UK optics house (ex-Thales HTO now Excelitas); night-vision and thermal weapon-aiming/target-acquisition sights for soldiers and crews.
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Subcategory | EO/IR cameras |
| Form factor | Image-intensified + thermal weapon sights; £100M+ MoD contracts. |
| Zoom | DRAGON-C x1/x2 e-zoom; clip-on x1-x4 day sights |
| SWaP | DRAGON-C 375 g; 2x AA; >5 h at 20 C |
| Sensor modality | Night-vision & thermal weapon sights |
| Mounting | Handheld/wearable |
| DRI ranges | DRAGON-C man detection 500 m (x4 day sight); clip-on to ~1900 m at x4 |
| Price band | Quote-based |
| Spectral band | LWIR |
| Stabilisation | None |
| Cooled/uncooled | Uncooled |
| Frame rate (Hz) | DRAGON-S12 60 |
| Resolution (px) | DRAGON-C 320x240 (25µm); DRAGON-S12 640x480 (12µm) |
| Active/Passive | Passive |
| FoV / focal length | DRAGON-C 16° |
| Detection range (km) | 0.5 |
| Integration interfaces | Video out; RS232 |
| All-weather / day-night | Day & night |