ales signs new contract to provide CRINE ermal imaging cameras to India

19.05.2016 CATHERINEIndia

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Thales is doing a transfer of production for 260 CATHERINE cameras to be installed on India's T90 battle tanks.

The transfer of production of CATHERINE contributes to the Make in India policy.

More than 7000 CATHERINE cameras are in service on-board 30 types of fighting vehicles globally.

Thales announces the award of a contract by BELTECH to provide CATHERINE thermal imaging cameras for India's T90 battle tanks.

As part of this contract, Thales is doing a transfer of production to integrate 260 compact LWIR[1] thermal imaging (TI) CATHERINE into BELTECH's TI Sights that will be installed on the T90 battle tanks of Indian Army.

The CATHERINE family is the most complete range of cameras available on the world market for target acquisition and weapon engagements by land vehicles. Thermal imagers allow gunners, commanders and land recce observers to see by night and by day in adverse conditions. More than 7000 CATHERINE cameras are in service on-board 30 types of fighting vehicles globally.

The CATHERINE thermal imager is already in service with the Indian Army and this new order consolidates Thales leadership in optronic technologies in India.

The transfer of production of CATHERINE contributes to the Make in India policy of the Indian government.

Thales remains at the forefront of supporting its customers everywhere in their defence modernisation.

[1] Long Wave InfraRed

About Thales

Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence and Security markets. With 62,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of 14 billion in 2015. With over 22,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex security requirements. Its unique international footprint allows it to work closely with its customers all over the world.

About Thales in India

Present in India since 1953, Thales today has over 300 employees working with its wholly-owned Indian subsidiary, Thales India Pvt. Ltd. Headquartered in New Delhi, Thales has other operational offices and sites that are spread across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, among others. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India's growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Transport and Aerospace markets.

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