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Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 John Keller	Night-Vision Devices to Blend Infrared Technology, Image Intensifiers The next steps for improving thermal sensors and light intensifiers for night-vision devices will involve combining information from several kinds of sensors.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008	BAE Systems Delivers Prototype Multispectral Imaging Night-Vision Goggles to U.S. Army BAE Systems is delivering a prototype, helmet-mounted, night-vision goggle system to the Army that combines visible-light and infrared sensor technology.
National Defense October 2009 Grace V. Jean	Inadequate Displays, Shortage of Bandwidth Could Slow Advances in Night Vision Systems The military's night-vision capabilities are going digital, but displaying and sharing those electronic feeds could become a problem in the future if the dissemination of battlefield video today is any indication.
National Defense October 2009 Grace V. Jean	Future Night Vision Devices: More Than Just Goggles Future night-vision goggles are being designed not just to see better at night but also to allow soldiers to share images of what they see with other soldiers who may be miles away.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John McHale	First round accuracy Many special forces operators like to say the last thing they want is a fair fight. They want to overwhelm the enemy so that he cannot even shoot back.
National Defense October 2013 Valerie Insinna	New Technologies Fuel Advancements in Night Vision Goggles Unlike the massive acquisition programs for fighter jets and combat vehicles, night vision technologies need to be refreshed every few years in order for troops to maintain their edge against adversaries.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005 Ben Ames	Optical sensors light up the battlefield Tomorrow's sensors will be modular, digital, fused, and networked
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 John McHale	Scared of the dark? For thousands of years armies were wary of attacking at night. They could make use of artificial light - whether torches, searchlights, or headlights - but illumination always risked revealing maneuvers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	Electro--Optic Brief Military night-vision goggles provided to British military by ITT... Rugged camera for covert surveillance introduced by Toshiba Teli America... Electro-optical infrared sensor for armored vehicle night vision is aim of BAE contract... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010	Irvine Sensors, Optics 1 to Deliver Thermal Imaging Systems to Naval Surface Warfare Center The thermal imagers are for clip-on thermal imager (COTI) systems that Optics 1 is building for the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center.
National Defense May 2008 Stew Magnuson	To Succeed, Soldiers `Need to See the Environment' Troops fighting in Iraq's cities often complain that they cannot see the enemy and need sensors that can penetrate walls, identify foes in pitch dark and locate buried explosives.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	DARPA Looks to Sensors Unlimited to Develop Next-Generation Night-Vision Technology The night-vision sensor technology will be for helmet-mounted and micro vehicle applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008	ITT Night-Vision Tubes Selected for U.S. Military Aircraft Engineers at ITT Night Vision are delivering 16-millimeter imaging intensifiers to be integrated into the Panoramic Night Vision Goggle (PNVG) and the Quad-Eye.
National Defense July 2013 Stew Magnuson	Battlefield Sensors Continue To Make Technological Leaps Hyperspectral and wide-area surveillance sensors are two examples of technologies that military leaders have touted as success stories.
National Defense November 2004 Joe Pappalardo	High Demand for Infrared Technology on Battlefield Advances in manufacturing technology are allowing a new generation of infrared imaging devices to reach the battlefield in record numbers, according to military and industry sources.
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams	Night Fighting Made Easier With Advanced Goggles The U.S. Army will be spending $560 million over the next five years on enhanced night-vision goggles that, for the first time, combine image intensification and infrared images.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 John McHale	It Always Feels Like Somebody's Watching me... Today's video security technology can provide impressive detailed surveillance in many ways, but developers are using video analytics, image fusion, and high-definition methods to obtain even better night and day images.
