(The Trajectory Does Not Include Kopin, ManTech R&D) Owning the Environment: Current trajectory in Army visual sensors

There are setbacks though to the legacy goggle technology in the field, as it does not have thermal capabilities and there is not a seamless transition for Soldiers using goggles from day to night or for use at a distance or close up. These setbacks are what current technology developments are working to improve, said Reago.

For example, the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle, or ENVG, system includes an image intensified channel and a thermal channel allowing for an uncooled image and an optical overlay to be combined with the output of the camera sent to a small display that can be combined and the image intensified; however, it doesn’t have a full digital capability.

“The lab has worked with companies on not only the combiners, but the image source. A most recent technology is a micro-OLED [organic light-emitting diode], high-brightness, wide format,” Reago said. “I think we are making tremendous progress in this area, and I’m very comfortable that in the next few years we are going to have very robust display solutions that will enable this digital capability.”

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