Facial Identification Airborne System (FIDAS)

Ascendant Engineering Solutions (AES) proposes to complete the design and demonstration of the Facial IDentification Aerial System (FIDAS). This FIDAS gimbal is compatible with a 6” Common Launch Tube (CLT) and is capable of providing imagery suitable for facial identification (FID) at a standoff range of 1500ft. The unique architecture of the design offers enhanced image stabilization over present CLT gimbals and associated payloads. AES will leverage present development with high resolution Electro-Optic (EO) gimbals from the Common Launch Tube Gimbal – Long Range program to produce a gimbal and payload with imaging performance beyond NIIRS 9 capability. Phase 2 will implement the design architecture determined in Phase 1 and will demonstrate performance through initial testing.