Testing of military optoelectronic systems

Military optoelectronic systems proved their great usefulness at night or poor atmospheric conditions during recent conflicts. However, to assure high effectiveness of these sophisticated systems, they must be regularly tested. Due to secrecy of some military optoelectronic systems, limited availability of military standarts, and numerous but inconsistent literature there is significant confusion in the area of military optoelectronic metrology. A review of typical testing methods of the three basic groups of optoelectronic systems (missiles quided using optoelectronic methods, optoelectronic imaging systems, and optoelectronic countermeasures) used in modern military armament is presented in this paper.