What are the applications of infrared camera?

The thermal imaging camera has the characteristics of clear imaging and simple production, but its fatal weakness is that the infrared light according to the lamp is detected by the enemy's infrared detection device. In the 1960s, the United States first developed a passive thermal imager that does not emit infrared light and is not easily discovered by the enemy. It also has the ability to observe through fog and rain.

In April 1982 - June, the Malvinas Islands war broke out between Britain and Argentina. In the middle of the night of April 13, the British forces attacked Stanley, the largest base in the country. 3,000 minefields laid by the British troops suddenly appeared before the Arab defense line. All guns and artillery in the United Kingdom are equipped with an infrared night vision device that can clearly detect the Argentine goal in the darkness. The Armed Forces lacked a night vision device and could not find the British military. Only the passively beaten ones. Under the exact blow of the British firepower, the Afghan army could not support it and the British forces took the opportunity to initiate an assault. By dawn, the British forces had occupied several major commanding heights in the Arab defense, and the Armies were completely under the control of British firepower. At 9 pm on June 14, 14,000 Argentine troops had to surrender to the British forces. The British leading infrared night vision equipment won a disparate battle.

In the 1991 Gulf War, on the sand and smoke-filled battlefields, the US military was equipped with advanced infrared night-vision equipment to find each other before the Iraqi army's tanks and fired artillery. However, the Iraqi military only learned that the enemy was on the muzzle flashes when the US tanks opened fire. From this we can see the important role of infrared night vision equipment in modern warfare.