Leonardo to supply thousands of thermal sights to Swedish army
More than 4,600 units worth approximately $50 million will be delivered
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 05/09/2022
Photo: Leonardo DRS website
American defense company Leonardo DRS announced last weekend that it has received contracts to provide its advanced thermal weapon sights for the Swedish Ministry of Defense worth approximately $50 million.
Leonardo DRS will provide more than 4,600 thermal weapon sights including more than 3,100 Individual Weapon Sight (IWS) and 1,500 Individual Weapon Sight- Long Range (IWSLR) variants.
The Individual Weapon Sight (IWS) clip-on is designed to function as a night vision system when mounted in front of a day vision optic sight. However, the design allows the thermal sights to be used both as a stand-alone or as a hand-held thermal imager.
According Leonardo, The IWS family provides the ability to acquire targets day or night and in smoke or fog and gives the operator both stand-alone and clip-on options. The IWS was designed for small arms, shoulder fire weapons and light machine guns, while the IWSLR was designed for heavy machine guns and Sniper applications.
More than 4,600 units worth approximately $50 million will be delivered
Photo: Leonardo DRS website
American defense company Leonardo DRS announced last weekend that it has received contracts to provide its advanced thermal weapon sights for the Swedish Ministry of Defense worth approximately $50 million.
Leonardo DRS will provide more than 4,600 thermal weapon sights including more than 3,100 Individual Weapon Sight (IWS) and 1,500 Individual Weapon Sight- Long Range (IWSLR) variants.
The Individual Weapon Sight (IWS) clip-on is designed to function as a night vision system when mounted in front of a day vision optic sight. However, the design allows the thermal sights to be used both as a stand-alone or as a hand-held thermal imager.
According Leonardo, The IWS family provides the ability to acquire targets day or night and in smoke or fog and gives the operator both stand-alone and clip-on options. The IWS was designed for small arms, shoulder fire weapons and light machine guns, while the IWSLR was designed for heavy machine guns and Sniper applications.
