Context
Having a greater awareness of one’s surroundings is highly strategic for the military when conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance missions.
On the field, information is collected through enduring observation by deployed soldiers, along with a wide variety of sensors, whose aim is to increase military capabilities & gather intelligence when the environment is hostile. To support the Armed Forces, Bertin Instruments has designed, developed & manufactured a whole range of optronic solutions dedicated to the improvement of local situational awareness & consequently the protection of soldiers & the enhancement of decision-making. The OEM camera module CamSight LP is one of those. Compliant with military standard, this passive imaging system is able to detect thermal radiation & produce high-quality pictures in the darkest nights, thus providing operators with valuable, strategic information. When integrated into Exensor’ Scout camera, the CamSight LP becomes a precious asset within the Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) system Flexnet. Indeed, as a tailored solution, Flexnet is based on wireless, battery-operated sensors (seismic, acoustic & infrared), combined with day/night motion cameras, to be rapidly deployed on operations. Operating over a mesh network, CamSight LP is consequently an essential component of the system, as it confirms the nature of the detected threat & increases both effectiveness & coordination of the team.
