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NIGHT VISION T H E R M A L I M A G E R Y BAE Systems’ HAMMER multi-sensor handheld targeting system is designed to generate data accurate enough to guide GPS- and laserguided weapons in all weathers © BAE Systems the infantry soldier whose primary weapon is an assault rifle, the current trend is to provide night vision devices that can be fixed to the rifle, mounted on the head or a helmet or held in one hand to provide an edge in dismounted close combat. For tactical leaders and observers there are monocular, bi-ocular and binocular devices that have a single sensor, either thermal or image intensified, if the emphasis is on light weight and compactness, gradually growing in size and complexity through the addition of more sensors such as laser rangefinders and pointers, digital magnetic compasses, GPS receivers and even inertial sensors and accelerometers as the demands of the mission for target location accuracy grow. The most sophisticated of such systems are those intended for specialists such as Forward Air Controllers (FACs), Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) and artillery observers. The state of the art among the smallest systems now consists of dual-sensor image intensified and thermal sensors that enable the soldier to switch between them or use a combination of the two, depending on light conditions and the tactical situation, along with the ability to inject other information into the display, which could be a feed from a rifle-mounted camera, a map or a compass rose, for example. An alternative approach is to provide ‘clip-on’ thermal capability for image-intensified devices already in inventories around the world. i-Aware, JETS set new targets Perhaps the best-known fused dual-sensor device is ITT Exelis’ i-Aware Tactical Exelis’ offers the i-Aware Tactical or F6044 Series Tactical Mobility Night Vision Goggle (TM-NVG) with integrated colour display import and camera capture export capabilities © ITT Exelis 36 Mobility Night Vision Goggle (TM NVG). Integrating an image intensifier and an uncooled thermal imager, i-Aware also connects to soldier radios and has been chosen by Selex ES for the Italian Army’s Future Soldier programme in a deal announced in April <strong>2013</strong>. This follows an exclusive cooperation agreement signed between the two companies in October of 2012 and close cooperation among them and the Italian Army throughout the design phase of the system. “For more than 50 years, Exelis has been advancing night vision technology to support the missions of our domestic and international customers,” said Nick Bobay, president of the Exelis Night Vision and Tactical Communications Systems division. “Our i-Aware TM-NVG provides the night vision capability our customers have come to expect and new capabilities that our customers will need for the future. We are pleased that Selex ES has awarded Exelis this contract to provide the most advanced technology availl ASIAN MILITARY REVIEW l
NIGHT VISION THERMAL IMAGERY able to support the Italian Army’s Future Soldier program.” At the other end of the spectrum in terms of multi-sensor sophistication are the systems that the US Army has selected for the three-year Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of its Joint Effects Targeting System (JETS) programme. BAE Systems and DRS Technologies each received contracts worth around $15 million for the Target Location and Designation System (TDLS) element of JETS. BAE Systems is to supply its new Handheld Azimuth Measuring, Marking, Electro-optic imaging and Ranging (HAMMER) precision targeting system: “This lightweight precision targeting system allows dismounted combat operators to locate and mark targets in all weather and lighting conditions, with the precision required for GPS-guided and laser-guided munitions,” said Dr. Mark Hutchins, director of Targeting Programs at BAE Systems. “With BAE Systems’ strategy to Taken from a range of 15 km with a Sensors Unlimited SWIR camera, this image of the Berkeley, California shoreline reveals clear details of buildings hidden from visual spectrum cameras by atmospheric obscurants © Sensors Unlimited grow our electronics systems offerings, we look forward to working with the Army on this next-generation product.” HAMMER builds on the company’s already fielded Target Reconnaissance Infrared Geolocating Rangefinder (TRIGR) system, adding a laser marker and a nonmagnetic compass. Team member Elbit SystemsofAmericaisprovidingthelaser target marker based on designators already fielded with the US Marine Corps. DRS says that it will design and manufacture its prototype systems in its facilities in Dallas, Texas and Melbourne, Florida and expects to complete the work by March 2016: “The DRS JETS solution is the result of several years of innovation and development. We offer an integrated design that affordably improves soldier precision targeting capability,” said Mike Sarrica, PML7021-4 Rev(13.0) THE TRIJICON BATTERY ACOG ® Manually Adjustable Illuminated Reticle Built-In BDC and Ranging Reticle Powered by a Single AA Battery (12,000 hours+) Waterproof to 100 Meters Designed to MIL-SPEC Standards *Picture shown with optional Trijicon RMR ® reflex sight. © <strong>2013</strong> Trijicon, Inc. Wixom, MI USA 1-800-338-0563 www.trijicon.com
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