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Pentagon has already signed a corresponding contract with RTX (last Raytheon) wo...

US Army will receive improved thermal imagers: they will be delivered to Abrams tanks and other equipment

Pentagon has already signed a corresponding contract with RTX (last Raytheon) worth $ 117. 5 million. US company Raytheon, which was recently renamed in connection with reorganization on RTX, won a contract for the supply Other armored vehicles, they report in press release on the company's website. These systems will be received by 2027 to modernize their fighting machines.

Flir B-Kit thermal imaging modules of the third, state-of-the-art generation, designed for exploration and observation, and their universal mounts and design allow you to install on almost any type of armored vehicles. The new modules significantly improve the range of detection, recognition and identification of goals. The developers guarantee that their high resolution thermal imagers are able to work and give a clear picture in any environment and in any weather.

New IR cameras will enter the fire management system for upgraded Abrams tanks and other US Army equipment. "We believe that receiving this contract is a real reward for many years of research and development of such complicated advanced technology as thermal imagers," said Larena Adams, the head of the US Army Army Army Research Sentence. RTX (formerly Raytheon) is not the first year is a reliable supplier of electronic equipment, including thermal imagers, for the US Army.

Over the past 20 years, the company has set 25,000 second-generation Flir-faces for the US Army. In addition to radio electronic equipment, RTX is also engaged in the creation of combat vehicles, including underwater. The US Navy will receive a special radio -controlled Barracuda UUV torpedo in two years. This torpedo will help to cope with underwater and surface mines. But most of all, RTX is known for its most popular Patriot system.