Saturday, July 31, 2021
We all have a question for Sumit. Porter, 2stupid, which one of you IVAS experts will ask? Maybe Sharma can Sum it up for you guys.
Pages 8&9
FY 2019 Plans: In FY19, additional integration work will be performed for making an integral laser range finder work within the Lethality Smart System (LSS). In addition, the plan is to complete, establish and document, via Interface Control Documents (ICDs), the integration of the LSS with the Enhanced Night Vision Goggles, Integrated Visual Augmentation System and Next Generation Weapons. Some funding will go towards integration of more robust and less power micro Organic Light Emitting Diode Displays (OLEDs) that are used on essentially all Soldier Sensors and Lasers programs.
https://www.dacis.com/budget/budget_pdf/FY20/RDTE/A/0603774A_81.pdf
Friday, July 30, 2021
Elbit at Land Forces Australasia. A few of the devices have eMagin displays, Xact, the Common Aviator HMD but does anybody have any idea what the monstrosity is at 30 seconds? Looks like an HTC but Xv, vX, something. A shot of the Mast for IronVision.
#LandForces2021: @ElbitSystemsAus displayed the company's latest developments. 🇦🇺
— Elbit Systems (@ElbitSystemsLtd) July 29, 2021
Watch:
For the full #OnRecord edition: https://t.co/dnrhco3pEV pic.twitter.com/Ws5c4wIgIU
The HMD in the Video is Skylens from Elbit Subsidiary Universal Avionics
#PhotoFriday: The @UnivAvionics Mobile Demo Unit between demos. This mobile flight deck offers one-on-one demos of the company’s latest avionics #flighttech across the country. #UnivAvionicsMDU https://t.co/tZYSBIrsiH pic.twitter.com/5XsWqZaBL3
— Elbit Systems (@ElbitSystemsLtd) July 30, 2021
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Facebook has partnered with Ray-Ban's parent company, Luxottica, to create smart glasses 🤓
— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) July 29, 2021
Facebook's AR glasses, called "Orion," is being designed to replace smartphones.
The glasses are expected to display visual info on the lens, place calls, and live-stream video. pic.twitter.com/sNGIArAJYe
"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should". Ian Malcolm in that Dinosaur Movie
Pinnacle of gaming 🥲 #skyrim #toddhoward #skyrimvr #fallout #falloutvr #vr #virtualreality #tech #oculus #vive #bhaptics pic.twitter.com/dK0U3OOQTi
— GingasVR (@gingasvr) July 28, 2021
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Why are you guys picking on the F-35? #1 eMagin display are and will be in all Variants in time. If you want to talk about money, pretty much all Kopin's Rev is from that program but more importantly it now works as designed and it is the top of the food chain when it comes to Air-Superiority and it's the ...
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That's fun. I wonder if the new HR person's experience at Lord&Taylor, Hudson Bay Co. and Ralph Lauren was a Factor in her hiring. Maybe look for eMagin to have a new line of Lightweight, Energy Efficient Clothing with a Wide Color Gamut.
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Seriously though, those are huge Consumer Companies she worked for. That's a sharp correction on a Career Path. TBH the name eMagin always sounded more like an Earth, Wind and Fire Cover Band or a Clothing Company than a Defense Company.
Elbit devices with eMagin Inside that will make up the Multi-Domain (more on the way)
ENVG-B
IronVision
X-Sight Helmet
F-35 Helmet
Your turn MAVIS.
Unless you can connect your favorite company to the Synthetic Training Environment (IVAS) you ain't in the game. Elbit is running the ABMS and linking the echelons in the Multi-Domain The fact that the MVIS Mafia and their flunkies on Social Media are unaware of it's importance or even it's existence while they bleat about LBS & IVAS should tell you it's all BS
Elbit is at I/ITSEC in November featuring these capabilities:
We look forward to hosting you at stand #2200
Linked together for interoperability, Elbit Systems' training solutions replicate complex combat scenarios for which coordination is crucial to success. Solutions range from individual soldier to Joint Forces training systems using advanced networking capabilities. Elbit Systems’ Live Training solution span across Land, Sea and Air platforms and are integrated into full scale LVC solutions operationally fielded.
