innovations such as the transfer of weapon and participant data to the person hit by laser. In this way, an exact situation of what has been hit can be calculated and simulated and a status report can be created.
For combat training with the MILES, the magazine is loaded with blank cartridges and a laser is mounted on the weapon . This laser illuminates the targeted target when firing and transmits a coded laser pulse to the target. If this laser pulse is received by the sensors on the target side, it is evaluated on the target side and a signal tone is issued for a close miss or hit.
The army used with the training device duel simulator (AGDUS) a similarly functioning system, which is, however, with the MILES not compatible, as different encodings of the laser signals are used.
The MILES system is used by many armies allied with the United States:
