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Indian T-90 Tanks To Be Equipped With High Tech Night Vision
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01:55 PM, December 6, 2016
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Indian Army has planned to procure 1,400 uncooled thermal imager-based driver’s night sight (DNS) with fusion technology for T-90 tank to assist the driver in tank operations at night.
The army has revived the process to equip its main battle tank T-90 with high tech night visiion. They would replace the existing image intensifier sights used in T-90 tanks by next five years, Sputnik News reported Monday.
The proposed DNS will be a form-fit replacement for the existing Image Intensifier Sights currently used in T-90 tanks. It should facilitate driving during pitch dark nights with no ambient light. The T-90 tank driver should be able to clearly view the area in-front with adequate depth perception while driving over undulating terrain with the help of an uncooled thermal imaging sight.
The uncooled imager is less expensive and relatively maintenance free and are used for instant operations.
“At present there is no Indian company which has the potential of manufacturing even in collaboration a DNS of the type that the Indian Army wishes to purchase. While Defence of Research and Development Organization has developed an uncooled DNS it is not clear if the technology has been shared with any Indian company,” says defense analyst Brigadier Rahul Bhonsle (retired).
DRDO has developed uncooled thermal imagers based DNS for tanks of range up to 150 meters with field of view 45ᵒx34ᵒ. “This will considerably improve the night fighting capability by providing the ability to maneuver on the battle field under pitch dark conditions,” said Bhonsle.
Our Bureau
01:55 PM, December 6, 2016
322 views
India built T-90 Tank
- A +
Indian Army has planned to procure 1,400 uncooled thermal imager-based driver’s night sight (DNS) with fusion technology for T-90 tank to assist the driver in tank operations at night.
The army has revived the process to equip its main battle tank T-90 with high tech night visiion. They would replace the existing image intensifier sights used in T-90 tanks by next five years, Sputnik News reported Monday.
The proposed DNS will be a form-fit replacement for the existing Image Intensifier Sights currently used in T-90 tanks. It should facilitate driving during pitch dark nights with no ambient light. The T-90 tank driver should be able to clearly view the area in-front with adequate depth perception while driving over undulating terrain with the help of an uncooled thermal imaging sight.
The uncooled imager is less expensive and relatively maintenance free and are used for instant operations.
“At present there is no Indian company which has the potential of manufacturing even in collaboration a DNS of the type that the Indian Army wishes to purchase. While Defence of Research and Development Organization has developed an uncooled DNS it is not clear if the technology has been shared with any Indian company,” says defense analyst Brigadier Rahul Bhonsle (retired).
DRDO has developed uncooled thermal imagers based DNS for tanks of range up to 150 meters with field of view 45ᵒx34ᵒ. “This will considerably improve the night fighting capability by providing the ability to maneuver on the battle field under pitch dark conditions,” said Bhonsle.
