Dismounted Fire Support Laser Targeting Systems

Abstract

This project matures technologies and capabilities which benefit the Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR, AN/PED-1, AN/PED-1A, and AN/PED-1B) and the Joint Effects Targeting System (JETS). These precision targeting and next generation systems are used by dismounted Soldiers to locate, identify, and target enemy assets. This project focuses on reducing size, weight, power and cost, improving imaging performance, and increasing targeting accuracy. Targeting accuracy improvements will focus on developing and integrating affordable, non-magnetic, high accuracy, full-time (24/7), and all weather Precision Azimuth and Vertical Angle Measurement (PAVAM) devices, with reduced size, weight, and power characteristics into the LLDR system. Long term goals include improving current celestial navigation systems to increase operational availability, developing precision targeting capabilities that will operate in a Global Positioning System (GPS) denied environment to improve situational awareness, and to integrate Military Global Positioning System (GPS) User Equipment (M-Code) (next-generation GPS) receivers into LLDR and JETS, when available.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2018
• Source ID: L76_0604710A_5_2040_PB_2018

Tags

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

• Directed Energy
• Space