Brands: Air & Ground Live Training: Embedded Virtual Avionics, Live Combat Training Sys., Autonomous Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation sys. Air & Ground Mission Training Centers. Augmented Reality
https://exhibits.iitsec.org/2021/public/eventmap.aspx?shMode=E&ID=38254&sortMenu=104000
Living in Dystopian Columbus Ohio is going to necessitate a Life-Style change. This is ridiculous. If you have to alter diet, take medication, keep the room cold and closely monitor how much time you've been in VR it will be another bust. However if eMagin's claim is true and they can overcome Number 8, that their claim that the new display is Nausea-Free
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Elbit introduced ENVG-Bs to SWAT in Fort Benning GA. Don't cause a ruckus down there Georgians...
The company says it wants to support those who keep the country safe and secure. https://t.co/lR9XySD8Z3
— WTVM News Leader 9 (@WTVM) July 24, 2021
This is the XACT with eMagin Inside
#TechnologySolutions: A Lightweight Uncooled Thermal Weapon Sight, the XACTth 64 features excellent thermal sensitivity for target recognition in total darkness from as far as 1300 meters. Find out more here: https://t.co/90nIlsPmIW pic.twitter.com/vceYeVwg3h
— Elbit Systems (@ElbitSystemsLtd) July 26, 2021
This is exactly what Sri Peruvemba says in the Video in the Right Hand Column "Microdisplays for Next-Gen Computing". Vuzix and Kopin people have a fantasy that this is easy, fuggetabout it. It's going to take a long, long time. It will work as an attention-getter for now but that will rub off soon when reality sets in.
Unexpected Consequences of MicroLED TV Manufacturing --The Smaller the Size, the Higher the Cost https://t.co/rzAADT71kx pic.twitter.com/lYOp7kh5qJ
— Display Daily (@Display_Daily) July 27, 2021
If we only knew who supplied the displays for this device that could accomplish Night Vision/Thermal Imaging with an Augmented Reality Overlay! If we only knew! We must have NOOOOZZZ!
Back to infantry Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular, or ENVG-B, combines low light and thermal images with an augmented reality overlay. #AR #ENVGB #GoogleBinocular #Infantry pic.twitter.com/4L727vnaWi
— Usman Zaman Khan 🌟 ™ (@UsmanKhanSOS) July 26, 2021
And you'd have to believe the Army wanted to make a unified system that skipped previous breakthroughs and chose an unqualified novel technology and somehow pound that LBS square peg into a round ENVG-B hole. Apache, eMagin, Armor, IronVision, eMagin, F-35, eMagin. Every other echelon in the the Multi-Domain is going to use eMagin Displays but the Warfighter? It's a mid boggler. But there are people out there actually saying that.
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eMagin's is the only display that can supplement a Pilot's Eye-View with a Data Stream or Video Stream combined with Night Vision/Thermal. You can think of the "Helicopter" as an Apache with the Upgraded Helmet that ran the Test of the Loitering Munition for the first time in a "Multi-Domain" Scenario...
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“Neutralizing air defense assets ahead of such an assault would be a key role for ALEs,” he said. “The video also shows personnel on a helicopter wearing the Army’s new IVAS augmented-reality goggles, which combine night vision with navigation and external feeds. IVAS can give troops a view from a camera mounted on the helicopter’s nose—it can also show video from an ALE or be used to control the ALE directly.”
This is the display they co-developed with eMagin for these purposes.
Somebody is still talking LBS like it's viable in this context. Look at this Video and right off the bat how is IVAS described, "A NIGHT VISION DEVICE" with these other capabilities.
Monday, July 26, 2021
I should say that every Night Vision/Thermal device mentioned used or uses an eMagin Display.
Spiral Night Vision (SENVG)
Family of Enhanced Night Vision I,II,III
ENVG-B
IronVision
FWS-I
Sunday, July 25, 2021
More Elbit. They're on a PR Tear. (eMagin Inside)
This is not a video game, it is the view from @USArmy
— Elbit Systems (@ElbitSystemsLtd) July 25, 2021
new night vision goggles-binocular (NVG-B). Watch:@ElbitSystemsUS
For the full #OnRecord edition: https://t.co/dnrhco3pEV pic.twitter.com/5cFQf30a7h
eMagin Inside
.@SAPhotonics has released the PilotVision display system, a high-resolution, wide field of view, daylight readable color head-mounted display that attaches to #aviation #headgear to provide improved #situationalawareness for #pilots. Read more: https://t.co/hVZw1TOFff #airforce
— Defense Advancement (@DefenseAdvance) July 23, 2021
IronVision, eMagin Inside, moving to the Prototype Phase...
