EO/IR Special Report: Elbit eyes Brightnite opportunities in Asia-Pacific

12th February 2018 - 12:00 GMT | by Richard Thomas in Singapore

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Elbit Systems is pushing its Brightnite EO/IR capability to a number of potential customers in the Asia Pacific, with the region’s changeable climate and high precipitation often causing problems for traditional night-vision equipment.

BrightNite is a multi-spectral panoramic system that delivers the landscape scenery directly to both eyes of helicopter pilots, enabling head-up eyes-out orientation flight in pitch dark and other low visibility landing conditions.

The system is comprised of eight FLIR and three EO cameras, providing a 190° FoV for pilots.

In January 2017 the company announced a 30-month contract valued at $17 million for the provision of the

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