L-3 WESCAM has announced a significant feature enhancements to the electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) surveillance and targeting products within its MXTM-Series portfolio.
“The newly added features enable a wider breadth of visual capabilities across all of our market segments,” said Paul Jennison, vice president of government sales and business development for L-3 WESCAM. “We’re providing the highest value to our customers by incorporating technologies that are state-of-the-art, easy-to-use and will improve sensor operator effectiveness.”
Feature enhancements per product are as follows:
MX-15 Surveillance System
Colorlow-light,wide-anglezoomEOimager–Complementingthesystem’sexistingdual-channel spotter, this technology enhances its imaging capability under a wide range of illumination conditions, including dusk and poor weather conditions.
Zoom Spotter – Zoom optics allow the operator to achieve the desired balance of magnification and field of view between moderately wide and ultra-narrow.
Shortwave IR (SWIR) imager – Useful for day and night imaging missions, the high-resolution SWIR imager offers outstanding range performance at the limits of atmospheric visibility. In addition, it offers improved imaging performance under suboptimal atmospheric conditions, such as atmospheric haze and fog.L-3 WESCAM Launches New Performance Features for MXTM-SeriesPage 2
MX-20D & 25D Targeting Systems
Laser Spot Tracker (LST) – Compatible with standard U.S. and NATO designator codes, the LST automatically detects a designator spot of a given code in its field of view and automatically slews the system’s line of sight to the laser energy.
MX-25 Surveillance & MX-25D Targeting Systems
Dual-channeldaylightandEMCCDlow-lightEOwide-anglezoom–EMCCDlow-lightimaging capability added to the wide-angle zoom sensor enhances situational awareness under a wide range of illumination conditions.
To improve mission capability and promote operational ease-of-use, all turrets within the MX-Series can also be equipped with L-3 WESCAM’s newly launched KineticTM technologies:
KineticSpeed–Apowerfulfeaturethatenablesoperatorstogainanaccurateindicationofthe speed at which ground vehicles are travelling. This is useful for threat assessment and/or regulatory law enforcement.
Kinetic Map – An advanced operator control system that overlays the location of the sensor, direction of line of sight and a selected sensor’s field of view onto a geographical moving map. The system displays multiple channels of sensor video, along with the imagery’s associated metadata.
Kinetic Moving Target Indicator (MTI) – Detects multiple moving targets in an image stream, significantly reducing operator burden and increasing the probability of detecting suspicious activity.
Kinetic Map and MTI – Combines the capabilities of the Kinetic Map and Kinetic MTI into a powerful, integrated set of operator capabilities.
All system features are available now for delivery. L-3 WESCAM is a world leader in the design and manufacture of stabilized, multi-spectral imaging systems. To learn more about L-3 WESCAM, visit the company’s website at www.wescam.com.