Radar displays for Thai air force get upgrade from Cambridge Pixel



BANGKOK, Thailand. Cambridge Pixel was selected by engineers at the Royal Thai air force (RTAF) headquarters at Don Muang Airbase, Bangkok, Thailand to upgrade its radar display technology and air defense processing at several strategic sites across their country -- such as air force bases and training facilities -- without replacing the existing and expensive radar sensors.

A key requirement from RTAF was use commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products to reduce long-term maintenance costs while adding new tracking, safety, and display features such as delivering improved target tracking from both the primary and identification friend or foe (IFF) sensors, track fusion, safety alerts, and then presentation of the integrated data on a large, clear plan position indicator (PPI) display on top of user-selectable maps.

“We were very pleased with Cambridge Pixel," says RTAF Group Captain Thouchpong. "Their engineers understood what we needed and provided excellent support during the installation and deployment of the first two sites at Udon Thani and Nakhon Pathom. We now have an upgraded capability based on COTS products, which promises reduced long-term maintenance costs. We are looking forward to continuing the collaboration by upgrading the air defense systems at our other airbase facilities.”

Cambridge Pixel engineers delivered its radar processing and tracking products which interface to the current primary and secondary IFF radars to enable upgraded target tracking from the primary and IFF sensors and fusion into a single track source. The display is managed by Cambridge Pixel’s ASD-100 air situation display software, which enables an integrated display picture of primary and secondary video and tracks that are then overlaid on maps. The software runs on standard PC hardware, which reduces system maintenance costs.

Cambridge Pixel’s hardware-agnostic SPx suite of software libraries and applications are used in radar visualization, radar video distribution, plot extraction, target tracking, and fusion. The company’s ASD-100 air situation display gives operators an integrated picture of everything in the skies -- military or commercial air traffic, friend or foe. This application can then interface to a variety of different ASTERIX data inputs such as CAT-240 (radar video), CAT-48 (track reports) and CAT-4 (safety alert messages). Safety alerts such as short term conflict alerts, area proximity warnings, and minimum safety altitude warnings may be sent to the ASD-100 display using the company’s SPx SafetyNet server application.

http://mil-embedded.com/news/radar-display...mbridge-pixel/#

X-Ray Vision? DARPA Wants US Troops to See Through Walls



To hear the Pentagon tell it, traditional, everyday vision sounds like a bit of a drag.

"Conventional optic imaging systems today largely limit themselves to…providing two-dimensional renderings of three-dimensional scenes…" reads an announcement from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), released last Friday.

In other words, any photo you see, any video, is only a 2D representation of what’s directly in front of the lens. That’s because conventional optics only measure light intensity.

But DARPA is interested in tapping into other aspects of photons, the elementary particles of light, which carry vast amounts of information that are simply not measured by the human eye or traditional photographic equipment.

"Many photons traverse complex paths punctuated by multiple bounces prior to entering the aperture of a camera or other imager – a process through which these photons pick up information about their surroundings," the announcement reads.

Launching the Revolutionary Enhancement of Visibility by Exploiting Active Light-fields (REVEAL) project, DARPA hopes to unlock the hidden potential of photons, and the Pentagon is currently soliciting research proposals for how to develop the technology.

The idea, essentially, is to utilize a single vantage point to create a 3D image of the area. By taking in extra data collected from the photons, that vantage point would be able to essentially see through objects.

The project is still in the very early stages of development, and as such, DARPA is a little light on details. The specific hardware — for example, whether or not we’re talking about specially worn goggles — is not known at this time. But the applications could be revolutionary.

"Imagine, for example, squad members patrolling a street in a deployed urban environment, and an armed assailant crouching behind a car or a concrete barrier," the announcement reads. "Without the benefit of different vantage points (from the air, for example), the squad could be blind to the hidden threat.

"By exploiting currently untapped aspects of light and the varied paths of photons bouncing off the brick wall, troops using hardware based on the theoretical foundations provided by REVEAL might someday be able to detect the otherwise hidden assailant."

Based on the photon data, REVEAL could also identify radioactive, biological, or chemical threats.

The project is currently divided into two 24-month segments, with the first testing scene reconstruction in a controlled environment, and the second taking the concept out into realistic light conditions. So, assuming it even works, it’s still a long way off.

But if everything goes according to plan, as DARPA program manager Predrag Milojkovic points out, it could allow individuals to “fly” through a scene without changing their physical location.

http://sputniknews.com/science/20150528/1022680794.html

It uses reinforced fiberglass hull......designed to be light, not for strength. Don't have to bother add any kind of armor on missile boat.....

Even a guided cruiser can't withstand a collision with UAV

The Indonesian Navy KRI Bung Tomo on Thursday May 28th, 2015 tested the MM-40 Block II Missile.



http://foto.metrotvnews.com/view/2015/05/2...t-mm-40-blok-ii

semalam dia full auto dalam 30 saat. sakit telinga weh

I'm referring to the extremely narrow beam and draft of the hull in front of the bridge area, not any type of armor protection.

how long minigun battery gonna last long?

IDK about that, but one thing for sure

The minigun will run out of ammo before running out of battery

so what's the latest news about defence budget for next rmk?

bora-bora such a nice place mang

AFAIK usually minigun takes its power from a power outlet on the vehicle it is mounted on, not batteries.

CMN Ocean Eagle-43 & 43MH Trimaran Patrol Boat has similar design.

Mozambique bought 3 units of the CMN Ocean Eagle-43. Photos of the launching of Mozambique first CMN Ocean Eagle-43 Trimaran:







More pictures: http://cmn-group.com/launching-first-ocean-eagle-mozambique/

Checking out FA MAS rifle, UNIFIL base Southern Lebanon



This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: May 29 2015, 01:08 PM

https://twitter.com/bernamadotcom

Nah amik.....

this rifle better than HK or M4 colt?

HK & M4 better....but rifle ni boleh tukar position whether left or right handed. Just change side of the mechanism inside.

i see, can use after pass sea water ? (i means kena air)

This post has been edited by waja2000: May 29 2015, 04:20 PM

Tak try pun......hari tu pun tembak kejap je so nk compare lebih2 susah skit.

Cuma dia pendek mungkin senang handle la kot

This post has been edited by LTZ: May 29 2015, 04:21 PM

pakai je la m4 tuu hahaha

M4 ada utk lefhanded ke?