SPECTUS
Driver’s sight system for MBTs and IFVsThe challenge
Soldiers face danger whenever they leave an armoured vehicle. Particularly in tanks, armoured personnel carriers, etc., a sense of safety and a reliable overall view for the driver are essential – so drivers know what awaits them and can quickly respond to any threats.
Driving over hatch can be dangerous, but navigating under hatch with classic periscopes / angled mirrors is not optimal, either.
Mission success for vehicle-mounted forces requires terrain observation and evaluation, detecting and identifying threats while tracking with absolute assurance.
Current multinational missions have shown that state-of-the-art systems need to offer drivers of MBTs and IFVs an effective means of visual navigation. In the theatre of operations, this is vital to soldier survival and mission success.
To see is to be prepared.
Our solution
Meet SPECTUS – the multi-spectral sight system tailored to your vehicle, platform and mission profile.
SPECTUS combines an uncooled, thermal imager with a low-light-level camera. This gives drivers optimal vision with full protection while outperforming human vision even under severe conditions such as darkness, fog, rain or sandstorms.
SPECTUS focusses the view to the front and rear of the vehicle, and this is important for the driver. With the SPECTUS system aiding driver sight, forces can track and manoeuvre with greater effectiveness, whether the mission is to keep the peace, secure borders or protect civilians – day and night, in all weather and across rugged topography.
Features and benefits
Features
- Installs in new and retrofits to older vehicles
- Deployable as a forward or reverse-motion camera
- Drivers can perform tactical observation and reconnaissance
- Meets military standards such as MIL-STD 810 for temperature, shock, vibration and air pressure; and VG95373 for electromagnetic compatibility
- Operating temperature range: -32°C to 63°C
- Weighs just 7 kg
- Low-light-level (LLL) camera and thermal imaging for best possible visibility
- Smooth fusion between IR and low-light-level camera
- Noiseless operation for stealth missions
- Low power consumption
Benefits
- With its dual-band, low-light-level and thermal imaging, SPECTUS offers unlimited sight at all times
- Colour-coded dynamic guidelines offer perfectly accurate support during manoeuvres in complex terrain
- Thanks to optional, switchable IR headlights, SPECTUS delivers clear vision with the low-light-level camera in extreme conditions
- At twilight and at night, the low-light-level camera makes the most of the remaining moon or starlight. If the light for optimal visual conditions is no longer sufficient for the low-light-level camera, the driver can activate the thermal imager.