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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 November 2006 John Keller	Digital and multispectral technologies are poised to improve military night-vision systems Emerging digital night-vision devices have the potential to improve image quality, pull out important details from clutter, reduce size, weight and cost, and more.
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 January 2005 Ben Ames	Optical sensors light up the battlefield Tomorrow's sensors will be modular, digital, fused, and networked
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.
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 May 2005 Ben Ames	Designers make incremental improvements to 2-G infrared viewers Military users of infrared scopes will have to wait another five or ten years to see full production of third-generation scopes. In the meantime, today's "2.5-generation" devices offer lighter weight, smaller size, and better power efficiency than older second-generation devices.
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.
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.
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 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 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Thermal-Imaging Technology Turns Night Into Day for u.s. Warfighters Thermal weapon sights tap the latest infrared technologies to aid warfighters in target acquisition, location, and identification.
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.
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.
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 May 2005 John McHale	Sensors Unlimited develops InGaAs technology for cutting-edge IR programs Indium gallium arsenide-based shortwave infrared imaging is being merged with thermal imaging for military night-vision technology to produce an imaging network with soldiers and with command-and-control authorities.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 John McHale	Infrared Products Continue to Improve Warfighter Capability Designers of infrared technology for military applications are all in agreement-business is not only good, but continued growth and support for new designs and capability are expected. Success on night battlefields has made the U.S. soldier hungry for even more products and new capabilities.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005	InGaAs shortwave infrared enables imaging of invisible lasers The expansion of military efforts has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of electro-optic (EO) systems installed on military hardware. -Electro-optic imaging systems are now on everything from aircraft carriers to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to individual soldiers' rifles and helmets.
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.
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 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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2009 Dawes & Ettenberg	Shortwave Infrared Gives Imaging Capability to Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) data is more valuable than ever. Cameras using the shortwave infrared spectrum help us see clearly over long distances through haze, clouds, and dust.
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.
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.
National Defense April 2014 Sandra I. Erwin	Army to Equip Soldiers With New Sensors for Night Targeting The wars of the past decade exposed weaknesses in Army technology for infantry troops. Close-combat equipment such as night vision goggles and weapon sights are bulky and drain batteries fast.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 Turner & Ettenberg	Shortwave Infrared Laser Detection and Tracking on the Battlefield As warfare modernizes, improved pointing and targeting while remaining covert to the enemy from far away is critical to ensuring success. New shortwave infrared (SWIR) technology is helping to meet these critical goals.
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.
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.
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 February 2010 John Keller	Persistent Surveillance with UAV-Mounted Infrared Sensors is Goal of DARPA ARGUS-IR Program Scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are asking industry to develop staring infrared sensors able to provide long-term persistent surveillance from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008	French army employs ULIS uncooled thermal sensors The uncooled thermal sensors will be affixed to the French army's thermal imaging rifle sights, multifunction goggles, and cameras for day and night operation.
National Defense October 2007 Stew Magnuson	Researchers Push for Advances in Night Vision Technology Night vision technology once gave the nation's armed forces an edge on the battlefield, but the devices have proliferated around the world.
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.
National Defense October 2006 Grace Jean	Special Paint Hides Vehicles and Buildings From Enemy Sensors As thermal scanners and other heat-sensitive sensors improve and proliferate, militaries have begun to realize such technologies also expose vulnerabilities, and are seeking ways to protect their troops and assets.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	DRS Technologies to provide lightweight electro-optical/infrared sensors for Army FCS UAVs The sensors will provide imagery during reconnaissance, surveillance, and target-acquisition (RSTA) missions and enhanced reconnaissance and security/early-warning capabilities, which will increase situational awareness.
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 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 January 2014 Valerie Insinna	New Suit Conceals Heat Signatures It can be difficult for a soldier to blend into surrounding terrain when an adversary is equipped with infrared and thermal sensors, but a new camouflage suit may be able to conceal users' heat signatures.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006	Optoelectronics Briefs L-3 Communications Cincinnati delivers FLIR imager for Stryker gun... Army names EOIR Technologies for sensor research contract... Connex is new distributor for Stratos Lightwave... Korean air force picks Elbit Systems for EO/IR imager... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John Keller	Multi-Sensor Fusion Hits the Mainstream Once considered as futuristic, difficult, and elusive, multi-sensor fusion is coming into its own as a standard approach of processing signals from a wide variety of sensors, and making sense of incomplete and sketchy sensor data.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006	Remote intrusion-detection and surveillance system The system offers remote, unattended intrusion-detection and surveillance capabilities for protecting of military installations and perimeters, as well as borders and other assets associated with homeland defense.
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.
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 October 2009	Electro-Optic Brief Photonics mast, electro-optical sensor suite for attack submarines to come from Kollmorgen... Uncooled infrared focal-plane array top supplier ranking goes to DRS Technologies.... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Raytheon Delivers Prototype Missile Warning Sensor Raytheon has built and tested an integrated infrared sensor for the Risk Reduction Alternative Infrared Satellite Systems (RR-AISS) program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John Keller	Harris RF Designers Expand Into Networked Sensors Applications Harris' RF Communications Division is making a strategic expansion into networked sensors applications to augment their state-of-the-art military radios that operate securely in bands ranging from HF to satellite communications.
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.