{"id":46106,"date":"2018-10-08T17:44:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T17:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/08\/dont-open-the-hatch-ironvision-lets-crews-see-through-their-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:13:45","slug":"dont-open-the-hatch-ironvision-lets-crews-see-through-their-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa-digital-show-dailies\/2018\/10\/08\/dont-open-the-hatch-ironvision-lets-crews-see-through-their-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t open the hatch: IronVision lets crews \u2018see through their vehicle\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pilots and aircrew have had access to helmet-mounted displays<\/a> for years. And soon, so too will ground troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel-based defense firm Elbit Systems<\/a> is one company looking to build that capability with its IronVision display setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IronVision affords armor crewmen<\/a>, or troops inside an infantry fighting vehicle, the luxury of staying safe and secure within their vehicle\u2019s protective armor<\/a>, while still receiving real-time, zero-latency, high-resolution video of the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The display\u2019s feed is natural, bi-ocular, colored and able to move between day and night vision. The operator can toggle between video feeds from their own weapon sights, other vehicle\u2019s vantage points, a tactical operation center, drone feeds and even aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe commander, the driver, the gunner, anybody from the crew, can have right in front of their eyes the integrated picture of the outside,\u201d Raanan Horowitz, the president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America<\/a>, told Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of sensors an armor crew wants to put on the outside of their vehicle is up to them, Horowitz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor example, when we did the integration of the Stryker, we used existing sensors that the [U.S.] Army put on the vehicle,” Horowitz said. “In the first integration there were three, [but] they actually desired to put six sensors around the vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IronVision is an \u201copen system,\u201d so users can easily integrate other sensors into it, Horowitz added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different sensors would allow for different threat detection capabilities, varying ranges and flexible costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\t