BAE Thermal Imagers To Improve Visibility On Special Ops Vehicles

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by Staff Writers
Austin TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2008
BAE Systems will equip special operations forces vehicles with thermal imaging systems that enhance forward and rearward visibility.

The technology systems will fuse visible-light and infrared imagery to provide the vehicle driver the best possible view in daylight, darkness and all weather conditions.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center awarded the company a $50 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the Driver's Ground Mobility Visual Augmentation System (DR-GMVAS).

The system will enable special operations forces operators to navigate vehicles; conduct surveillance; and detect, identify, and track threats in all weather conditions.

"Combining inputs from multiple sensors into a single fused image will give vehicle occupants unprecedented ability to observe their surroundings in poor weather and in darkness," said David Rohde, DR-GMVAS program manager at BAE Systems in Austin, Texas.

"It will give special operations forces an important advantage in the global war on terrorism."

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