Long Range Acoustic Devices

The LRAD is a less-than-lethal directional acoustic gun that sends a beam of high-decibel tone that can be used to deny areas, control crowds and keep away potential threats.

On late February, American Technology Corporation (ATCO, $5.95 on 4/1/2004) has got a $1 million contract with the US Marine Corps to deliver LRADs. That is only a tiny part of the Congress $335 million allocation (in a flood of $87 billion earmarked to defense).

ATCO $5.95 on 4/1/2004