New Night Vision/Live Thermal Imaging Headsets

There are amazing possibilities once it's proven.
"Night vision and thermal imaging play a crucial role in modern warfare.

The former provides soldiers with situational awareness – illuminating their surroundings during nighttime operations or in the midst of heavy smoke or bad weather.

Thermal weapon sight – which is mounted to the weapon – helps sharpshooters quickly spot a target in poor visibility.

Until now, soldiers have been forced to carry both technologies into the battlefield. But that could be about to change.

Defence technology and military support firm BAE Systems this morning announced a new type of headset which would combines night vision and thermal weapon sights.

It is critical for soldiers to be able to quickly locate and identify targets," the announcement from BAE reads.

On today's battlefield, this slower [two optic] approach, which is often further hampered by heavy smoke or bad weather, compromises soldiers' safety and can reduce mission effectiveness.

By integrating night vision and thermal targeting capabilities into one sight displayed on the soldiers' goggles, BAE Systems' new solution allows troops to more easily acquire targets and engage faster.

The new goggles will reportedly stream a live video feed from the thermal weapon sight using bluetooth.

At the flick of a switch, warfighters will be able to toggle between the night vision view of their surroundings – to the thermal sight of their weapon.

BAE Systems released an illustration of the new technology which shows the crosshairs of the thermal weapon sight overlaid on the soldier's night vision view."
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/574975/New-Military-Goggles-Combine-Blends-Night-Vision-Thermal-Weapon-Sight

 

Time to get the Phos grenades out again...

 

Interesting that the same "paper" tucked this story in between: "Alien Autopsy Photos" an "Kate Hudson's camel toe" sounds like a top notch source of information.