Bertin Technologies reports that Australia has chosen its Second Sight MS standoff chemical threat detector to equip its armed forces.
The Second Sight system is a gas-detection system that uses an infrared sensor to detect chemical warfare agents or toxic industrial gases at a range of as much as 3.1 miles.
Bertin, headquartered in France, said the system has been certified by third-party agencies as conforming to the requisite standards for military use.
"The Second Site is comprised of different modules, providing it with unrivaled flexibility of use and versatility as well as compactness, deployability and operability," Romain Verollet, manager in charge of the company's Defense & Security products at Bertin, said in a press release. "Another key advantage of our equipment is its ability to detect unexpected chemical threats in an asymmetric warfare scenario, no matter which is the type of gas used or the location of its dispersal."
Additional details of Australia's product selection were not disclosed.
France orders new armored vehicles from Nexter, Renault, Thales
French companies Nexter, Renault Trucks Defense and Thales are to produce more than 300 newly designed armored vehicles for the French military, the companies announced on Monday.
The platforms are the Griffon, a 6×6 multi-role personnel carrier, and the 6×6 Jaguar, which is armed with a 40mm gun and anti-tank missiles.
The Griffon is expected to replace VAB Hot personnel carrier … read more
