01 June 2023
by Kapil Kajal
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The Indian Army is upgrading its 9K111-1M Konkurs-M ATGW systems – pictured above in operation with the Russian Army – with thermal imagers for use in low-light or night operations. (KBP Instrument Design Bureau)
The Indian Army has upgraded its 9K111‐1M Konkurs‐M anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) systems with Bangalore-based Tonbo Imaging’s cooled, longwave Infrared (LWIR) thermal imagers known as Sarisa, a source at Tonbo told
Janes.
According to Tonbo, Sarisa is a thermal imaging camera used for detection, recognition, and identification of threats at long ranges during day and night and in adverse weather conditions. It can lock onto a stationary or moving target before launching the missile.
Sarisa is equipped with mounting brackets that allow it to be installed in the front of the optics channel of the Konkurs-M ATGW launcher.
It is deployed in clip-on configuration with inbuilt collimated optics “enabling the user to engage with the targets using the same sight channel of direct-view optics of the Konkurs launcher”, according to Tonbo.
The thermal imager is designed in accordance with MIL-STD-810G and MIL-STD-461F standards.
According to
Janes Weapons: Infantry
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