Lockheed Martin, a security company based in Bethesda, Maryland recently demonstrated a state-of-the-art “slew-to-cue” sensor system designed for the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-CERDEC) Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). The demonstration was held in Washington, D.C, at the annual meeting of the Association of the US Army.
Designed to provide warfighters with enhanced situational awareness during surveillance and route clearance missions, the multi-sensor graphical user interface (MS GUI) is a backwards compatible, affordable upgrade kit developed for fielded Gyrocam systems used by the US Marine Corps and the US Army.
The touch screen display of the MS GUI allows the user to easily switch between the reference cameras - Gyrocam Vehicle Optics Sensor System (VOSS) and the Vision Enhancer. While being used on route clearance missions, the sensor system identifies potential hazards and also interrogates the identified threats.
As per the terms of a research and development agreement, Lockheed Martin will provide NVESD with enhanced MS GUI system capabilities for situational awareness applications.
The business development manager – Gyrocam Systems at Lockheed Martin, Kennan Walker stated that with the advanced capabilities of the Gyrocam VOSS following the integration of the MS GUI, warfighters will be able to spot, identify and track threats from the insurgents from a safe distance and thus minimize operator fatigue.
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