Navy orders all-weather eyes for the fleet

17 Jun 2002

Ball Aerospace and Technologies (Broomfield, CO) will build up to 165 Marine All-Light-Level TV cameras for US Navy ships. The charge-coupled- device (CCD) cameras will operate from the visible to the near-infrared, 550 to 950 nm, and be used for search, surveillance, target identification, weapon fire control, and navigation.

The system replaces current vidicon cameras and provides higher resolution and better haze and fog penetration. The service has also ordered five Thermal Imaging Sensor Systems (TISSs) from McDonnell Douglas (Monrovia, CA) to provide long-range detection and recognition of small surface objects such as boats, mines, periscopes, cruise missiles, and swimmers. The TISS will also be used in navigation and search and seizure operations for contraband.
Courtesy of Laser Focus World