Technology brings advancements in many fields, and terrorism sadly has become one of them.
In an exclusive story, Sky News uncovered the latest developments of the Islamic State terrorists. Apparently, they have their own scientists and hold regular training sessions. Along with bomb-making, the students are taught how to convert a regular vehicle into a remote-control operation with minimal costs. This wouldn’t be such a concern if these feats weren't done with a scary level of ingenuity.
As the report shows, the car can be driven by remote control from a reasonable distance and the vehicle is even fitted with a dummy made to mimic a real driver. The shrewd part of this scheme is that the mannequin is covered in electrical wiring and several materials so that it can be heated and maintain a particular temperature. Using a self-adjusting thermostat, the model can trick thermal vision cameras located at a certain distance that it’s in fact a human being and thus dismantle suspicion regarding the vehicle.
The video footage obtained by Sky News was initially discovered in Turkey, on a person who used to be an Islamic State trainer. He was captured by the remnants of the Free Syrian Army, and over eight hours of unedited training videos in an unspecified format were found in his possession.
The video specialists at Sky News pieced the videos together and discovered what a weapons adviser for the British military described as an “intelligence gold mine.” The footage also revealed the location of the training facility and a part of the team of trainers, the British media reports.
According to the original news source, the students are trained to develop a secure radio communication system with their car bombs so they cannot be jammed. Instead of suicide bombers, Islamic State terrorist are now able to develop car bombs that can be driven and detonated from a distance, which is a daunting thought if we take into account recent terrorism in Europe.
As the report shows, the car can be driven by remote control from a reasonable distance and the vehicle is even fitted with a dummy made to mimic a real driver. The shrewd part of this scheme is that the mannequin is covered in electrical wiring and several materials so that it can be heated and maintain a particular temperature. Using a self-adjusting thermostat, the model can trick thermal vision cameras located at a certain distance that it’s in fact a human being and thus dismantle suspicion regarding the vehicle.
The video footage obtained by Sky News was initially discovered in Turkey, on a person who used to be an Islamic State trainer. He was captured by the remnants of the Free Syrian Army, and over eight hours of unedited training videos in an unspecified format were found in his possession.
The video specialists at Sky News pieced the videos together and discovered what a weapons adviser for the British military described as an “intelligence gold mine.” The footage also revealed the location of the training facility and a part of the team of trainers, the British media reports.
According to the original news source, the students are trained to develop a secure radio communication system with their car bombs so they cannot be jammed. Instead of suicide bombers, Islamic State terrorist are now able to develop car bombs that can be driven and detonated from a distance, which is a daunting thought if we take into account recent terrorism in Europe.