BreachOn provides a low‑cost, expendable lane‑marking system that combat engineers can quickly deploy to reduce exposure while marking cleared breach lanes. The markers offer visual, infrared and thermal signatures for visibility across all sensor modes and create a continuous breadcrumb trail that guides follow‑on forces. Integrated lane‑status data also gives commanders real‑time situational awareness of lane availability.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Combat engineers must manually place expensive, fragile marking poles and chem lights under fire to indicate cleared breach lanes, exposing soldiers to danger and providing limited visibility in daylight, night‑vision, and thermal spectra. This manual process also fails to convey lane status to commanders, reducing situational awareness during breaching operations.
Solution
BreachOn offers a low‑cost, expendable lane‑marking marker that can be rapidly deployed by combat engineers, minimizing the time they spend exposed at the breach point. Each marker incorporates visual, infrared and thermal signatures, ensuring the lane remains visible across changing lighting and sensor conditions. The markers create a continuous breadcrumb trail that guides follow‑on troops and vehicles through the proofed route with greater confidence. By providing a real‑time lane status layer, the system also supplies commanders and tactical operation centers with actionable information about lane availability, enhancing overall command and control during breaching missions.
Target Audience
Primary customers are combat engineering units and their supporting command structures that require rapid, reliable lane marking during breaching operations.
Features
- Disposable marker designed for quick emplacement, reducing engineer exposure time
- Multi‑modal visibility: bright visual cue, IR illumination, and thermal signature detectable by common battlefield sensors
- Lightweight construction costing significantly less than traditional $300 marking poles
- Physical breadcrumb trail that aids navigation for assault forces and follow‑on units
- Capability to integrate with future networked systems for real‑time lane status reporting to command centers