We are thrilled to learn the #USMC pre-awarded our partner, @TXTSystems, a prototype contract for the Cottonmouth Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle. #ElbitAmerica will offer its IronVision to the effort, providing an advanced “see-through armor” tech. for full-time 360-degree SA. https://t.co/wYRMnFYM9n
— Elbit Systems of America (@ElbitSystemsUS) July 22, 2021
Multi-Spectral, Day-Night, Elbit, eMagin Inside. "ICATS", Cat-Eye. clever. From the "Department of Making Up Clever Acronyms". The USMC were original buyers, now US Army...
SEE IT ALL | #ElbitAmerica's ICATS solution — short for Integrated Clip-On Advanced Targeting Sight — provides overmatch in multi-domain operations. The weapon sight delivers critical info. to the #Warfighter to increase their lethality & survivability on the battlefield. #USArmy pic.twitter.com/kt5p4wwDdS
— Elbit Systems of America (@ElbitSystemsUS) July 23, 2021
Friday, July 23, 2021
"Networked" just like IVAS. Data Sharing, Video Sharing, Position, Navigation and Timing, Picture-in-Picture, Blue Force Tracking, Rapid Target Acquisition...
ENVG-B = DOMINANCE | #ElbitAmerica's Enhanced Night Vision Goggle - Binocular integrates heads-up situational awareness & unmatched capabilities to own the networked battlefield. Learn how our ENVG-Bs provide the #Warfighter lethal capability: https://t.co/rUBSH4HKZq. @USArmy pic.twitter.com/c1TAlz0NjI
— Elbit Systems of America (@ElbitSystemsUS) July 22, 2021
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Pictograph
$EMAN DD🤜 pic.twitter.com/HGI7L1Vyjo
— PowerTrioInvestments (@InvestmentsTrio) July 22, 2021
The New Gluten-Free Globalfoundries is here to stay...
We are delivering a new era of more. #GFNewEra #NewEraOfMore #ONEGF pic.twitter.com/6oXD6YJNWf
— GlobalFoundries (@GLOBALFOUNDRIES) July 21, 2021
Like the F-35 Helmet which is currently being updated, X-Sight has eMagin Inside, First Feature Highlights "High Resolution Images".
The X-Sight™ helicopter pilot's #HelmetMountedDisplay with #F35 tech inside, was recently demonstrated to U.S. military officials. 🇺🇸
— Elbit Systems (@ElbitSystemsLtd) July 22, 2021
Watch:
For the full #OnRecord edition: https://t.co/dnrhco3pEV @ElbitSystemsUS pic.twitter.com/Ff0kHw5v5c
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
People are more assured, it seems, that if they the mention the goofy little display company in Upstate New York the speaker has a reasonable expectation that the listener won't look at them, scratch their head say "huh, who?"
The Copyist writes "leading organization". Dr. Wittels at SID said, "eMagin. Everybody knows us". Of course this observation only includes "Display World" but that's OK, gotta start somewhere.
This is a pretty focused group of speakers...
Register now for the AR/VR Display Forum and save! Featuring speakers from leading organizations such as Japan Display (JDI), Nanosys, CEA-Leti, eMagin and DSCC. https://t.co/iDcxVbADWw#AR #VR #VirtualReality #Display pic.twitter.com/00q91SGd6Q
— DSCC (@DisplaySupply) July 21, 2021
Not as dramatic as the F-35 but there's a lot more Cessnas out there than Fighter Jets. PilotVision is from SA Photonics who uses eMagin Displays solely...
SA Photonics’ Demonstrates Next-Generation PilotVision™ Augmented Reality System at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021
There's no doubt in my mind that eventually the new helmet will be used Service-Wide. The old helmet is a victim of the Digital Transformation. It makes sense that while it is still in use they would attempt another "fix". But there's is no escaping this and the night of the Supermoon among others. "According to an accident investigation board report released in early October, the F-35 in question crashed mainly because the pilot incorrectly set a “speed hold” that was too high during the landing process. However, the AIB identified a number of other issues with the F-35, all of which contributed to the crash. Those included a misalignment and “green glow” of the helmet-mounted display, which both caused the mishap pilot to think he was too low on landing and made it difficult for the pilot to see the landscape during the mission, which was conducted at night." But it's goose was cooked long ago. Just a matter of eMagin catching up with the increased capabilities that the Joint Program asked for and Sculley has mentioned a couple times of late on Public Forums. The CFO saying "we are putting our display into an F-35 helmet". I guess there is a little wiggle room there "a helmet". He doesn't say replacing the legacy display in every helmet.They have overstated things in the past but I'm trusting this is to big for them to step on their... fill in the blank...
