http://defensetech.org/2006/09/21/own-the-night-and-share-it/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 25 May 2012 07:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2006/09/21/own-the-night-and-share-it/#comment-148120 dizzle404 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:51:42 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3318#comment-148120 i would like to know if they were taking g.e.d again to join the military with it being a new physical year and all!! i would like to know if they were taking g.e.d again to join the military with it being a new physical year and all!!

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/09/21/own-the-night-and-share-it/#comment-148119 Robot.Economist Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:14:33 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3318#comment-148119 I can't count how many times I've seen that video around the office. No offense to DARPA, but MANTIS is such a nerdy name for a piece of military kit. It reminds me of that old FOX show M.A.N.T.I.S. that around for about a season in the mid-1990s. Fusing sensoring imaging is a great idea, but I think sharing it in a PIP format among ground troops would be prohibitively distracting. Might be useful to pipe it into the Stryker brigade commander though (like the space marines in the much cooler "Aliens" movie). I can’t count how many times I’ve seen that video around the office. No offense to DARPA, but MANTIS is such a nerdy name for a piece of military kit. It reminds me of that old FOX show M.A.N.T.I.S. that around for about a season in the mid-1990s.
Fusing sensoring imaging is a great idea, but I think sharing it in a PIP format among ground troops would be prohibitively distracting. Might be useful to pipe it into the Stryker brigade commander though (like the space marines in the much cooler “Aliens” movie).

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/09/21/own-the-night-and-share-it/#comment-148118 Noah Shachtman Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:07:40 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3318#comment-148118 One reader says... It is one way we might re-own the night. The sensor work (LWIR i believe) was the long pole for a man portable, no refridge system. There are still major issues around accurate location, how to display other people's video and IMHO 'point-click-kill'. PCK requires very accurate pose determination and accurate maps - updated with battle damage. (hmmm he's looking through the bombed out building at the one behind, but my map says there is a building there, so it must be the target). Non-sensor issues like this will keep the system out of the field for a while. Like shipping all that video around the wireless battlefield? if the enemy gets that, we'll nice small RDF to guide anti-personnel missiles. Radiating on the battlefield is not a good thing. One reader says…
It is one way we might re-own the night. The sensor work (LWIR i believe) was the long pole for a man portable, no refridge system. There are still major issues around accurate location, how to display other people’s video and IMHO ‘point-click-kill’. PCK requires very accurate pose determination and accurate maps — updated with battle damage. (hmmm he’s looking through the bombed out building at the one behind, but my map says there is a building there, so it must be the target). Non-sensor issues like this will keep the system out of the field for a while. Like shipping all that video around the wireless battlefield? if the enemy gets that, we’ll nice small RDF to guide anti-personnel missiles. Radiating on the battlefield is not a good
thing.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/09/21/own-the-night-and-share-it/#comment-148117 Haninah Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:02:34 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3318#comment-148117 I like the idea a lot, but... d*mn, that Predator-looking headset looks heavy... I like the idea a lot, but… d*mn, that Predator-looking headset looks heavy…

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/09/21/own-the-night-and-share-it/#comment-57025 Brian Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:38:11 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3318#comment-57025 The other Noah has a grudge. Don't listen to him. This would be excellent technology for our soldiers. You can only improve a gun so much. The strength of our future soldiers will be in situational awareness. The other Noah has a grudge. Don’t listen to him.
This would be excellent technology for our soldiers. You can only improve a gun so much. The strength of our future soldiers will be in situational awareness.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/09/21/own-the-night-and-share-it/#comment-148116 Mike Fri, 22 Sep 2006 02:49:58 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3318#comment-148116 Good call there Noah... Freaking genius. On a better note, being able to see your enemy better has obvious advantages. Good call there Noah… Freaking genius.
On a better note, being able to see your enemy better has obvious advantages.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/09/21/own-the-night-and-share-it/#comment-57023 Stefan Fri, 22 Sep 2006 02:47:29 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3318#comment-57023 High school dropouts aren't allowed to serve in the armed forces without a GED. High school dropouts aren’t allowed to serve in the armed forces without a GED.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/09/21/own-the-night-and-share-it/#comment-148115 Noah (the other one) Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:21:24 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3318#comment-148115 Here's an idea: let's turn warfare into a video game: "point, click and Kill" Somebody has been playing too much CounterStrike. Good recruiting tool for all those high school dropouts they are targeting to fill the enlistment quotas. Here’s an idea: let’s turn warfare into a video game: “point, click and Kill” Somebody has been playing too much CounterStrike.
Good recruiting tool for all those high school dropouts they are targeting to fill the enlistment quotas.

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