MoD signs Rs 1075 crore contract with BEL for retro-modification of commander sight in battle tanks
New Delhi Feb 24 PTI The Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed a Rs 1075 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited BEL for retro-modification of commander sight in 957 T-90 battle tanks so that they can detect targets at longer ranges an official statement said Commander sight is an optical observation device on a tank Commander sight of T-90 Indias premier battle tank is presently fitted with image converter IC tube-based sight for night viewing the ministrys statement noted Based on the requirement projected by the Indian Army the Defence Research Development Organisation DRDO and BEL have jointly designed and developed an advanced mid wave thermal image MWIR-based sight as a replacement for the existing IC-based sight it noted The new retro-modified commander sight employs a thermal imager capable of detecting the targets at 8 km during day and night and a laser ranger finder LRF to find the ranges accurately up to 5 km thereby enhancing its capability to engage target at longer ranges it mentioned With the corrections from ballistic software and LRF the commander of T-90 can detect engage and neutralize the targets with phenomenal accuracy it noted The indigenously developed sight completed extensive evaluations under field conditions successfully it mentioned PTI DSP SMN SMN
New Delhi Feb 24 PTI The Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed a Rs 1075 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited BEL for retro-modification of commander sight in 957 T-90 battle tanks so that they can detect targets at longer ranges an official statement said Commander sight is an optical observation device on a tank Commander sight of T-90 Indias premier battle tank is presently fitted with image converter IC tube-based sight for night viewing the ministrys statement noted Based on the requirement projected by the Indian Army the Defence Research Development Organisation DRDO and BEL have jointly designed and developed an advanced mid wave thermal image MWIR-based sight as a replacement for the existing IC-based sight it noted The new retro-modified commander sight employs a thermal imager capable of detecting the targets at 8 km during day and night and a laser ranger finder LRF to find the ranges accurately up to 5 km thereby enhancing its capability to engage target at longer ranges it mentioned With the corrections from ballistic software and LRF the commander of T-90 can detect engage and neutralize the targets with phenomenal accuracy it noted The indigenously developed sight completed extensive evaluations under field conditions successfully it mentioned PTI DSP SMN SMN
