Eurosatory: New night vision device unveiled

13th June 2016 - 08:39 GMT | by Georgina Smith in Paris

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A product that is claimed to be the world’s first digital handheld night vision device (NVD) to provide smart colour fusion of images will be launched by Bertin Technologies at Eurosatory 2016.

FusionSight is a compact monocular device that provides thermal imaging, colour optical imaging and smart fused thermal and colour imaging. Its detection, recognition and identification (DRI) capability make the FusionSight suitable for military, law enforcement and SAR applications in extreme low light and night-time conditions.

Bertin, a CNIM Group subsidiary, developed the NVD in partnership with Photonis, a collaboration which started three years ago in an effort to

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