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Another wonder from an Indian Private Company Tonbo imaging.

This is BNVD-P is an advanced panoramic night vision goggles (PNVG) with advanced features and performance so pilots and aircrew can accomplish difficult night missions successfully and safely

Night vision goggles offer operators an incredible advantage on the modern battlefield. The ability to observe and engage the enemy without them even being aware of your presence is a formidable weapon.

The purpose of the BNVD-P is to provide the operator more information under goggles, allowing him to more quickly move through the OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). The most striking feature of the BNVD-P is the presence of four separate image intensifier tubes with four separate objective lenses arrayed in a panoramic orientation.
The two right and two left tubes are housed in merged assemblies and are hung from a bridge, giving operators interpuplliary adjustment options. They can also be easily removed and operated as independent handheld viewers.

BNVD-P uses the standard position and adjustment shelf (PAS) for pupillary distance and tilt adjustment and eye relief (fore/aft). It attaches to any helmet.

Capabilities & Salient Features

  • Inbuilt computer to log the use
  • Wirelss data management
  • Gen III+ tubes
  • All metal enclosure for harsh use
  • No external battery pack required
  • 20hrs + continuous operation on a single battery
  • Extremely light weight <800g including the mount and the battery
  • Compatible with most ACH / MICH / Aviator helmets
  • Reduced SWaP


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Russia’s F-22 and F-35 Killer: 6th Generation Plane Armed with Hypersonic Weapons


Dave Majumdar
December 12, 2017

According to Mikheyev, the new “radio-photonic radar” will operate over a much wider band than conventional radars and should be far more resistant to enemy jamming. Further, the new system is expected to be utilized as an electronic warfare system, datalink and as a communications system. Prototypes of the new radar have already been built.

The Russian defense industry is starting to look at concepts for a sixth-generation fighter that would eventually replace the Sukhoi Su-57 PAK-FA.

Like the United States Air Force and the Navy, the Russians are looking at a wide range of concepts including manned-unmanned teaming, directed energy weapons and hypersonics. The Russians are also looking at novel radar and electro-optical sensor technologies that seem designed to counter stealth.

One system under development for the potential new plane is a so-called radio-photonic radar.

“The radio-photonic radar will be able to see farther than existing radars, in our estimates. And, as we irradiate an enemy in an unprecedentedly wide range of frequencies, we’ll know its position with the highest accuracy and after processing we’ll get an almost photographic image of it - radio vision,” said Vladimir Mikheyev an advisor to the first deputy CEO of the Radio-Electronic Technologies Group (KRET) in an interview with the state-owned TASS news agency.

“This is important for determining the type [of an aircraft]: the plane’s computer will immediately and automatically identify a flying object, for example, an F-18 with specific types of missile armament.”

According to Mikheyev, the new “radio-photonic radar” will operate over a much wider band than conventional radars and should be far more resistant to enemy jamming. Further, the new system is expected to be utilized as an electronic warfare system, datalink and as a communications system.

Prototypes of the new radar have already been built.

Both the emitter and the receiver have been built on the basis of the experimental prototype as part of the R&D work. All this works and performs the location - we emit an ultra-high frequency signal, it is reflected back and we receive and process it and get the radar picture of an object. We see what we need to do to make it optimal,” Mikheyev said.

Now a full-fledged mockup of this radio-optical photonic antenna array is being developed as part of the research and development work, which will allow us to test the characteristics of the serial prototype...We will be able to understand what it [the radar] should be, in what geometrical sizes and what its ranges and power should be.”

In addition to its new radar, the Russians expect to field a new electro-optical sensor.

A powerful multi-spectral optical system operating in various ranges - the laser, infrared, ultraviolet and, actually, in the optical band, which, however, considerably exceeds the spectrum visible to humans,” Mikheyev said.

The aircraft will also be equipped with directed energy weapons—and fly as part of a swarm of drones. Indeed, while two aircraft in a flight might be manned, there might be 20 to 30 unmanned aircraft accompanying those jets.

One drone in a formation flight will carry microwave weapons, including guided electronic munitions while another drone will carry radio-electronic suppression and destruction means and a third UAV will be armed with a set of standard weaponry,” Mikheyev said.

“Each specific task is solved by different armaments.”

Mikheyev also described a self-defense laser weapon for the future aircraft.

“We already have laser protection systems installed on aircraft and helicopters and now we are talking about developments in the field of powered lasers that will be able to physically destroy attacking missiles’ homing heads,” Mikheyev said.

