India’s imports of low capacity tank night night vision systems and problems
Date:2011-09-01Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
Indian Army main battle tanks T-90S tanks to participate in the exercise brass
” India Times “reported on September 2, most of the Indian army’s main battle tank concept is all because of lack of modern night vision pointing device and can only forward in the dark. The question pointedly shows the lack of modern Indian army’s combat capability.
reported that India has been trying its main battle tanks, in particular, constitute the main force of Soviet-made T-72 main battle tanks equipped with modern night vision and observation equipment. But these efforts are still in business negotiation stage.
Indian Defense Ministry said on T-72 main battle tanks, night vision observation system upgrade contract “may be” signed in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The project did not go well because their defense is one of India’s technology companies and foreign suppliers have not yet resolved the issue of technology transfer.
In 2001, India has gained from Israel’s 300 sets of independent thermal imaging night vision system to equip its T-72 main battle tanks. But the test results are not satisfactory. Thermal imaging night vision systems and fire control system integration problems.
Worse, 310 of the latest imports from Russia T-90S main battle tanks equipped with thermal imaging night vision system, legal system, Catherine also had a problem. French-made thermal imaging systems in India, 55-60 degrees Celsius hot and humid weather often work failure.
Indian military source said the message: “India’s armored forces in the sunset of the enemy’s ability to conduct effective combat operations under very low.”
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