Even the solely Defense Related News Outlets don't always get it right. She describes the corrective for the "Green Glow" Critical Deficiency as a "Software Fix". That is really old news. Something Kopin would like us to believe. As a matter of fact the "fix" made the problem worse. So the solution was a switch to OLED. This has been known for years.
What's holding up Full Rate Production is the inability to get the Simulator squared away.
"The program could release an updated simulator test schedule as early as August, the GAO stated in a July 13 report. “Until this happens, the full-rate production date remains undetermined,” the GAO said."
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Textron will integrate Ironvision (eMagin Inside) into the USMC's Cottonmouth ARV
COTTONMOUTH ADVANCES | We are thrilled the @USMC pre-awarded our partner, @TXTSystems, a prototype contract for the Cottonmouth ARV. #ElbitAmerica will offer IronVision to the effort, providing a “see-through armor” for 360-degree situational awareness. https://t.co/ortRACe6G7. pic.twitter.com/SmeygXb0to
— Elbit Systems of America (@ElbitSystemsUS) July 19, 2021
Monday, July 19, 2021
Just consider how much more powerful this Presentation would have been had his Advance Team bought some Vanilla Wafers when they went to Stewart's..
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on the rocks posted this a few days ago. Occam's Razor
Global Foundries has ties to the DoD including US fabs/manufacturing, Intel has more advanced packaging technology and smaller nodes + ties to Microsoft that is now tied to DoD via IVAS.
I'm willing to bet that the FTC would approve the acquisition as there seems to be more riding on it than that which iis readily apparent. Geo-Politics Big-Time. The other "coincidence" is that $30 Billion was the $$$ Mudabala was seeking to raise in their planned IPO. Intel is trying to cut them off at the pass. Perhaps the new Gluten Free Globalfoundries is seeking to get Intel to raise their offer.
It sure seems like somebody was right when they said eMagin could be a small but important piece of the Jigsaw Puzzle. #DoD AR VR
“The combination of Intel’s immense resources and extensive expertise in this space, in conjunction with GlobalFoundries existing business and established global presence, could be a significant boon for both entities and disrupt the semiconductor foundry market,” said Marco Chiappetta, principal analyst, HotTech Vision And Analysis.
Anything here that might effect eMagin Upstate NYers?
BREAKING: @GLOBALFOUNDRIES to build second chip plant at Fab 8 campus in Malta. About 1,000 jobs expected to be created.https://t.co/HsjEu9smPc
— Times Union (@timesunion) July 19, 2021
Nope, more than cars...
Today, we are hosting a distinguished group of leaders from industry & govt to continue the national discussion around solving #semiconductor supply chain and national security challenges at GF’s Fab 8 facility in Malta, NY. Stay tuned for news coming out of today’s event... pic.twitter.com/RDp3DNlK83
— GLOBALFOUNDRIES (@GLOBALFOUNDRIES) July 19, 2021
Chief Analyst at Techanalysis #5G #IoT #AI #VR #AR. This could be interesting.
Super excited to be at my first in-person business event with @GLOBALFOUNDRIES moderating a panel on the automotive supply chain. pic.twitter.com/ZHBE5c8zeD
— Bob O'Donnell (@bobodtech) July 19, 2021
The Former Dod Acquisition Man. What IS the announcement? Malta.
Alan Shaffer highlights the security and supply chain risks associated with the lack of semiconductor and electronics manufacturing in the US at the @GLOBALFOUNDRIES event in Malta, New York. pic.twitter.com/0oGr58bRJT
— Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) July 19, 2021
GF is crazy about the new logo. Having a Press Conference to unveil it.
Tim Caulfield of @GLOBALFOUNDRIES behind the scenes at Fab 8 getting ready for today’s announcement pic.twitter.com/5CLvLAvZGc
— Larry Rulison (@larryrulison) July 19, 2021
Gamechanger! hahahahahahaha! Did Cronson help them with this?
#Semiconductorchips power technology found throughout our daily lives. As we have transformed into one of the leading global manufacturers of these vital resources, we are introducing a new visual identity and #brand that is an embodiment of the new GF: https://t.co/G1LBpssfzI pic.twitter.com/rAJ9iYqT9e
— GLOBALFOUNDRIES (@GLOBALFOUNDRIES) July 19, 2021
Well, it appears the FTC might have it in for...
little companies and BIG Companies...#infinitebureaucracy
I don't listen to this guy, does he have credibility in these matters?
