Iroquois Night Fighter and Night Tracker (INFANT)

Abstract

During the reporting period the Army Concept Team in Vietnam evaluated the Iroquois Night Fighter and Night Tracker (INFANT) to determine its combat suitability for stability operations in RVN. The weapons system, which consists of three major subsystems -- the Image Intensifier System, Night Vision (AN/ASQ-132), the UH-1M utility helicopter, and the M21 Armament Subsystem --, was evaluated as a whole. However, emphasis was directed toward the image intensifier system. The general purpose of the evaluation was to assess the military worth of INFANT; specific objectives were to determine the following: system capabilities and limitations, maintainability and reliability, human factors implications, employment methods, impact upon the five functions of land warfare, countermeasures taken against the system, and the effectiveness of US Navy formation lights when used on night attack helicopters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1970
Accession Number
AD0511071

Entities

People

  • Arne J. Bang

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Employment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Geography
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Light Sources
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Organizational Structure
  • Surveillance
  • Test Equipment
  • Utility Aircraft

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  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Software Engineering