Attached to a protective helmet, a device created by the military department allows you to see a three-dimensional image transmitted from digital cameras, as well as indicate objects.
Soldier Centric Imaging via Computational Cameras effort (SCENICC) is represented by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is part of the US Department of Defense.
SCENICC is a binocular device that helps you see 360˚ of space with a coverage area about a kilometer wide. Instant 10x zoom is also provided. In addition, the device has a target designation system, recognition and marking of objects (including the designation of threats), tracking the trajectory of projectiles and other similar properties.
The device weighs only 700 grams; its uninterrupted operation can be ensured for "more than 24 hours under normal conditions." The control mechanism is still unknown, but, of course, the fighter's hands will not be involved in this.
The necessary data must come from other similar devices, as well as from reconnaissance means - for example, from drones, unmanned aerial vehicles. However, it is not very clear how successfully a person will be able to cope with such flows of information, especially in the heat of battle.
If the project is successful (which can take up to four years), the development can compete with the Nett Warrior system, which is being designed by three companies at once: Raytheon, Rockwell Collins and General Dynamics. Nett Warrior envisions the creation of a complex of gadgets placed on the body of a soldier and combining digital cards, computers and radio communications.
Of course, SCENICC will replace the "advanced" intercoms based on smartphones or other mobile communications that are currently being developed in the bowels of the defense department.
