Vehicle Optronics Vehicle Photo: PSM/KMW/RLS 2 Vehicle Optronics From reconnaissance and observation to action: to see is to be prepared Keeping the peace, securing borders and protecting civilians in theatre is a daunting challenge. To rise to it, forces must be able to track and manoeuvre any time day or night, in inclement weather, and across rugged topography. For vehicle-mounted forces, this means being able to observe and evaluate the terrain, detect and identify threats, and track with absolute assurance. Indeed, the mission’s very success hinges on the crew’s ability to see, identify, track and engage under every light and weather condition. Drawing on a deep well of experience in optronics, Hensoldt Optronics has developed a wide spectrum of NARDQU@SHNM@MCS@QFDSHMFOK@SENQLRSG@SDM@AKDRRDBTQHSXENQBDRSNkMC kW@MCENKKNVS@QFDSRNEHMSDQDRS and opportunity even under the most adverse conditions. Our sensor solutions can easily be integrated into every new wheeled, tracked and armoured vehicle or may be integrated into legacy systems any SHLD (SHMSDQE@BDRVHSGANSGMDV@MCDWHRSHMFkQDBNMSQNKRXRSDLR 3GDKNMF Q@MFDRDMRNQRG@UDADDM RS@AHKHRDCSNCDEXCHEkBTKSSDQQ@HM #QHUDQRUHRHNMDMG@MBDQRNEEDQCQHUDQRSNL@MNDTUQD@SSNORODDCR under all light conditions. Vehicle Optronics 3 Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert .M SGD RONSHCDMSHkB@SHNM E@RSDQ Networked intelligence Our product lines acquisition Vehicle-mounted crews need to Image and target data may be know what they are seeing and merged to give security forces a where potential threats loom. This • Vehicle Optronics more accurate impression of the networked solution provides in - Fire control and given conditions. Crews are able to real-time the information surveillance systems 4 respond much faster and – if commanders need to make critical necessary – acquire targets much decisions quickly in today’s - Driver’s sight devices 14 sooner. And with that, the deployment scenarios. - Boresighting 20 observation and targeting platform speeds up response time "TRSNLBNMkFTQ@SHNMR • Airborne Optronics considerably. It not only saves time The observation and targeting • Maritime Optronics – in a crunch, it can save lives. platform may be equipped with up to three sensors such as a thermal • Surveillance Optronics Enhanced situational awareness imager, a daylight zoom camera and • High-Performance Optics Situational awareness – the ability to @MDXD R@EDK@RDQQ@MFDjMCDQ 6HSG detect, process, and understand this triple-play capability, acquiring • Sight Systems Hensoldt Line precisely what is happening – is target coordinates is an exercise in critical to every security force. With DEjBHDMBX SGDADMDjSNERS@AHKHRDCO@MNQ@L@ viewing and targeting, the crew never loses track of the surroundings. 4 Vehicle Optronics Fire control and surveillance systems It could be something as innocuous as sand, snow, haze or fog. It could be the pitfalls of unfamiliar terrain. Or it could be the confusion that often accompanies action. All these variables impede security ENQBDR@AHKHSXSNODQBDHUDNAIDBSRHMSGDkDKC 2S@SD NE SGD @QSNOSHB@K@MCNOSQNMHBRXRSDLRB@MQDRSNQD and even vastly enhance this ability even in the face of chaos, disorder and adverse atmospheric conditions. They can be a tremendous asset if they are precise and reliable. If they are not, they can be a great liability that put lives at risk. Hensoldt Optronics, a company rooted in a rich heritage of inventing precision optical devices, understands this pressing need for accuracy and dependability. Our ultra-precise optical and optronic systems have been engineered to withstand adverse environmental conditions and operate day and night, in place and on the move. The peerless quality of these devices affords commanders the peace of mind that comes with knowing their security forces are free to focus fully on the crux of the matter - the mission at hand. Vehicle Optronics 5 Nothing less than the best Hensoldt Optronics offers a host of for our customer world-class, high-performance Hensoldt Optronics’ name may be sensors for imaging, stabilisation, new, but our reputation precedes us. Q@MFD jMCHMF S@QFDSCDRHFM@SHNM@MC With well over a century of leadership networking, as well as thermal in optics, our company’s skill-set is imagers, day-vision cameras and unrivalled. And our products, image processing solutions. Best of systems and solutions have proven all, our approach is modular so every their merits many times over in customer gets nothing less than the @BSHNM !DHSQDBNMM@HRR@MBD jQD best in a custom package tailored to BNMSQNK Q@MFDjMCHMFNQMD@Q jDKC jSSGDFHUDMMDDCR observation – whatever the task may DMS@HK VDG@UD@jDKC SDRSDCRNKTSHNM to get the job done. 6 Vehicle Optronics $.32 Electro Optical Targeting System It is dusk; clouds obscure the moon. The lead battle tank in a formation Main features rolls out across a shallow river, ADMDkSR straddling the far bank to emerge on @MNODMjDKCANQCDQDCAXENQDRS • High accuracy and precision The wood-line at the far end of the • Compact design ruggedised jDKCHRDMUDKNODCHMG@YD 3GDQD • According to MIL-SPEC may be movement, but objects are • Compact, lightweight, and impossible for the unassisted eye to • Easy to integrate in new and existing make out in the murky twilight. 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Hensoldt Optronics furnishes a compact, multifunctional system in a compact design that offers the best in a fully integrated acquisition and tracking system. Our land-based Electro Optical Targeting System, or EOTS for short, is a stabilised and ruggedised, 24-hour day/night observation and targeting system. Gyroscope-based stabilisation Without stabilised periscopes, main (276PRXQWHGRQD3XPD,QIDQWU\ƂJKWLQJYHKLFOH battle tanks and armoured vehicles on the move would have great CHEjBTKSXNARDQUHMF@MCS@QFDSHMF objects. Our advanced versions enable the crew to quickly gauge the vehicle’s surroundings and detect and engage targets on the move. They feature a gyroscope- based stabilising mechanism that compensates for movements and vibrations to keep images steady at all speeds on paved roads and even (276PRXQWHGRQD*HSDUGDQWLDLUFUDIWWDQN (276PRXQWHGRQD2EUXPOLJKWWDQN 'HPRQVWUDWRU in rugged terrain. 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