Behind The Intel-GlobalFoundries Rumor
Why this deal suddenly makes a whole lot of sense.
"As of today, there are no leading-edge foundries owned by U.S. companies. Intel did not accept military contracts in the past because there wasn’t enough volume in custom chip designs. But the focus on chiplets and advanced packaging is a common cause for both Intel and the DoD, and a potentially lucrative one for Intel. And with the U.S. government’s newfound willingness to invest in domestic semiconductor technology in order to remain competitive with China, Intel could well become the beneficiary of steady government business and possibly a direct cash infusion."
https://semiengineering.com/behind-the-intel-globalfoundries-rumor/
Pretty neat...
Spectacles Runtime - Running around throwing lenses on the world at the right time pic.twitter.com/aiGWKxEUSq
— David Meisenholder (@DaveyJonze) July 12, 2021
Sunday, July 18, 2021
This is interesting Bob. If I was reading that report I would think that the findings regarding Habituation and Dual-Adaptation need a lot of work. What I always fear with this technology is that prolonged exposure to AR & VR having a negative effect on the User...
This Study was for Combat Medics, one of the MOSs slated for IVAS. Two AR Displays and an Tablet were tested. Not hard to guess which two types of displays were A-Bed. They did not attribute any of the results to any one in particular. If the display I'm thinking of made Cyber-Sickness the least of the challenges that's a good thing. Makes we wonder what other reports show across the Touch-Points. In Combat nobody is going to be there reminding you every hour or so to take a break so you can adapt to the "Real World". Maybe that's where the Bio-Metrics come in that they want to design into the System. But still you can't call a Time-Out. I wonder what the jury will think if these results are determinative.
These issues as far as I know have not come up with ENVG-B. Running, Mission Rehearsal Training, Navigation, Position, Timing difficulties never came up at Fort Drum on the overnight hike, in the caves etc. I don't know why Medics would be of particular interest to the Testers. Oh well, we'll see.
https://www.mtec-sc.org/assessment-of-psychological-and-physiological-effects-of-augmented-reality/
Saturday, July 17, 2021
It's plausible that Hawk Carlisle (who wouldn't kill to have that Nickname?) could have used this dissection of the FTC and their approach to M&A in Defense World as a Case Study for our little display company..."Infinite Bureaucracy", brilliant phrase...
Friday, July 16, 2021
The Multi-Domain will not allow for Silos. They are going to have to coordinate and cooperate and to the best of their ability limit redundancy and waste. Joint operations and Combined Arms require thinking with one brain. A revolution is going on in Supply, Procurement, Sustainment, Acquisition and Logistics inside Defense Department. You can see how extraordinary the DPA money was to the goofy little company eMagin and the need to protect the company as a Critical Supplier, they are very much a part of this. This Intel stuff looks like an attempt to consolidate and streamline the overall effort
The supply chain for joint operations serves a joint force. However, military services, geographic combatant commanders, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and other combat support agencies make independent decisions about the purchase and positioning of spares and ordnance.
Distribution is not, however, the area of greatest concern when we discuss defense-related supply chains. The Department of Defense has begun assessing the physical vulnerability of supply chains and is taking effort to mitigate the problems. However, the larger problem is that the nation’s industrial base has shifted in ways that make resupply of some key components highly questionable during periods of crisis and heightened operational tempo, with war being the most radical of these conditions.
https://www.rand.org/blog/2021/06/military-and-defense-related-supply-chains.html
Hey you! What is Sensor Fusion? (This is the beating heart of the Multi-Domain)
The more particular ability MRA Digital possesses and what those companies are looking to accomplish is to have a Field Programable Gate Array (FPGA) that was able to deliver Sensor Fusion to a device. A display that can accommodate that function is eMagin's Signal accomplishment and the reason these companies are beating a path to their door.
SENSOR FUSION
On the HUD Side of IVAS it is very likely the principals involved are on this page...
Elbit
eMagin
L3/Harris
Intevac
Lockheed
Microsoft
Rdecom (now Devcom)
SA Photonics
University Central Florida
US Army
Can't imagine Google would roll it out without an Upgrade.
Google Meet is getting a wider rollout on Google Glass https://t.co/PSuzItueSQ
— Cathy Hackl - CEO's Guide to the Metaverse (@CathyHackl) July 16, 2021
Thursday, July 15, 2021
We like to think that "Thin and Light" is on it's way...
