L-3 WESCAM [LLL] May 28 unveiled enhancements to the electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting products within its MX™-Series portfolio.
“The newly added features enable a wider breadth of visual capabilities across all of our market segments,” said Paul Jennison, vice president of government sales and business development for L-3 WESCAM. “We’re providing the highest value to our customers by incorporating technologies that are state-of-the-art, easy-to-use and will improve sensor operator effectiveness.”
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For the MX-15 Surveillance System, improvements include: color low-light, wide-angle zoom EO imager that complements the existing dual-channel spotter enhancing its imaging capability under a wide range of conditions, including dusk and poor weather conditions.
It also has a Zoom Spotter, allowing the operator to achieve the desired balance of magnification and field of view between moderately wide and ultra-narrow; and a Shortwave IR (SWIR) imager that offers outstanding range performance at the limits of atmospheric visibility. In addition, it offers improved imaging performance under conditions, such as haze and fog.
New performance features for the MX™-Series include Laser Spot Tracker (LST) for the MX-20D and 25D Targeting Systems. This is compatible with standard U.S. and NATO designator codes. The LST automatically detects a designator spot of a given code in its field of view and automatically slews the system’s line of sight to the laser energy.
For the MX-25 Surveillance and MX-25D Targeting Systems, improvements include Dual-channel daylight and EMCCD low-light EO wide-angle zoom–EMCCD low-light imaging capability added to the wide-angle zoom sensor enhances situational awareness under a wide range of illumination conditions.
Additionally, to improve mission capability and promote operational ease-of-use, all MX-series turrets can be equipped with L-3 WESCAM’s newly launched Kinetic™ technologies:
Kinetic Speed is a feature allowing operators to gain an accurate indication of the speed at which ground vehicles are traveling.
Kinetic Map, another enhancement, is an advanced operator control system that overlays the location of the sensor, the line of sight direction and a selected sensor’s field of view onto a geographical moving map. The system displays multiple channels of sensor video, along with the imagery’s associated metadata.
The Kinetic Moving Target Indicator (MTI), which detects multiple moving targets in an image stream, reduces operator burden and increasing the probability of detecting suspicious activity.
Also, there are the Kinetic Map and MTI, which combine the capabilities of the Kinetic Map and Kinetic MTI into a powerful, integrated set of operator capabilities.
All system features are available now for delivery.