BattleView 360: Cutting Edge Technology so Soldiers Can See Through Vehicles
Summary
Better knowledge of surroundings brings increased combat effectiveness and survivability, enabling safer route planning, speedier communication and information sharing, and more rapid targeting."When we set the concept behind BattleView 360 into motion, we were focused on a way of helping soldiers on the battlefield understand their environment, to quickly identify hazards and react to rapidly evolving scenarios," said Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager for the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle at BAE Systems Hägglunds.BattleView 360 is an agile situational awareness tool developed by BAE Systems that employs advanced monocle and imaging technology, providing soldiers with a 360-degree, real-time view outside of their combat vehicles."When we set the concept behind BattleView 360 into motion, we were focused on a way of helping soldiers on the battlefield understand their environment, to quickly identify hazards and react to rapidly evolving scenarios," said Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager for the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle at BAE Systems Hägglunds.Target acquisition• Challenges to consider such as system integration and human factors• Potential plans for integration within CV90 and feedback from trials and developmentIndustry speakers confirmed includes:• Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager, Combat Vehicles, BAE Systems Hägglunds• Dr Bryan Vaughan, Head of Materials, Lockheed Martin UKNew 2016 speaker line-up also features (more speakers to follow):• Brigadier General Didi Ben Yoash, Head of Future Combat Vehicle Team, Israeli MoD• Brigadier General Markus Laubenthal, Chief of Staff, US Army Europe• Brigadier General Derek Macaulay, Chief of Staff Army Strategy, Canadian Army• Colonel William Nuckols, Director for Mounted Requirements, Manoeuvre Centre of Excellence, US Army• Colonel Dag Søberg, Director Armaments Branch, Norwegian Army• Lieutenant Colonel Mark Brown, Director Capability Integration, Manoeuvre Branch, United States Marine Corps• Major Claus Johansen, Head of the Armoured Vehicles Study and Development Branch, Danish Army Combat & Fire Support Centre• Colonel (retd) Mike Smith, TARDEC Science & Technology Advocate at the Manoeuvre Centre of Excellence, United States Army• Professor Bryn James, Head of Armoured Protection, DSTL, UK• Mr Perry Wells, Senior Project Manager, National Research Council, Canada• Mr Piet-Jan Leerdam, Scientific Research Manager, Force Protection, TNO• Chairman: Brigadier Simon Deakin (retd), Former Director Force Development, British ArmyFor further programme updates and to download the event flyer, visit http://www.favsurvivability.com/prcom.