Star Safire and Brite Star Systems in PAF.

[Windjammer]

According to an article by Alan Warnes, in the current issue of Air International, these FLIR systems are deployed by PAF on it's C-130s. The author flew in one such 'Herks' call sign "Stranger 12" and witnessed how a single person or militant can be tracked from a safe height of over 10,000 feet.

Star SAFIRE III - FLIR® Detection & Protection - Full Spectrum Technologies for Homeland Security & Force Protection

BRITE Star - FLIR® Detection & Protection - Full Spectrum Technologies for Homeland Security & Force Protection

Also in operation is the Goodrich DB-110 Sensor system on the F-16s.

Reportedly, the RAF is assisting PAF from their experience of RAPTOR (Reconnaissance Air Pod for Tornado)

ISR Systems - Concepts of Operation - F-16

 

[Jango]

The video feed from FLIR can also be transmitted live to the ground troops in the vicinity,or so I heard by a person serving in SW.

Here is one aircraft with the FLIR system.

A C-130 equipped with these FLIR systems also played a crucial role in the Kamra attack.

C-130 above Kamra:

 

[Windjammer]

There is a seven page article titled "Putting Plans to the test"....on how the PAF is supporting the army in the WOT.

These systems are playing a major role and making all the difference.......some nice HUD shots are also shown.

 

[Windjammer]

Taliban is a Toast.

One of the images from the article shows a militant caught in the gun sights of a PAF aircraft, pushing a wheelbarrow back to a cave, moments before some missiles slammed into it.

 

[Windjammer]

A precision bomb strike by an F-16.

 

[SQ8]

That colored image is most likely from a SNIPER XR pod.

 

[Safriz]

That colored image is most likely from a SNIPER XR pod.

[video]http://www.********.com/view?i=b20_1175677144[/video]

 

[SQ8]

[video]http://www.********.com/view?i=b20_1175677144[/video]

That is the video of the SNIPER XR in FLIR mode.. the SNIPER also has a CCD color video camera that is capable of tracking in daylight. The LP you see is its onboard Laser Designation working.

 

[Safriz]

PAF wont use these gadgets in the Border areas,and let the soldiers get massacred over and over again by Afghan insurgents and ISAF.
A documentary on Dunya news said that border check posts get at least one attack every week from Afghanistan...

 

[Safriz]

Currently Pakistan also have Falco UAV with a targetting/Reconesence pod and an integrated AESA radar...
No shortage of tech..Yet we don't see these being used in Border areas as of yet..

 

[Teeta]

Everything is good as long as terrorists are getting cleaned up by PAF.

 

[Donatello]

PAF wont use these gadgets in the Border areas,and let the soldiers get massacred over and over again by Afghan insurgents and ISAF.
A documentary on Dunya news said that border check posts get at least one attack every week from Afghanistan...

They don't use it because flying F-16s on ground patrol role is too expensive, plus F-16s cannot simply hover around. The aircraft has to continuously circle over the area. That is we need optics but in a small package. Like Quadcopters, drones etc, which are easier to fly and cheaper to maintain presence wise.

 

[Safriz]

They don't use it because flying F-16s on ground patrol role is too expensive, plus F-16s cannot simply hover around. The aircraft has to continuously circle over the area. That is we need optics but in a small package. Like Quadcopters, drones etc, which are easier to fly and cheaper to maintain presence wise.

such as this?

http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...afire-brite-star-systems-paf.html#post3630217

 

[Donatello]

such as this?

http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...afire-brite-star-systems-paf.html#post3630217

Yes. Recently lots of work going on in Photonics area by BAE systems, Thales and Safran.

 

[Safriz]

Yes. Recently lots of work going on in Photonics area by BAE systems, Thales and Safran.

This one is from Falco which is a Joint venture of Selex and PAC kamra...
The Picostar AESA was developed with collaboration of Saudi Arabia and available for Pakistan