The Joint Target Acquisition System is a hand-held surveillance system which allows a soldier to determine the exact location of a target by using a combination of GPS and Laser technology. The soldier, acting as a Forward ...
The Joint Target Acquisition System is a hand-held surveillance system which allows a soldier to determine the exact location of a target by using a combination of GPS and Laser technology. The soldier, acting as a Forward Observer, firstly detects the target using the in-built, uncooled thermal camera. The in-built GPS system provides co-ordinates of the soldiers current location. Using the in-built MELT Laser Rangefinder module and an in-built electronic compass, the soldier measures the range and angle to the target, which enables the onboard computer to calculate the exact co-ordinates of the target. This information can then be relayed back to a control centre for the appropriate action to be taken.
The equipment uses a focal plane array detector, together with a co-aligned optical day-sight to provide a complete and integrated system for the Forward Observer and Fire controller in today’s networked battlefield and the system is capable of detecting targets at ranges in excess of 3Km at night and 5Km during daytime.