![]() “Then we sit down and build a sand table and they say ‘Hey, this is what we're doing,’ so you don't really get to see that 3D aspect of it. “Usually it takes hours or days to plan a mission once it comes down,” said Ellis. ![]() Not only does Nett Warrior deliver increased situational awareness and C2 communication, but it enables more efficient mission planning and execution as well. “These systems help make communication to leadership easier because sometimes things get hectic out there and I might stumble up, but now even if I can't talk at the moment I can hit a button and push everything that I have on my Nett Warrior out to my chain of command so they know exactly what I’ve got going on,” added Williams. The NW system is equipped with a dual channel multi-band radio that enables communication and data sharing on a much larger scale. Nett Warrior not only enables increased situational awareness to the dismounted leader, but to higher command and control (C2) as well. “You know there's a river right here so plot to go around it, you know this team is over here, this squad is over there, you know exactly where everyone's at so you don’t have to stop the formation to look for guys or see if they got stuck at an obstacle, so we can plan accordingly. “With Nett Warrior you don't have to be confused,” added Ellis. “As a squad leader it’s nice to have the Nett Warrior, even if it is not being pumped into the NODs itself I can take that quick tactical pause, flip my phone down on my kit to check it out and see where all my guys are at and see exactly what's happening on the battlefield.” “The Nett Warrior technology gives us a better understanding of what we're getting ready to go do, and helps us battle plan and track each other,” said Williams. Soldiers can also enter enemy icons on the EUD and share with others across their network. Those all feed straight into the ENVG-B goggles so the Soldiers don't have to open up their EUD and they can keep moving and seeing those graphical icons.”ĪDDED SA CAPABILITIES When the high-resolution ENVG-Bs are paired with a Nett Warrior device, the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) uses AR applications to overlay map graphics and blue force tracking capabilities for increased situational awareness, communication, and mission planning across day and night operations. “You get added capabilities such as rapid target acquisition, the ability to passively bring the weapon optic into the goggle, and also augmented reality when you bring in any of the icons displayed on the Soldier’s Nett Warrior end user device. “When you integrate those technologies you're going to increase situational awareness and also lethality at night,” said MAJ Bryan Kelso, PEO Soldier Assistant Product Manager for ENVG-B. This ENVG-B capability set features more mode options with the added ability to interface with Nett Warrior’s AR tools in multiple goggle modes. It has lots of settings to where they can adjust whether they want more white phosphor or more thermals, so in situations where you're not getting a lot of ambient light you can crank the thermal up and really see anything that picks up heat or puts off a heat signal.” “The good thing about it is the mode that may work best for me, may not work for one of my Soldiers. “The white phosphor fused with the thermal overlay helps a lot as well,” said SGT William Williams, 3BCT, 2-506, 101st Airborne. ![]() ENVG-B Program of Record prototypes are making marked advancements from legacy PVS-14s and previously fielded Enhanced Night Vision devices. The ENVG-B’s dual tubes feature high-definition white phosphor and overlaid fused thermal technology. I wouldn’t have gotten lost if I had these ENVG-B’s, that’s for sure.” So this will especially help the new guys that haven't walked in the field at night, they'll be able to see exactly where they're going. “My first time in a unit when I tried out the old NODs last year, I got lost and was all the way on the other side of where I was supposed to be. “The ENVG-B is leaps and bounds beyond what we have now, it's really impressive technology,” said SPC Timmoy Ellis, 2-506, 101st Airborne Division. Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division spent three weeks at Aberdeen Proving Ground learning and testing the new equipment set as a part of the program’s guiding Soldier Centered Design philosophy that ensures end user feedback at every step of the technology’s development. The PVS 14 night vision monocular and PAS 13 thermal rifle optics are technologies of the past as the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B), Nett Warrior, and Family Weapon Sights – Individual (FWS-I) deliver leap-ahead capabilities to ensure overmatch against near-peer threats in all domains. “It is leaps and bounds ahead of what we have right now and what our enemies have right now.” - SPC Ellis, 2-506, 101st Airborne Division
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