A couple of slides from my @VRVCA speech today! #XR Investment and market trends!😎💰💰 #VR #AR pic.twitter.com/x5QFDO0XRM
— Alvin Wang Graylin (汪丛青) (@AGraylin) July 15, 2021
Not a surprise Elbit will out Red6 Red6 in Tactical Augmented Reality...This is the Synthetic Training Environment for Pilots...
"You've just seen a video showing pictures from the future & this future is an amazing one for #HellenicAirForce at Kalamata Flight Training Center… My congrats to Elbit, we are glad that you are our strategic partners". Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos @Hellenic_MOD #DEFEA2021 🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/NnFlBUq4bx
— Elbit Systems (@ElbitSystemsLtd) July 15, 2021
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Good question. Until it becomes part of the Public Record we can only make educated guesses, which is what I do here. There are 138 IVAS Vendors. I can name 10 or 11 off the top of my head. The divisions of responsibility revolve around the HUD, the Sensors, the Puck and the Radios. IVAS is the most advanced and sophisticated technology the US Military has ever produced. I'd compare it to the Manhattan Project in terms of it's importance.
The User doesn't look through the display. The headset uses a magnifying Free-Form Prism, also invented by eMagin, that projects the image onto a Waveguide that BAE most likely developed as seen in the SA Photonics link below. Mantech also cooperated with and funded eMagin's development of the WUXGA display used in the SA-83-s and is used with all SAP's Militarized HMDs. These are State-of-the-Art .For obvious reasons over 12 iterations they have left folks guessing as the device's configuration which why it's Form-Factor is such a mystery. Not such a mystery if you familiarize yourself with this company.
https://www.saphotonics.com/vision-products/augmented-reality/sa-83-s/#overview4cd6-9bfc
https://www.army.mil/article/243150/army_sets_sights_on_advanced_manufacturing_of_eyepieces
https://www.emagin.com/images/products/svga/datasheets/1000874_Rev_A_WFO5_Prism_Optic_Specs.pdf
SA Photonics also cooperated with the development of the F-35 Helmet and the JHMCS used by Fighter Squadrons.
All the after-action report is an indictment of the LBS System. That's a good one. My favorites: "It doesn't work INDOORS or in the DARK and in close contact with the enemy". Where does it work???HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...It only works in the MVIS Mafia's imagination...
Stationary human target detection at night using the low-light and thermal sensors. At high moon illumination levels, soldiers could detect human targets in the open with low-light sensors. Warfighters’ ability to detect human targets decreased with decreasing illumination from the moon. Warfighters used IVAS thermal capabilities to improve situational awareness. Thermal sensors experienced latency making movement challenging. - Platoon maneuvers during daylight and twilight conditions. A platoon-sized element of 49 warfighters conducted ambush and attack missions against a squad of threat forces. During these activities, IVAS proved most useful during maneuver to maintain formation and improve situational awareness, including detection of opposing forces that would have otherwise remained hidden. IVAS was least useful indoors, at night, and when in close contact with the enemy.
New Aberdeen Proving Ground Facility Aims to Speed Up Fielding Tech
They have been assembling IVAS HMDs at Linchpin in White Marsh a few miles outside the Aberdeen Proving Grounds up til now. Klas Government is opening a 42k Square foot facility inside the APG. The goal, to speed integration and build in improvements in the device and ship them out QCed. Klas counts Microsoft, Intel and L3/Harris among their clients.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Gee, I wonder if eMagin's "New Guy" in DC having been with the Company a scant month had anything to do with this Program while advising the Program Executive on Night Vision, Thermal Imaging and Visual Augmentation Systems (Hey! They forgot to say "Integrated"!) while at Fort Belvoir? What a Mystery this is...
When it gets hot this weekend, we'll be thinking about the cold. 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division tests IVAS Capability Set 4 in extreme temperatures at the Cold Region Test Center, AK, 2021 [📷:Courtney Bacon/PEO Soldier] @25thID | #FunFriday pic.twitter.com/GuxLmmRTMz
— PEO Soldier (@PEOSoldier) July 2, 2021
Our DPA Pal Sparton is now a happy Elbit Company. I wish there was some way for eMagin on the Military side to join their efforts with Elbit to guarantee a flow of displays to Programs of Record in the US and to our Allies. I could be having Satella/WireBond/Parts Shortage PTSD and they are fine and able to manage the demand but pretty much everybody has to brace themselves at critical junctures just in case. Don't we?
