Night Vision Dev Ed
Abstract
This project performs Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) on high performance night vision, Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA) systems and other related systems that allow forces to locate and track enemy units in day, night, and all battlefield conditions, and through natural and man-made structures and obscurants. It also develops and integrates suites of these sensors to provide well-defined surveillance and targeting capabilities, as well as architectures for these sensors to communicate automatically. These efforts focus on meeting the requisite night vision and RSTA capabilities required for evolving Current Force, Modular Force, and Future Force systems. The project supports the 3rd Generation Improved Forward Looking Infra-Red (3rd GEN (IFLIR)), formerly called Improved Forward Looking Infra-Red(IFLIR), EMD program, which incorporates the next generation of forward looking infrared technologies. The 3rd GEN (IFLIR) EMD program will leverage critical technology development from the Advanced Thermal Imaging EMD and Combat Vehicle Advanced Sensor Technology (CVAST) effort to develop a common 3rd GEN (IFLIR) B-Kit for integration into US Army FLIR sensor systems in accordance with the approved I-FLIR Capability Development Document (CDD). The common 3rd GEN (IFLIR) B-Kit prescribed by the I-FLIR CDD will allow the Army to achieve economies of scale and avoid duplicative engineering and development costs. As a result, 3rd GEN (IFLIR) capabilities can be delivered at a lower cost to the Abrams, Bradley, Ground Combat Vehicle Infantry Fighting Vehicle (GCV IFV), reconnaissance systems, and potentially leverage 3rd GEN (IFLIR) components for airborne applications. The 3rd GEN (IFLIR) B-Kit provides Mid Wave Infrared and Long Wave Infrared digital video and the electronic interfaces required to integrate the 3rd GEN (IFLIR) technology with the host platform sensor. This 3rd GEN (IFLIR) technology enhances the war-fighters' survivability and lethality through increased identification range performance when integrated in current sensor packages, while enabling the detection of difficult or obscured targets and faster threat detection through automated processes. The 3rd GEN (IFLIR) B-Kit EMD program is also a key element in maintaining the Army FLIR industrial base. This project also executes the Army Sensor Computing Environment effort which is part of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology ASA (ALT) Common Operating Environment (COE) program. The Sensor CE effort focuses on increasing network interoperability across the enterprise and improving the Soldier-machine interface. This is done by defining, demonstrating and standardizing Sensor interfaces across the Army networks. Standardized interfaces delivered from this effort will be incorporated into current and future sensor systems and programs. FY 2015 Base Funding in the amount of $21.544 Million supports 3rd GEN (IFLIR) B-Kit EMD and finalization of milestone and contract award activities. Additionally, FY 2015 Base Funding supports the continued activities associated with meeting network interoperability requirements and improving the Soldier-machine interface in support of the Army's vision of the Common Operating Environment (COE).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- L70_0604710A_5_2040_PB_2015
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