The new global battlefield has emerged as an ideal proving ground for unmanned platforms and counter-unmanned solutions. Across the air, land and maritime domains, new automated technologies have permitted platforms to increase their speed, agility, covertness, effectiveness and threat. As a result, operators have a critical need for increased and reliable communication through high-quality EO/IR imaging and sensor system performance.
1. STAND-OFF RANGE
VAMPIRE and WESCAM MX-Series gimbal
Newly designed, next-generation laser designators and laser rangefinders enable the latest models of our systems to work at longer stand-off distances from large or small targets, enhancing decision-making confidence, cross-domain communication and team collaboration. These new capabilities allow our imaging systems and operators to be more efficient and precise when engaging stationary or moving threats from multiple positions in contested environments.
2. MEDIUM-WAVE AND SHORT-WAVE INFRARED
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3. AUTOMATIC VIDEO TRACKING
Gimbal
4. STABILIZATION & RELIABILITY
Helicopter over land
Today's mission needs require stabilization and reliability to ensure success under the most severe operational environments. WESCAM MX-Series systems offer multi-axis gimbals, with each system's payload fully stabilized.
Our proven stabilization architecture also stops line-of-sight jitter by employing a combination of passive damping and active motion cancellation on a vibration-isolated payload for on-the-move engagements. This advanced stabilization applies to the entire payload so that every internal device and function benefits from the same level of jitter suppression. This results in a smooth and stable high-definition image, maximizing target identification ranges.
Stability, situational awareness, operator workload and degraded visual environments continue to be challenges for unmanned platforms. WESCAM MX-Series systems directly address these obstacles with high-performance stability and multi-spectral sensors that provide enhanced image processing and acuity along with precise geo-pointing technologies for hands-free operation regardless of aircraft movement or obstructions.
5. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
Helicopter UAV
The use of AI/ML at the edge will become more pervasive to automate manual and focus-intensive tasks, improve situational awareness, object detection and tracking. New AI/ML advancements deliver pertinent insights to enhance imagery while also reducing time from positive target identification to engagement.
6. PLATFORM INTEGRATION
VAMPIRE
The future of EO/IR technologies relies heavily on the successful integration of next-generation sensor systems on new global platforms designed for missions across multiple domains. This includes state-of-the-art counter-UAS platforms such as
The capability is here. Now is the time to invest in visual technologies that dominate enemy operations.
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