6. Military applications for thermal imaging cameras

The applications have been classified, for each of the 3 weapons, according to operational functions:

• mobility: for piloting and navigation assistance;

• observation: to obtain information while remaining at a safe distance;

• for target recognition, or better still, target identification, before firing, to avoid fratricide or surgical strikes on pre-identified targets. Finally, for target designation during weapon guidance.

Table 2 summarizes the main existing applications.