Enhancing mission effectiveness through technology insertion: Advanced boresight equipment-A tri-service solution

The Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) program was established to evaluate current boresight requirements for the Army, Navy, and Air Force and develop a common boresight unit for all fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. Current boresight equipment for all three services is heavy, bulky, cumbersome, and requires excessive time to use. In addition, each airframe has unique boresight equipment with unique logistics, training, and support requirements. The ABE design provides a solution to current equipment shortcomings. ABE is a state-of-the-art, electrooptical angular measurement system capable of aligning weapons, sensor platforms, and visible and far IR optical systems to an accuracy better than 0.5 milliradian (mrad). The ABE is smaller, lighter, and easier to use than current systems. It also provides increased measurement accuracy and repeatability. This will result in increased readiness through increased mobility, decreased Operations and Support (O&S), and decreased manpower requirements