QIOPTIQ UNVEILS LATEST THERMAL WEAPON SIGHTS AND NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT

NDI Member Company Qioptiq has announced the launch of DRAGON and MERLIN, its latest products.

The DRAGON Compact (C), winner of the “Best Lightweight Soldier Technology” award at the Soldier Technology Conference in London, is the first of the new series to be unveiled.  DRAGON C is the latest, lightweight, multi-use thermal weapon / observation sight targeted for Dismounted Close Combat & Special forces users.

DRAGON C is primarily designed to be used as an in line “Clip On” thermal weapon sight, allowing the user to retain his existing day sight on the weapon.

Also being shown for the first time at an International show is the DRAGON Long Range (LR) Thermal Weapon Sight. The LR is primarily aimed at section level & heavy support weapons looking to operate out past the 2km range mark.  With an overall weight of less than 1400g, the DRAGON LR presents a lightweight solution for its role.  DRAGON LR has a base system magnification of X2.7 (with X5.4 / X10.8 available via E-Zoom).

An Infra Red Laser Aimer can be integrated, along with the ability to fully control the sight from a remote location (such as the weapon handguard / softmount etc) via the use of full I/O capability.

Qioptiq will be unveiling a wider range of DRAGON variants in due course.

As with the DRAGON C product, the MERLIN family has been developed to deliver a system capable of retaining boresight even when subjected to the harsh shock impacts produced by modern 5.56, 7.62 and 8.39 mm rifles, for single shot, semi and full automatic firing modes.

Qioptiq designs and manufactures photonic products and solutions that serve a wide range of markets and applications in the areas of Defense and Aerospace, Industrial Manufacturing, Medical and Life Sciences, as well as Research and Development.