Night Vision Systems - Eng Dev
Abstract
This program element provides night vision/reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition technologies required for U. S. defense forces to engage enemy forces twenty-four hours a day under conditions of degraded visibility due to darkness, adverse weather, battlefield obscurants, foliage and man-made structures. These developments and improvements to high performance night vision electro-optics, radar, laser, and thermal systems and integration of related multi-sensor suites will enable near to long range target acquisition, identification and engagement to include significant fratricide reduction, which will improve battlefield command and control in "around-the-clock" combat operations. Project L67 develops, improves and miniaturizes high performance night vision electro-optics, thermal and laser systems. It also provides for systems integration of related multi-sensor suites to enable near to long-range target acquisition and engagement as well as improved battlefield command and control in around-the-clock combat operations. It focuses on adapting demonstrated technologies that bring improvements to the dismounted Soldiers' equipment. This project develops or enhances equipment that provides the individual Soldier's day/night situational awareness and individual targeting capability, sniper fire detection and location capability, and integrates improved target location and self-location capability to eliminate friendly fire incidents. Project L70 focuses on night vision, reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition (RSTA) sensor and suites of sensors to provide well-defined surveillance and targeting capabilities for a variety of Current, Modular, and Future Force platforms. This project includes: System Development and Demonstration of the Thermal Imaging Engine (transitioned from an Advanced Technology Objective); night vision sensor acquisition support of Unattended Ground Sensors and ASTAMIDS; development of a Standard Ground Station for Persistent Surveillance Sensors (RAID and PTDS), development for the Next Generation FLIR (NGF) B-kit and improvements and enhancements to Persistent Surveillance System (PSS)and Pre Planned Product Improvements (P3I) software related to meeting network interoperability requirements and improving the soldier - machine interface of the POR. Project L75 focuses on development of Profiler Block enhanced capabilities for meteorological measurement sensors and data. Improvements have reduced the footprint (less soldiers/vehicles) and complexity of the system, improved performance (accuracy), improved survivability, connectivity, no balloon sensor, multiple initialization data, and terrain visualization. The improved MET message data will increase lethality by enabling artillery a greater probability of first round hit with indirect fire systems. Profiler Block III will provide a networked laptop configuration while further reducing the system's logistics footprint with the elimination of the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) mounted shelter and trailer. The Block III configuration consist of one computer with a common operating system co-located within the Tactical Operation Center (TOC) with a direct interface to the TOC Local Area Network (LAN). The system will be able to provide Gridded MET along with autonomously generate MET messages upon request from AFATDS eliminating the need for a dedicated MET section crew. The Army will realize a significant cost avoidance with the improved configuration. Project L76 focuses on the engineering development of technologies for insertion into Laser Target Locators and Laser Designators to improve overall performance of those systems and reduce weight. Technologies developed under this project will benefit the Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR, AN/PED-1), various Laser Target Locators, and future precision targeting programs based on emerging Army requirements. In addition, this line will support improved accuracy (reduced target location error) in support of coordinate seeking weapons, such as Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and Excalibur. Project L79 focuses on development of the Joint Effects Targeting System (JETS). The goal is to develop a lightweight set of mission equipment for the dismounted forward observers and controller (including Joint Tactical Air Controllers - JTAC) that will provide means to call for fire and control delivery of air, ground and naval surface fire support using precision/near-precision/non-precision munitions and effects (lethal and non-lethal). JETS consist of two subsystems, the Target Location Designation System (TLDS) and the Target Effects Coordination System (TECS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 0604710A_5_2040_PB_2014
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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