National Defense April 2004 Michael Peck	Army Seeks to Upgrade Night-Vision Goggles Experts at the Army's night-vision laboratory predict that a new generation of goggles now in development will fix some of the shortcomings in existing devices, such as image quality and the ability to see through smoke and dust.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005	Optoelectronics Help Special Forces Shoot Farther and More Accurately Optoelectronic devices such as laser sights, binoculars, and infrared sensors are enabling the transformation of American special operations forces to deploy and execute their missions more quickly and more efficiently than ever before.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 John Keller	Army kicks off project to fit helmet-mounted displays with multispectral imagers The project is to enable soldiers to navigate and rapidly engage targets in total darkness and in the presence of battlefield obscurants by displaying a fused image across the entire field of view.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009	Infrared Sensor for Armored Vehicle Night Vision is Aim of BAE Contract BAE Systems will produce a system of infrared sensors and related vetronics that provide 24-hour, all-weather visibility to operators of U.S. Army and Marine Corps armored vehicles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John Keller	Joining sensors through data fusion Data experts are are relying on various approaches to refine sensor outputs into useful information, and essentially create a whole sensor picture that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Air Force Eyes Combination Infrared Camera and Communications Device U.S. Air Force scientists are looking to Sensors Unlimited Inc. to develop a smart, multifunction, dual-wavelength combination video camera and communications tool for night-vision surveillance and reconnaissance applications.
National Defense July 2013 Valerie Insinna	New Lightweight Infrared Systems Under Development for Army Raytheon officials said its third wave of forward-looking infrared devices, called FLIR, could be in soldiers' hands within a few years.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008	Electro-optics Briefs Thermal and CCD camera for military applications... small LEDs for lighting applications... IR illuminator with adjustable angles and power settings... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 John McHale	Optoelectronic Innovation is Everywhere Military designers today are blending optics, optoelectronics, and electronic technologies to improve the capabilities of sensors, speed the throughput of communications links, and field effective laser weapons.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 Ben Ames	Army to outfit 872 vehicles with Raytheon IR sensor The vehicles to receive night-vision forward-looking infrared sensors include new Abrams main battle tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles, LRAS3 and other Army ground platforms.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008	DHS Puts ITT Night-Vision Technology in Hands of First Responders First responders nationwide in need of a technology to help them see in dim light and darkness can now rely on ITT's PVS-14 night vision kits.
National Defense April 2004 Harold Kennedy	Air Force's C-17 Crews Train for Night Operations To speed troops and supplies into combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Air Force has begun training C-17 Globemaster transport crews to fly airlift operations in the dark of night, without artificial lighting.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	Salvador Imaging to Develop Color Night-Vision Camera for Army Future Combat System Salvador Imaging will develop a night-vision camera capable of providing color, night-vision imagery for FCS unmanned ground vehicle systems, under contract terms with Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010	Army selects DRS infrared night-vision sensor for enhanced vision in armored vehicles They found their infrared sensor solution from the DRS Technologies Reconnaissance, Surveillance & Target Acquisition Business Group in Parsippany, N.J.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006	Unattended Ground Sensors After several decades of rather obscure awareness in military operations, the use of passive sensors for remote battlefield applications is becoming more popular... Ground surveillance sensors... Future combat systems... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006	Electro-Optics Briefs BAE Systems offers infrared camera cores for military and rugged commercial applications... ITT wins Norwegian contract for night-vision systems... Sofradir wins contract for long-wave infrared detectors... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 Ben Ames	Marine Corps selects DRS Technologies for thermal binoculars The Tactical Range Thermal Imagers are lightweight, handheld, battery-operated, infrared binoculars for military long-range observation and reconnaissance.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005	Army Picks ITT for Night-Vision Goggles Engineers with the U.S. Army needed better night-vision capability for soldiers on dark or foggy battlefields. They found a solution with Enhanced Night Vision Goggles (ENVGs) from ITT. The contract has a potential value of $560 million over five years.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005	Optoelectronics Briefs Dual-wavelength focal-plane array in development... Double-clad ytterbium fiber available for fiber-laser applications...Ultraviolet refractive beam shaper unveiled... Navy picks supplier for optoelectronic sensor systems... Air Force awards contract for high-power fiber amplifier... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008	United Kingdom military selects ITT night-vision systems The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence needed mobile, man-wearable, night-vision systems for its military personnel. It gained a solution from ITT Corp.'s Night Vision business, in Roanoke, Va.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 Ben Ames	Special forces demand smaller, lighter electronics Special operations forces still rely on advanced electronics to move with speed and stealth through hostile territory, but the last thing they want is one more gadget to hang on their vests.
National Defense December 2005 Michael Peck	Simulator Eases Night-Vision Goggle Dangers In the surreal world of amplified light, things aren't as they appear. That's why a new simulator for fighter pilots will ease the dangers of training with night-vision goggles.