NATO AGARD Night Vision Systems Testing

Abstract

Night vision systems (NVSs) have revolutionized the combat operations of war fighters by denying the enemy the cover of darkness, and by providing greatly enhanced night flight capabilities. Navigation, safety, loadmaster coordination of air drop, target detection and target acquisition have all been dramatically improved due to the use and advances NVSs. Once limited to weapon aiming and surveillance, modern NVSs provide aircrew's with enhanced situation awareness of the night flight envelope, as well as a more effective way to complete military objectives. As NVSs become more common, and more capable, the role of the United States Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) in testing those systems on aircraft continues to expand.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA426326

Entities

People

  • Bruce P. Hunn

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Operations
  • Detection
  • Flight
  • Flight Testing
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Night Flight
  • Night Vision
  • Situational Awareness
  • Sled Tests
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States
  • Visual Perception

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies