Supporting High-Stakes Decision-Making: Advanced Movement Technologies for Mission-Critical Situational Awareness
Uncrewed aerial vehicles play a critical role in ISR missions, increasing the situational awareness that leads to timely and effective decision-making when the stakes are high. Developed to carry a wide variety of payloads, UAVs facilitate the gathering and transmission of accurate data to key human actors in real or near-real time for a distinct in-field advantage. Optical gimbal cameras are often the payload of choice for ISR missions. With a multitude of sensors (color and IR), laser pointers and range finders, geolocation capabilities, image stabilization, optical and digital zoom, and real-time data transmission, these cameras are ideal for a real-time data exchange that provides critical information to decision-makers in the field.