Bonn,
26 January – The OCCAR-EA Director has signed a second amendment to the Night
Vision Goggles Contract on behalf of Belgium and Germany for the procurement of
additional Night Vision Goggles and In-Service Support with the Consortium of Hensoldt
Optronics GmbH and THEON Sensors SA.
A
total of today 4,550 MIKRON Night Vision Goggle (NVG) Sets for Belgium and 11,775
MIKRON NVG Sets for Germany have been successfully delivered, alongside important
accessories and In-Service Support for the Belgian Sets. The NVG Contract Amendment No. 2 adds an
additional 3,500 MIKRON NVG Sets
for Belgium, initial In-Service Support for Germany and changes to the
In-Service Support for Belgium. Furthermore, it includes options for an additional
16,041 NVG Sets for Germany, and up to 25,000 additional NVG Sets for Belgium
and/or Germany, an additional 8,423 Head Mounting Systems for Germany, and
initial and follow-on In-Service Support for the additional NVG Sets.
Belgian and German representatives highlighted
the continued outstanding achievements of the Night Vision Capability (NVC) Programme
and the highly performing management provided by OCCAR as well as the close
cooperation between the two Nations.
The MIKRON NVG is a light weight, image
intensified, dual tube binocular that is able to be operated helmet-mounted,
head-mounted, or hand-held. The system also features an integrated infrared
illuminator. For momentary configuration changes, the user can flip away each
monocular separately. The MIKRON is powered by a self-contained single AA
battery but can also be used with a remote battery pack for increased operating
time.
The
aim of the NVC programme is to increase Belgium’s and Germany’s night vision
capability of dismounted soldiers and drivers of military vehicles. In
addition, the common procurement of the NVGs will increase the interoperability
and decrease the logistic footprint in operational theatres where both Nations
are deployed together.
Image: Copyright Belgian Defence, Gert-Jan D´haene