NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONIC
SENSORS DIRECTORATE (NVESD)
C5ISR (Command, Control, Computers,
Communications, Cyber, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance)
Center's Night Vision and Electronic
Sensors Directorate, located at Fort
Belvoir, VA, is "The Army's Sensor
Developer," conducting research and
development that provides US
Soldiers with advanced sensor
technology to dominate the 21st
century digital battlefield.
NVESD EXPLOITS SENSOR AND
SENSOR SUITE TECHNOLOGIES TO:
See, acquire, and target opposing forces,
day or night, under adverse battlefield
environments; Deny the enemy the same
capabilities through electro-optic means
and/or camouflage, concealment and
deception; Provide capabilities for night
driving and pilotage; Detect, neutralize,
clear and mark explosive hazards
including minefields and unexploded
ordnance; Protect forward troops,
fixed installations and rear echelons
from enemy intrusion; C5ISR Center
NVESD leverages its explosive hazard
expertise in support of the critical US
Humanitarian Demining Research and
Development Program.
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE,
RECONNAISSANCE & TARGETING
NVESD delivers Intelligence,
Surveillance, Reconnaissance and
Targeting (ISR&T) technologies that
provide actionable information that
enables Soldiers to be aware of their
Sabari Grasses
As seen through a night-vision device, US Army soldiers
move through grasses to an overwatch position in
Sabari, Khowst Province, Afghanistan. Photo Credit: US
Army photo by Sergeant Jeffrey Alexander.
Night Lights
As seen through a night-vision device, US Army soldiers prepare for a training mission as part
of exercise Emerald Warrior near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. US Special Operations Command
personnel are conducting the 19-day training exercise, which provides troops with an
opportunity to participate in realistic urban-warfare training scenarios at multiple sites along
Florida’s Gulf Coast. Photo Credit: US Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Clay Lancaster.
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