India procures long-range cameras, thermal sights for army

Mumbai-based RRP S4E is supplying its Viraj 28-B camera (pictured) and PR82 thermal sight to the Indian Army. (RRP S4E)

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded contracts to Mumbai-based RRP S4E to procure long-range cameras and thermal sights for the Indian Army.

Shikhar Gupta, vice-president of business development at RRP S4E, told Janes that the contracts have a combined worth of about INR1 billion (USD11.6 million).

RRP S4E will deliver its Viraj 28-B camera and PR82 thermal sight to the MoD, Gupta said.

According to company specifications, Viraj 28-B weighs less than 9 kg and consists of a day camera and a thermal sensor. The day camera has a full high-definition (HD) 1080p resolution, 30x optical zoom, and 16x digital zoom. The thermal sensor has a resolution of 640×480p and 6x optical zoom. Viraj 28-B can detect, recognise, and identify a human at a range of 4 km, 1.3 km, and 678 m, respectively.

PR82 is a thermal night-vision scope that has a 12-micron 640×480p thermal sensor with an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) resolution of 800×600p. It has 3x optical magnification and 4x digital zoom capability. PR82 weighs about 875 g. It can detect, recognise, and identify a human at a range of 2 km, 900 m, and 500 m, respectively.

Gupta said PR82 can be integrated onto different rifles in service with the Indian Army including AK-47, Indian Small Arms System (INSAS), SIG716, and Tavor TAR-21.

RRP S4E has started delivering Viraj 28-B and PR82 to the Indian Army, and expects to complete all deliveries by April, Gupta added.