Various NATO partners are currently introducing the innovative TigIR thermal imaging device from Andres Industries into their armed forces. The TILO-6MA thermal imaging goggles are also in high demand.
The special feature of the TigIR (pronounced Tiger) is its very short design, with a range of three kilometers. This makes it the only attachment to date that can also be mounted on the short optical mounts of machine guns. Despite its long range, it is also extremely light, weighing only around 500 grams. However, the TigIR is not only used as an attachment for machine guns. Thanks to complex post-processing of the sensor image and the SPC (subpixel collimation) developed by Andres Industries, a much higher level of precision can be achieved than with conventional attachments. The TILO-6MA is also introduced in some NATO armies at practically the same time. At just six centimetres long, it is still the smallest thermal imaging goggles in the world with a sensor resolution of 640 pixels. They are seawater-resistant and are therefore preferred by naval units. It can also be used as an attachment, for example in front of telescopic sights such as the ELCAN Specter. Weighing just 152 grams, it is currently the lightest military attachment in the world.
With the introduction of the devices to NATO partners, both products have now also received their official NATO Stock Number, or NSN for short. Such an NSN, also known as the “supply number”, is used in trade between NATO member states to correctly identify ordered equipment – even across language barriers. Specifically, the numbers are 5855-12-416-6304 for the TigIR-6M and 5855-12-416-6303 for the TILO-6MA. There are also civilian variants of both devices, of which at least the TigIR is also very popular with long-range shooters.
