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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Navy to evaluate 360-degree imaging system to enhance submarine situational awareness

The U.S. Navy will test an advanced 360-degree camera system at sea that is designed to enhance situational awareness for submarines with Type 18 periscopes, used on all Seawolf- and Los Angeles-class fast attack submarines

The 360-degree camera is from RemoteReality Corp. in Westborough, Mass.

Instead of the traditional submarine surface-viewing operation that takes several minutes to complete a 360-degree scan of surrounding waters, the RemoteReality camera system gives an instant omni-directional view.

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