Haifa, Israel. -- Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. (Elop), a world leader in Thermal Imaging, is introducing LILY, a new family of lightweight Thermal Imaging Weapon Sights (TWS) designed for use by individual infantry soldiers; and POPEYE, a low cost lightweight head/helmet mounted thermal imaging monocular.

Based on Elop's many years of experience and feedback from combat operational use of its Thermal Imagers worldwide, the new systems provide significant advantages for operations in total darkness and in even the most difficult environmental conditions.

The LILY TWS contribute significantly to the ability to acquire targets and increase the first-hit capability. They enable the soldier to more easily discriminate between false and valid targets in conditions of dust, smoke, total darkness (such as in caves and/or underground facilities), camouflage and clutter. By enabling the infantryman to see without being seen, the LILY TWS considerably increase survivability probability. Providing infantry soldiers with weapon mounted TWS also has the added value of supporting increased intelligence collection.

The LILY family's main advantages include their lightweight (1 kilogram) and an operating time exceeding 8 hours with no need to recharge the batteries. The LILY TWS family includes three main products. The first two members of the family are based on Elop's innovative 3rd generation uncooled micro-bolometer technologies:

• LILY-S for short-range use for guns and sub-machine guns

• LILY-M for medium-range use for machine guns

• The third member of the family, the LILY-L, is a cooled Thermal Imager for long range use for snipers.

Sergyi Way
12.02.2008

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