Friday, March 19, 2010

AN/PAS-13 TWS

IOC: 1998
Total Production: 33,400
Production Cost: USD$563 million

AN/PAS-13 LTWS

Also Known As
AN/PAS-13C

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Raytheon

Applications
Carl Gustaf

Family Members
AN/PAS-13B(2) MTWS
AN/PAS-13B(3) HTWS

Description: The AN/APS-13 Thermal Weapon Sight is a second generation FLIR for use on rifles, surveillance missions and shoulder-launched missiles. The PAS-13 can be used to see in total darkness, in adverse weather conditions, and through battlefield smoke and dust. The TWS provides interchangeable telescopes for quick adaptation to any mission. It has video output and has been selected as the sight for the US Army's Land Warrior program.

The combat-proven PAS-13 thermal sight is electronically programmable, requires no visible light to operate and will not shut down when hit by direct light. It is lightest enough to be hand-held operated. There are three PAS-13 variants the Light, Medium and Heavy, the LTWS, MTWS and HTWS respectively.

The AN/PAS-13 LTWS can be installed on the M4, M16, M203 and M136 weapons.

Deliveries to the US Army began in 1998 with the Thermal Omnibus contract, with more than 12,500 units already delivered to the US Army, US Marine Corps and Special Operations Forces. In 2004, the US Army placed four orders (3+1) worth $201 million ($165 million + $36 million) covering deliveries of 11,812 (9,956 + 1,856) in support of US military troops deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. With the current contracts, Raytheon will have delivered more than 27,000 light, medium and heavy TWS.

Specifications
Weights: Max Weight 1.4 kg (3 lb)

Performance: Endurance 7 hours, Max Range 600 m (1,969 ft)

AN/PAS-13 LTWS - Contracts, Orders & Sales
Monday, July 02, 2007 US Army contract awarded to Raytheon for the supply of 5,000 improved AN/PAS-13 Thermal Weapon Sights (TWS) worth $63 million. The contract award was announced on July 2, 2007. Contract options could bring the number of sights delivered to the US Army to 150,000 worth $2.61 billion. Deliveries are scheduled to start in December 2007 and will continue through June 30, 2012.
Items: 5,000 Options: 145,000

News
Australian Army to Get Thermal Weapon Sight for its Carl Gustaf M3 Weapons

Raytheon Awarded New AN/PAS-13 Thermal Weapon Sight Procurement Contract

US Army Awards Thermal Weapon Sight Contracts

FMS: Saudi Arabia Seeks 724 Additional LAVs

Operators

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Australia / 400

United States of America

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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