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BRITE Star

Also Known As: AN/AAQ-22E and BRITE Star II

Origin: United States of America

Contractor/s: FLIR Systems

Description: FLIR Systems' BRITE Star is a cost-effective, military-qualified, multi-sensor laser designation system that incorporates an advanced third-generation thermal imager, a CCD-TV (768x494 resolution) camera, a laser designator and an laser designator/rangefinder. It is suitable for rotary-wing aircraft and shipborne platforms applications and is based on the AN/AAQ-21/22 SAFIRE family technology. BRITE Star also features 4-axis stabilization.

BRITE Star was selected by the US Marine Corps for its fleet of UH-1N Huey helicopters and saw combat during the military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. Its successor, BRITE Star II, was selected by Bell Helicopter for the ARH-70A helicopter in July 2006. BRITE Star II multi-sensor system will serve as the Target Acquisition Sensor Suite (TASS) for the US Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program.

Applications:

Combat Helicopters
Tactical Support Helicopters
Tactical Unmanned Rotorcrafts

ARH-70A

UH-1N Huey

MQ-8B Fire Scout

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Dimensions
Diameter: 229 millimeter
Height: 305 millimeter

Weight
Weight: 51 kilogram

:: News ::

There are 5 news between
20 Aug 2008
and
27 Sep 2011

FMS: Ecuador Seeks Refurbishment of Two SH-2G Helicopters Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout Completes RSTA/ISR Demonstration Northrop Grumman Awarded Airborne Sensor Demonstration Contract US Navy Places Order for 116 BRITE STAR Thermal Imaging Systems MQ-8B VTUAV Completes First Flight Test with BRITE Star II and Tactical Common Data Link

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Last Updated:
Saturday, February 2, 2013

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