Army wants dual-use aircraft infrared sensor for missile warning and situational awareness

摘要

Officials of the Army Contracting Command at Fort Belvoir, Va., approached industry last month for the Digital Dual Use Sensor (DDUS) project, which is to be a high-pixel-count dual-band infrared Sensor module capable of providing high-quality imagery for threat warning and for pilotage and situational awareness applications on future Army helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.