OWL manportable battlefield surveillance sensor opens up set of remote possibilities
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CNPEP Radwar of Poland unveils a new manportable battlefield surveillance sensor, the Observation and Warning Land (OWL) K-band radar. The OWL is developed in conjunction with Wojskowy Institut Techniczny Uzbrojenia (WITU), the Polish Ministry of National Defense's armament technology institute, and the radar's tripod-mounted head has a variable 0-20 rpm rotation rate and can be operated in rotational search, sector search or watch modes.
Publication Name: Jane's International Defense Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0020-6512
Year: 2006
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US Army makes visionary award for InGaAs
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The US Army has awarded a contract for the design, development, and delivery of an indium gallium arsenide detector array to the Goodrich Corporation's Optical and Space Systems team. The contract would further the development of high-resolution, small pixel-pitch, high-sensitivity, dual-wavelength cameras that can simultaneously produce images in both the visible and the short-wave infrared wavelength regions.
Publication Name: Jane's International Defense Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0020-6512
Year: 2006
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Sensor system promises high resolution
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Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control revealed a new multisensor system that provides unique high-resolution, three-dimensional target imaging for military, and civil applications. The new LAdar Target Acquisition and Recognition System (LADAR) brings together a mid-wave forward-looking infrared, charge-coupled device TV and a long-range variant of an existing LADAR sensor into a single 15 inch turret.
Publication Name: Jane's International Defense Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0020-6512
Year: 2006
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