Thermal Imaging Module 1500
BAE Systems was awarded a contract from Kongsberg Protech AS of Norway to supply the TIM1500 thermal imaging module for the Remote Weapon Station on the U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command's Stryker vehicle. Delivery started in late 2005.
The Stryker, an eight-wheeled armored vehicle, provides infantry protection in open terrain and quick transport to critical battlefield positions. The TIM1500 program will provide Stryker with an advanced, uncooled thermal imaging camera that identifies targets deep in the battlefield, both day and night, in all weather and obscurant conditions. Developed and produced at BAE Systems' IR Imaging facility in Lexington, Mass., the TIM1500 uses state-of-the-art MicroIR® microbolometer-based technology.
This 640x480 uncooled thermal imaging camera technology is also being procured by the Army's Program Executive Office – Soldier Equipment for the Thermal Weapon Sight program. The Stryker TIM1500 and the thermal weapon sight variants share the same thermal sensor engine design.
The Stryker, an eight-wheeled armored vehicle, provides infantry protection in open terrain and quick transport to critical battlefield positions. The TIM1500 program will provide Stryker with an advanced, uncooled thermal imaging camera that identifies targets deep in the battlefield, both day and night, in all weather and obscurant conditions. Developed and produced at BAE Systems' IR Imaging facility in Lexington, Mass., the TIM1500 uses state-of-the-art MicroIR® microbolometer-based technology.
This 640x480 uncooled thermal imaging camera technology is also being procured by the Army's Program Executive Office – Soldier Equipment for the Thermal Weapon Sight program. The Stryker TIM1500 and the thermal weapon sight variants share the same thermal sensor engine design.