Lockheed Martin recently installed a Gyrocam first-generation Vehicle Optical Sensor System (VOSS I) with a turret on the USNS Grapple, a rescue and salvage ship currently deployed to the Aegean Sea to support NATO security missions.
The outfitting was done very quickly, per a request from the U.S. Navy, with the installation completed within two weeks.
"To support NATO's security mission quickly, the U.S. Navy needed long-range detection and identification capabilities to identify ships and small watercraft," Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Vice President of SOF CLSS Paul Lemmo said. "Because of its proven performance in theater, durability and universal mount design, VOSS I was the ideal solution to delivering the U.S. Navy a quick reaction capability."
The VOSS I is a 15-inch turret with high-resolution color and infrared sensors, night vision and laser rangefinder capabilities. Its weather-tight, rugged construction and universal mounts make it ideal for both ground vehicles and maritime vessels, and it has been tested in extreme environments. More than 1,100 VOSS systems have been put to use by U.S. military forces, NATO and law enforcement agencies.
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