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Qioptiq celebrates over 40 years of successfully providing optics for avionic platforms
Past, Present and Future!Qioptiq has a respected international reputation for the design and manufacture of optical modules for Head-Up, Head-Level, Head-Down and Helmet-Mounted displays. Optical modules for these systems have been designed and manufactured at our UK facility for more than 40 years with Qioptiq now fulfilling over 50% of the world’s demand for HUD optical modules. Helmet-Mounted…
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Excelitas show a range of high-performance technology solutions on the Qioptiq stand at Eurosatory
Excelitas Technologies Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized optoelectronics to OEMs seeking high-performance technology solutions, announced the availability of a raft of defence technology solutions including new laser diodes for eye safe laser range finders, ignition safety devises, sensors for laser warning, quadrant photodiodes for semi-active laser…
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QIOPTIQ: Enhanced Weapon Sights for SOCOM
Qioptiq recognises that new product development is a vital capability for Special Operations Command in order to ensure mission success as the theatre of operations shifts from Afghanistan and previously Iraq to a completely different terrain.With a number of potentially revolutionary capabilities emerging as key enabling technologies the roadmap for Surveillance, Target Acquisition and…
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Now you see it, now you don’t
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies Company, are working together to protect against dazzle caused by ‘white light’ sources such as sunlight or headlamp glare as well as narrower sources such as lasers. Traditional laser protection techniques do not block out such light and can leave operators, pilots and drivers vulnerable to the blinding effect of broadband…
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Develop, Deploy and Support
Working in partnership to support customers With the Army 2020 in focus in the UK, support for existing and future equipment requirements is high on the agenda. With the commitment to deliver equipment that will be safe and effective throughout its life cycle and the envy of many of the Nato Chiefs of Defence, specialist support for highly technical equipment must be an important consideration.…
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Sights on the Prize
Award Winning Team Deliver Award Winning SightSAKER is a Fused Weapon Sight (FWS) providing the Dismounted Close Combat User with an enhanced Detect, Recognise and Identify capability combining image intensifier and uncooled thermal imaging sensors into a single sight unit conceived, designed, manufactured and delivered within a tight time schedule by a British design team.Through discussions…
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Qioptiq Support Team Army
Giving British Soldiers a Sporting ChanceSport is critically important to the morale, welfare and operational effectiveness of Army personnel, whether serving overseas or recovering from injuries sustained in combat.Team Army is endorsed by the UK Ministry of Defence’s Army Board (ECAB). They work in partnership with the Army Sport Control Board, which regulates all sport played in the Army,…
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British Design Team Has Sights on the Prize
Teams’ effort recognised at the Beea “British Engineering Excellence Awards”In the engineering world the time allocated for the design phase is shrinking, whereas design requirements are getting tougher. Achieving the project milestones and dealing with the challenges thrown up along the way is the measure of a good design team.SAKER - Fused Weapon Sight (FWS) SAKER is a Fused Weapon Sight (FWS…
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SAKER Fused Weapon Sight Launched at Eurosatory
SAKER is the new Fused Weapon Sight (FWS) from Qioptiq providing the Dismounted Close Combat User with an enhanced Detect, Recognise and Identify capability. SAKER combines image intensifier and uncooled thermal imaging sensors into a single sight unit. Designed with a low-power architecture and featuring a removable battery pack, SAKER can be used as a stand-alone sight or as an in line / clip-…
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Award Winning Thermal Weapon Sight Equipment from Qioptiq
After Qioptiq successfully launched its Dragon Thermal weapon sight range with Dragon-C (Compact) and Dragon LR (Long Range), and broadened its offering in Image Intensified Night Vision with the Merlin family of sights adding to the existing KITE range, both product families have gone from strength to strength.Thermal Weapon Sights2011 saw the launch of three more members of the Dragon family at…
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The latest Thermal weapon sights & Night Vision equipment on show
Qioptiq, the renowned global photonics company and design and manufacturer of VIPIR thermal and KITE image intensified night vision equipment, demonstrates Dragon and Merlin, its latest products, at Eurosatory on . Enter the DRAGONS Qioptiq unveils 2 new Thermal Weapon sight Products at the Eurosatory show in Paris DRAGON Compact DRAGON Compact (C), winner of the “Best Lightweight Soldier…
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