Sparton has over 120 years of experience in manufacturing advanced equipment for transportation, electronics, communication, and defense industries. Today Sparton, an Elbit Systems of America Company, is the leading Sonobuoy and UWS Defense Contractor. https://t.co/BPgH8w5PoP pic.twitter.com/QiPFaCZvlt
— Sparton (@SpartonCorp) July 12, 2021
House Appropriators Look To Boost R&D Funds For Army’s CFTs, Propose Another IVAS Cut
Rosa Da Lauro is the Chairperson and she is not exactly viewed as a "Hawk" on Defense matters. This will be hashed out in Committee, go to "Night Court" i.e. Arbitration and then we shall see what comes out in the wash. It's strange to say that $200 Million almost looks like a "Symbolic" Cut but in light of the Contract Total of $22 Billion it may be. Not much in the way of detail but hanging out there is the GAO Report that asked the Army to submit a Report to Congress that outlined the Remediation they undertook to solve the "Waveguide" Problem among others which came to light after Soldier Touchpoint 2.
Monday, July 12, 2021
eMagin VGA
#SundaySpotlight: Target recognition in obscured conditions is a difficult feat. AION UC is an uncooled thermal target locator enabling real time target recognition & coordinates dissemination. https://t.co/48Q1wumPgJ pic.twitter.com/yPceCSWW4C
— Elbit Systems (@ElbitSystemsLtd) July 11, 2021
Yes, rocks thanks for the reminder. The IVAS Jury will be empaneled today. They're set on the Hardware and are testing the stability of the Platform and Software.
Well, that's good. So this means the device is entering Full-Rate Production? Or we get to observe the effects of the elasticity of time some more...
The Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular provides close combat forces with the capability to observe and maneuver in all weather conditions, during limited visibility, and under all lighting conditions.
— U.S. Army (@USArmy) July 12, 2021
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/TMjoUjq5sW#ArmyTech | #modernization pic.twitter.com/xA7gZaHnfG
Saturday, July 10, 2021
eMagin Inside the "th" not the other one...
#PhotoFriday: A marksman identifying a target using the XACTth65 thermal sight.
— Elbit Systems (@ElbitSystemsLtd) July 9, 2021
The light weight automatic thermal sight increases detection range to up to 1.5 kilometers in total darkness. More about it here: https://t.co/Z9dgzNjQdP pic.twitter.com/iW3Gmnp21j
Friday, July 9, 2021
Thursday, July 8, 2021
There's no reason or need to read between any lines. Any Advanced Near-Eye-Display that the US Department of Defense uses is/will be an eMagin OLED Display.
eMagin packs a punch with it's OLED Microdisplay!https://t.co/5OB5FWAaSy
— eMagin Corporation (@eMaginCorporat1) July 8, 2021
New Night Vision Goggles - Haley Britzky - Ep 3 (Battery Life "ENVG-B several Hours not PVS-14's 10-20 minutes. More fun, Haley spilled the beans. She visited Elbit's Northern Virginia Office and got a run-through on ENVG-B. At 6:05 she says, "While that's being developed (ENVG-B) they are also working with Microsoft on IVAS". Thanks Haley...)
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
For 800 Euros I think I'll pass but that's quite a roster of speakers...
In AR and VR applications the displays just don’t have enough brightness. For the next generation of computing AR/VR devices, high brightness, high speed nausea-free, high contrast and often high resolution microdisplays are sought by everyone from Consumer, Military, Medical and Industrial customers. The team at eMagin found the answer, we invented direct patterned OLED technology (dPd) that yields the highest brightness OLED microdisplays. We will combine dPd with additional structures to continue the improvement. These displays have been demonstrated, shipped in small volumes and will be designed into some of the most exciting AR/VR platforms. The speaker will discuss the journey, the results and the possibilities with this new technology, including its potential impact on today’s mobile devices.
https://www.techblick.com/schedule/displays-lighting-innovations-market-trends
eMagin Inside the HDTS
BrightNite™ system for Degraded Visual Environment flight delivers a fused image of the outside world to the pilot's eyes. Combined W/ our HDTS #HMD, it gives aircrew head-tracking capabilities & improved crew coordination. Click here for a closer look: https://t.co/P2W9qsUfVg pic.twitter.com/mVq52wAMqb
— Elbit Systems (@ElbitSystemsLtd) July 6, 2021
The ongoing litigation must have contributed and perhaps some dissatisfaction with Azure. They will solicit proposals from Amazon and Microsoft among others.
