Open Skies Sensors

Abstract

The OC-135B Support implementation of the United States Government (USG) Open Skies Treaty commitment. Mission equipment includes wet film optical framing and panoramic cameras. Installed cameras are nearly obsolete, frequently unreliable, hard and increasingly expensive to maintain, and repair parts must be individually manufactured. In addition, the web film manufacturers are discontinuing production of the film stock. And, the ultimate imagery product customer desires digital format products. This camera replacement program will replace the wet film cameras with modern, digital cameras. This program will result in modern, digital cameras with higher reliability, maintainability and cost effective. The customer of the imagery will be able to more readily use the imagery products. Equipment service life will be extended significantly. Open Skies Sensors - This program addresses the requirements in the Presidential Policy Directive-15 (PPD-15). The Open Skies Treaty allows signatories to conduct observation flights over each other's territory using fixed-wing, unarmed observation aircraft. The aircraft can use optical cameras, video cameras, sideways-looking synthetic aperture radar, and infrared line scanning devices. There are 34 participating states to the Open Skies Treaty. The Air Force is required to allow over flight of USAF bases per multilateral request; to acquire, operate, and maintain the aircraft and equipment utilized during over flights of partner countries; to provide required sensor media and initial media processing; and to provide airfield servicing, logistics, and maintenance for foreign over flights of the US. Open Skies Sensors - The OC-135B aircraft supports the implementation of the United States Government (USG) Open Skies Treaty. Mission equipment on the OC-135B includes wet film optical framing and panoramic cameras. The installed cameras are nearly obsolete, frequently unreliable, hard and increasingly expensive to maintain, and repair parts must be individually manufactured. The wet film manufacturers are discontinuing production of the film stock. And, the ultimate imagery product customer desires digital format products. This camera replacement program will replace the wet film cameras with modern, digital cameras. Modern, digital cameras will be more reliable, maintainable and cost effective. The customer will be able to more readily use the imagery products. Equipment service life will be extended significantly.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: 675063_0305145F_7_3600_PB_2014

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• Aerospace Engineering
• Computer Vision.
• Strategic Security Studies