Night Vision System Advanced Development
Abstract
This program element focuses on efforts to evaluate and integrate technologies and representative prototype systems that facilitate the development of Soldier-borne sensor devices transitioning from the laboratory to operational use. Efforts focus on proving out commonality across as broad a spectrum of users as possible to provide enhanced Soldier products, giving them superiority on the battlefield. Project VT7 (Soldier Maneuver Sensors-Advanced Development): This budget item focuses on developing integrated and enhanced products to provide the Soldier with the ability to "fight, win and survive, day and night, in a multi-domain environment now and tomorrow". Products include maneuver capabilities to see, detect, and identify and target acquisition capabilities to identify and mitigate threat forces prior to being engaged. The integration of higher performing multispectral sensors with smart processing will provide automatically adjusted weapon sight reticles and leverage network connectivity to enable improved situational awareness/understanding. Additional capabilities include signature management and resiliency across the electromagnetic spectrum, integration of a modular design structure for laser target acquisition applications, next generation vision system, and mitigation of manned and unmanned threat sensor systems. This project supports efforts to evaluate and integrate technologies and representative prototype systems for development of Soldier-borne sensor devices, transitioning from the Science and Technology (S&T) stage to operational use. This project includes associated costs for efforts associated with integration and interface of products on the Soldiers' head, body, and weapon. Project VT8 (Soldier Precision Targeting Devices - Advanced Development): These efforts focus on Technology Maturation Risk Reduction and on the technology demonstration of component technologies used in Soldier portable precision targeting devices to continue improvements to system performance while reducing size, weight, and power required by those systems. Efforts will improve the Soldier's ability to precisely locate and designate targets across a broader range of operating environments, including all weather conditions. The technologies developed will support the Joint Effects Targeting System (JETS) Target Locator/Designator System (TLDS) and the Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR). Component technology development will precede integration into specific systems and will include improved Precision Azimuth and Vertical Angle Measurement (PAVAM) devices; solid-state, dual-color lasers for range finding/designation/marking; and electro-optical sensors such as infrared, near-infrared, ultra-violet, and visible spectrum imagers, laser designator spot detection and imaging, and integration of advanced power management technologies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 0603774A_4_2040_PB_2019
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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