U.S. Philippe was awarded a $15.7 million contract for U.S. defense to develop arable battlefield visualization tools

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Contracts worth up to $15.7 million

Teledyne Flir, which focuses on enhancing situational awareness, has announced that it has partnered with the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (U.S. The Joint Science and Technology Agency, part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, has signed a contract worth up to $15.7 million to develop new battlefield threat maps and visualization tools.

The technology will allow the system to digitally map hazardous substance threats through sensor data and "see" their exact location through mixed reality, enabling devices ranging from smartphones, tablets and heads-up displays, particularly the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) based on Microsoft HoloLens.

Together with partners, Philippe will develop software that can precisely locate, measure, and map chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear (CBRN) hazards and view them in mixed reality. For example, the software can support IVAS and provide soldiers with the necessary situational awareness.

According to the introduction, the project is funded by the Digital Combat Space Management Agency of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and the goal is to optimize real-time CBRN situational awareness, allowing users to see and avoid chemical and biological hazards.

In addition, in the future, the project will allow users to intuitively perceive chemical biological threats and receive real-time decision support when performing reconnaissance and decontamination tasks. At the same time, it could lay the groundwork for artificial intelligence and mixed reality for the U.S. Army's self-decontamination efforts.

David Cullin, general manager of Philippe's Unmanned and Integrated Solutions business, said: "To protect our troops wherever we are deployed, we need to leverage state-of-the-art detection and battlefield management technologies to address the deadly risks posed by chemical and biological weapons. We are proud to take on this mission, helping our warfighters visualize dangerous chemical biological threats while improving future capabilities associated with IVAS and autonomous robotic decontamination." ”