“Roughly speaking, we’ll be able to burn out ‘the eyes’ of missiles that ‘look at us.’ Naturally, such systems will be installed on sixth-generation aircraft as well.”

Michael Kofman, a research scientist specializing in Russian military affairs at the Center for Naval Analyses, said that while the Kremlin might not have the money to fund such a project, it is important to note that the Russian defense industry is keeping abreast of developments in the tactical aviation field.

“I think the important takeaway is that Russia defense industry recognizes some of the key trends in military science and weapons technology,” Kofman said.

“While they may lack the funding, and some of the defense-industrial base, they’re keeping abreast of what sort of nextgen capabilities might enter the battlefield.”

As in the United States, defense companies have to lobby the Russian government to ensure that they get a piece of the pie.

“It’s unclear how much funding will truly be available in the coming state armament program for 2018-2025 to support these numerous projects, but undoubtedly KRET hopes to secure support for several lines of effort, and is therefore advertising prospective systems that Russia is probably quite a ways off from developing,” Kofman said.

Ultimately, it is unclear if KRET’s vision for a Russian sixth-generation fighter will become a reality, but it is noteworthy that Russia’s industrial base is exploring the possibilities.

Dave Majumdar is the defense editor for the National Interest. You can follow him on Twitter: @davemajumdar.

This first appeared in August.
Wow. We are talking about 4.5 G. World is already preparing for 6G. I hope India partners in joint R&D with Russia before China grabs this opportunity. Russia needs funding. If Russia can be more transparent and genuinely let partnership prosper, we can jump ahead. Else, I hope Indian scientists will also work on similar futuristic technologies.
 

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Bruh u just went full Paki never go full Paki
I am laughing on the stupidity on these so hi fi discussions. 4 of Ind soldiers got martyred and they talk about night vision this that.. What you gonna do with Night vision when they assaulted in the afternoon..
Salo ko samjh nahi aa raha that LC is not about tech but morales.

This is the reason I don indulge my self into tech stuff discussions...
 

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Avpro's Stealth Trimaran Aircraft Carrier

instead of a steam catapult, it was proposed to use a cartridge based launch system







 

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NASA published a video from air tests of new low-noise advanced supersonic jet. The tests were carried out in the air tube of NASA Research center.

 

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The US Army awarded Dynetics a contract to develop tactical space support vehicles - payloads integrated on small sattelites. The contract is a two-year deal with an option year value at USD 8.3 million. Dynetics said on 5 November that each satellite is roughly 12x24x36 cm and weighs 12 kg. The TSSV is the name for the satellites with the payload integrated. Dynetics declined to specify the payload capabilities, citing the programme's classified nature, but did say payloads of this technology can exceed five years of operation, depending on the orbit.

 

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Sketch image of supersonic passenger aircraft on the basis of strategic bomber-rocket carrier Tu-160. Photo: TC "Zvezda"

 

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I think this loyal wingman concept is a revolution in air warfare like fighters moving from piston engines to jet engines.
 

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USAF Plans For Its "Skyborg" AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two Years

The U.S. Air Force is working on an artificial intelligence "computer brain," dubbed Skyborg, that it hopes will be able to autonomously operate a prototype “loyal wingman” drone, such as the Kratos XQ-58A, by 2021 and be able to fly an actual “fighter-like aircraft” two years after that. The larger goal is to integrate this system into various unmanned planes in the future and eventually turn it into a digital co-pilot to help human aviators in manned platforms.
First and foremost, Skyborg is about developing an AI system that can fly an unmanned aircraft with minimal, if any human interaction. The Air Force is also adamant that they want it to use a software that is “modular” and “open architecture” so that it can rapidly add new “complex autonomous behaviors” into this advanced computer brain in the future.
At first, a drone with Skyborg might not necessarily do anything a manned aircraft can’t do already, but it will be able to perform those tasks, such as aerial combat maneuvers or weapons employment, faster based on its set parameters. Where a human might be distracted or confused by the chaos of an aerial engagement, an autonomous unmanned aircraft would simply act.
The drone would be able to make its decision quickly, but also based on an immense amount of situational data that would take an actual pilot much longer to process. This alone is a major leap in capability and would serve as a jumping off point for the development of more advanced capabilities going forward, which you can read about in more depth here.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...ain-to-be-flying-drones-in-the-next-two-years
 

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