Observations on an Abbreviated Visit to AUSA In Our Nations Capitol.

I didn't have a lot of time, I'm going to try to make it back tomorrow but I got a chance to see the Exelis line of eMagin enabled devices, that would be Spiral, iAware and a new product which is a Binocular NVG with the ability to send and receive Data Transmissions. This one had just won a design award in Italy so the attraction is strong to these devices for Soldato Futuro. Led me to ask the Exelis Rep if the rest of NATO will follow suit, an "I know nothing" moment, asked the guys at the eMagin Booth the same and got the same stoneface. I predict Denmark is next. Everybody had Laser Target Designators, the only one new to me was the Vectoronix Sterna Precision here:

http://www.vectronix.ch/sterna/

Many TWS but learned everybody is waiting for GEN III which will be smaller more powerful, more resolution and coupled with GENIII Enhanced will be state of the sate of the art, maybe Raytheon is in on this, maybe. I think we can look for SXGA in next GEN Javelin and the jury is still out on the final display for the F-35 in the Rockwell/Elbit HMDS and I would not be surprised if the LCD display is displaced by something like a WUXGA. The Avionics Market awaits with their higher margins. There is no manufacturing capability in Russia to make an OLED Microdisplay so in offering my theory of a cannibalized FELIN I was not met with any resistance. A few more notes later.