Millog to supply target acquisition sensors to the Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces and Millog announced on 20 May that they had signed a €26.8 million contract for the acquisition of the latter’s LISA sensors.
The deliveries of the LISA sensors and accessories will take place in 2014-2017. The sensors, based on uncooled thermal imaging technology will be manufactured by Millog in Finland.
‘We are very pleased that a Millog product was proven to fulfil the customer requirements in the best way in a very tough international competition. Millog is actively focusing on international markets and this contract is an excellent reference and further strengthens Millog’s role as a developer and manufacturer of high-quality optical devices’, said Veli-Matti Kohtamäki, senior vice president, sales and marketing.
‘The Finnish Defence Forces are known as a demanding customer. First the Defence Forces assessed the bids received. In the acquisition procedure, products in competitive bidding were tested thoroughly in Finland. The competitive bidding procedure was concluded based on price, technical and field evaluation points. The winner of the bidding process, Millog Oy, offered the Defence Forces the macroeconomically most advantageous product’, added Chief of Division, Col Petri Lammi of the Army Materiel Command Headquarters’ Systems Division.
Millog’s LISA Hand-Held Target Acquisition System is a monocular thermal imager with capability for range measurement and target acquisition. LISA’s main features are an uncooled thermal imager, optical day channel, eyesafe laser rangefinder, digital magnetic compass, GPS, wireless connection, C4I connectivity and image capture with target information
Being lightweight, accurate and user-friendly, LISA is designed for use for forward observation squads, infantry and special units.
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