Electro-Optical Sights

Part of any modern fire control system is an electro-optical sight.  They are used for surveillance, target detection, target acquisition, and tracking.  Sights typically include one or more TV or Infrared (IR) sensors.  The sights North Star builds have both, plus a laser rangefinder.  These sensors are combined with a fire-control-computer which generates imagery with graphical overlay for a gunner (operator) to accurately aim a weapon, corrected for ballistic trajectory of the ammunition.  The result is that the gunner gets first-burst rounds on the target, day or night.

North Star has designed an optical sight for crew-served weapons, and all the supporting subassemblies, motor drives, amplifiers, servo control electronics, ballistic computer, video display with graphics overlay, hand controllers, and control panels.

Applications include:

• MK 45 Weapon System, a .50 cal, 40 mm grenade launcher, 7.62 mm weapon system for the U.S. Navy (NSWC Louisville)

• 25mm Demonstrator, a weapon system for United Defense (UDLP) and the U.S. Navy

• Gunslinger, an anti-sniper weapon system

Please contact us for more information, or if you have a special application.