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6. Military applications for thermal imaging cameras
The applications have been classified, for each of the 3 weapons, according to operational functions:
mobility: for piloting and navigation assistance;
observation: to obtain information while remaining at a safe distance;
for target recognition, or better still, target identification, before firing, to avoid fratricide or surgical strikes on pre-identified targets. Finally, for target designation during weapon guidance.
Table 2 summarizes the main existing applications.
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Military applications for thermal imaging cameras
Example of a thermal camera: the Modular Thermal System (SMT)
Bibliography
Standardization
NATO standards (STANAG)
- Analogue video standard for aircraft system applications - 3350 -
- Calculation of MRTD for thermal imaging systems - 4350 -
- Measurement of the MRTD of thermal cameras - 4349 -
- Definition of nominal static range performance for thermal imaging system - 4347 -
Thermal camera manufacturers
(non-exhaustive list)
France
e2v technologies http://www.e2v.com
FLIR Systems France http://www.flir.fr
Germany
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