The Pentagon said its cloud vendor for the new contract will have to meet several criteria, like working on all three classification levels (i.e. unclassified, secret or top secret), be available around the world and have top-tier cybersecurity controls.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Missed this...nice Humble Brag...Murica...
As we celebrate Independence Day, we salute all the companies who continue to manufacture in the USA.
— eMagin Corporation (@eMaginCorporat1) July 4, 2021
Monday, July 5, 2021
I think the Display for the F-35 is Qualified or else Mr. Koch would not say this...(Huge with a qualification, the JPO pushed out that the Carrier Variant was qualified and showed "B" conducting Night Ops, regardless a big disclosure)
The grants are from the Department of Defense; as eMagin is the only domestic OLED microdisplay manufacturer, the military has a stake in expanding and strengthening its production. With the funding, awarded in the summer of 2020, eMagin will be able to upgrade equipment.
“We’re putting our display into a helmet for the F35 fighter jet, we’re putting it into night-vision goggles, which are used by U.S. military special forces,” Koch said.
“The military really likes these OLED displays because they’re high resolution, they use very little power, they’re very bright and they’re very rugged. So part of the reason was to support us as a company, as the only company in the U.S. manufacturing these, and the military has a strong buy-American component … so it’s just part of the military wanting to protect their supply chain and keep up as much domestic manufacturing for military products as possible.”
https://westfaironline.com/137900/emagin-in-east-fishkill-packs-a-punch-with-its-oled-microdisplays/
Soldier Today: Army Futures Command Updates with CSM Michael Crosby (Sergeant-Major of the Army Grinston discusses Soldier Lethally, a little Breaking News from the interview NGSW FCS will interface with ENVG-B, IVAS in development will follow the same route ENVG-B followed with Fort Drum and Fort Bragg getting First Use, Caves, Tunnels and Jumping out of Airplanes)
Saturday, July 3, 2021
Friday, July 2, 2021
A fine article in this month's wood pulp Army Magazine (story not available on-line) cover of which has an picture of a Ranger with the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) wearing an ENVG-B and inside there is a lot of discussion of Modernization Efforts aimed particularly at the Integrated Soldier and Squad Architecture...
and what it can do to improve the life and lot of the Dismounted Soldier. It's nothing I haven't harped on about here but discussion of ENVG-B as the " first signature modernization effort" leads seamlessly into discussion of IVAS as a Digital Night Vision Goggle which "also (piggybacking on ENVG-B) helps soldiers see a target, uses facial recognition software,translates various languages and "allows (think of Sculley's Memorial Day message) soldiers to share information such as map coordinates and imagery from the battlefield". IVAS additionally will be interoperable with FLIR's Black Hornet Mini-Drone and a Soldier Borne Sensor which allows the sharing of the same screen and controls.
Then the NGSW and all the benefits of low SWAP, everything trying to lighten the physical and cognitive load of the Warfighter. The Concentric circles are tightening. It's one effort and it's interoperability up and down the Echelons makes it one System with that little display tying it all together.
Not just US and NATO...
Joint Multi-Domain Operations underway with ships and aircraft of #IndianNavy, #IAF aircraft along with #US Navy Carrier Strike Group in the Indian Ocean Region as part of the Indo-US exercises. pic.twitter.com/GlU5CjNnLy
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) June 24, 2021
Defense Companies exist in a different world than a Consumer company. US Defense companies obtain their Contracts from the Congress who in turn obtain the funds from Taxpayers. They have to put in some effort to convince that what they offer is prudent and necessary for the National Defense.
It's going to the Jury...
Microsoft and the service have been militarising the company's HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) system and earlier this year signed a production contract that could be worth up to USD21.9 billion over the coming decade.
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Synthetic Training Environment (An overview of the concepts behind the Synthetic Training Environment. The HMDs you see on the Trainees are Ruggedized HMDs eMagin co-developed with Quantum3D and Intelligent Decisions. Raytheon will build, is building the updated Squad Trainer for the Dismounted Soldier in the STE)
Shorter Version: Yeah we are doing IVAS/STE for Folks Who Fly..."Full Color, Better Freedom of Movement. Live, Virtual. Constructive Training".
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— Elbit Systems of America (@ElbitSystemsUS) June 30, 2021