Abstract: A weapon-sight system for use with a weapon for performing wireless target acquisition of a target is disclosed. The system includes a weapon sight that is mountable onto the weapon and adapted to capture a thermal weapon-sight image of the target and transmit a wireless signal representative of the weapon-sight image. The system also includes a display system that is not physically connected to either the weapon sight or to the weapon and that is adapted to capture a thermal display-system image of the target. The display system includes a processor configured to combine the weapon-sight image and the display-system image so that a user can view at least a portion of the weapon-sight image using the display of the display system.

Abstract: A thermal imaging system includes a mounting structure characterized by a first thermal conductivity and a focal plane array mounted to the mounting structure. The thermal imaging system also includes an optical system coupled to the mounting structure and a heating element coupled to the mounting structure. The thermal imaging system further includes a thermal isolator coupled to the mounting structure and characterized by a second thermal conductivity lower than the first thermal conductivity.