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Electro-Optical Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 6 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Electro-Optical, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

6 weapon systems

EO/IR with Laser Pointer, Electro-optical/infrared sensor payload with laser pointer, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsEO/IR with Laser PointerElectro-optical/infrared sensor payload with laser pointerSide: UnknownBuilt: Aeronautics Group / IsraelEO/IR with Laser Pointer is an electro-optical and infrared sensor payload option for Aeronautics' Orbiter 2 ISR mini-UAS. Aeronautics lists it among the platform's available payloads, tying the fit to a compact Group 2 UAV with modular sensor and electronic payload options.

TD-STAMP, Tri-sensor gyro-stabilized EO/IR payload with CCD, cooled FLIR, and a laser designator, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsTD-STAMPTri-sensor gyro-stabilized EO/IR payload with CCD, cooled FLIR, and a laser designatorSide: UnknownBuilt: Controp Precision Technologies / IsraelTD-STAMP is Controp Precision Technologies' Israeli lightweight tri-sensor EO/IR payload for small UAS and VTOL aircraft. Announced in 2011, it paired a CCD camera, cooled FLIR, and laser designator in a gyro-stabilized 5 kg package aimed at compact surveillance, target designation, and battlefield observation missions.

Iron Fist Light Decoupled active protection system, Active protection system, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentIron Fist Light Decoupled active protection systemActive protection systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Elbit Systems / IsraelIron Fist Light Decoupled is Elbit Systems' vehicle-mounted active protection system for lighter armored platforms. Elbit says the light configuration uses optical sensors, tracking radar, launchers, and countermeasure munitions to defeat anti-tank threats with 360-degree protection, low size and weight, and easy integration, while the Iron Fist family also includes a heavier main battle tank configuration.

LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-28), Electro-optical targeting pod, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentLITENING Advanced Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-28)Electro-optical targeting podSide: UnknownBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / Northrop Grumman / Israel / United StatesThe LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-28) is a Rafael-designed electro-optical/infrared targeting pod used on multirole combat aircraft for precision targeting and reconnaissance. The U.S. Air Force fact sheet describes it as a modular pod family, and Italy's AMX aircraft have carried the Litening C4 variant in service.

EO/IR Pod, Electro-optical/infrared sensor pod, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentEO/IR PodElectro-optical/infrared sensor podSide: UnknownBuilt: Aero Vodochody AEROSPACE / Czech RepublicEO/IR Pod is a relationship-only electro-optical/infrared sensor pod entry for documented carrier fits on Aero Vodochody's L-39 Skyfox and the U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J Super Hercules. Aero's brochure places it in a border-patrolling configuration with two 350-liter external fuel tanks and one EO/IR pod, while the Coast Guard factsheet names a nose-mounted EO/IR pod in the HC-130J mission system suite.

Nighttime optical payload with thermal imaging camera, Thermal-imaging optical payload with 35 mm athermal lens, 2-axis gyrostabilization, and 2.4x digital zoom, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentNighttime optical payload with thermal imaging cameraThermal-imaging optical payload with 35 mm athermal lens, 2-axis gyrostabilization, and 2.4x digital zoomSide: UnknownBuilt: Athlon Avia / UkraineThe nighttime optical payload with thermal imaging camera is Athlon Avia's stabilized night-vision sensor option for the A1-CM Furia UAV. War Wings Daily describes it as a thermal imager with a 35 mm athermal lens, 2-axis gyrostabilization, 2.4x digital zoom, and onboard video recording.